Follow the Dutch heritage trail in Malacca

The Dutch Graveyard is located at the foot of St Pauls Hill.

You may been to Malacca many times before, but if you take a walk along the Dutch Heritage trail, you just might find out a few things that you didn’t know about the historical city.

According to Dennis De Witt, 49, a management consultant and historian who has authored History Of The Dutch In Malaysia, Melaka From The Top and Historical Tombstones And Graves At St Paul’s Hill Malacca, The Malacca Dutch Heritage Trail was an initiative by the Netherlands Embassy in Malaysia. To commemorate the 375th anniversary of the Dutch occupation in Malacca, it was reissued this year.