Experts' Choice Award St. Paul's Hill & Church (Bukit St. Paul)
What the experts agree on
Portuguese-built 1521 church ruins where St. Francis Xavier once rested before his remains moved to Goa. His statue stands nearby, a key stop for understanding Melaka's colonial Catholic heritage.
“The church was regularly visited by St Francis Xavier, whose marble state – minus his right hand and a few toes – stands in front of the ruin.”
– Lonely Planet
Frommer's "The open tomb inside was once the resting place of St. Francis Xavier, a missionary who spread Catholicism throughout Southeast Asia and whose remains were later moved to Goa." Full review
Afar Magazine "Atop St. Paul's Hill sit the ruins of St. Paul's Church, built by the Portuguese and consecrated in 1521." Full review
