Fort Rotterdam

Fort Rotterdam atau Benteng Ujung Pandang (Jum Pandang) is a fortress of Gowa Kingdom-Tallo. fort is located very close to the beach Losari.

Overview of Fort Rotterdam



The fort was built in 1545 by the 9th King of Gowa who named
I manrigau Daeng Bonto Karaeng Lakiung Tumapa'risi 'kallonna Initially the fort was made of clay, but in the reign of King of Gowa to the 14th Sultan Alauddin. construction of this fort was changed to a rock that comes from the Karst Mountains in the Maros district. Ujung Pandang fort is shaped like a turtle who wanted to crawl down into the ocean. In terms of shape is very clear philosophy of the Kingdom of Gowa, that turtles can live on land and at sea.

So even with the Kingdom of Gowa who triumphed on land and at sea

The original name of this fort is Fort Ujung Pandang, commonly also Gowa-Makassar people call this castle known as Castle Panyyua which is the headquarters of Gowa Kingdom frog army. Kingdom of Gowa-Tallo Bongaya finally signed an agreement in which one of the article requires that the Kingdom of Gowa to submit this to the Dutch fort
When the Dutch occupied the fort, the name was changed to Fort Ujung Pandang Fort Rotterdam. Cornelis Speelman deliberately chose the name Fort Rotterdam in memory of his homeland in the Netherlands.
The fort was later used by the Dutch as a central storage of spices in eastern Indonesia.
In the complex there now Ujung Pandang Fort Museum La Galigo in which there are many references on the history of greatness Makassar (Gowa-Tallo) and other areas in South Sulawesi.
Most of the buildings of this fort is still intact and became one tourist attraction in the city of Makassar.

It's a very stunning fortress

Bantimurung

MBantimurung is one of the favorite tourist destinations. the trip takes about 45 minutes from downtown using car. we directly treated with views of beautiful aterfalls. Bantimurung Waterfall is in the region Bantimurung, Maros regency, South Sulawesi Province


Characteristic

Besides having a stunning waterfall, Waterfall tourist area Bantimurung also a habitat for many species of rare butterflies. so that the Dutch colonists once called this place as the "Kingdom of Butterfly". In fact, a British naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace,had lived in this area for approximately one year (1856-1857) to examine 150 species of butterflies belonging to the rare. Until now, visitors can still see the beauty of colorful butterflies with many species which fly to get there - to let in between the flowers and shrubs that meet Bantimurung rock.

There are also caves and cave rock dream is increasingly beautify Bantimurung. Keep in mind This tourist attraction is a lake banned for use as a place to swim. This is because the waves are very dangerous in the lake

But for all we must remain cautious and maintain the cleanliness of this place.

LOSARI BEACH

Losari Beach



most beautiful beaches in Makassar.The beach is always crowded with visitors both tourists and community makassarese
This beach is located very strategically because it is in the city of Makassar. The beach is clean and comfortable enough,
well suited for those who want to spend time with family and loved ones

feature
in addition to a free and directly adjacent to downtown, we also can enjoy a typical dish makassarese such as pisang epe
( it's like banana press with durian sauce ), pisang ijo ( ice banana with sweet syrup and fla), and lots of restaurants
are ready to serve you at any time along the coast.

City Of Makassar

Welcome to the city of Makassar. The city with an abundance of charm. city with a variety of cultures and diversity.
makassar city now is different from makassar city in the past, we'll be amazed by the very rapid economic growth in the city of makassar. many mall, market and merchant make this city even richer.