Losari
Losari is an icon of Makassar. This beach was once a beach with the longest table in the world, because the tent stalls lined the shore embankment. But this time the stalls have been relocated to a place not far from the tourist areas. Makassar City Government has beautified the beach by making the bridge, making it a clean and comfortable place to visit. In the vicinity of this beach there are plenty of cafes and restaurants serving fresh seafood. In addition, visitors can also enjoy the typical food of Makassar, as epek bananas, green bananas, Coto Makassar, konro soup, and so forth. Along the beach there are also many specialty, good jasmine to star class. There are also hospitals and shopping centers as well as the gold craft / souvenir Makassar. The location of this beach is located in the heart of Makati City, is on Jalan Comforter west of Makassar.
Samalona Island
Samalona Island is an area of ​​Makassar which covers approximately 2.34 hectares. This island is one marine attraction visited by many local and foreign tourists. The island area is very nice weeks to dive, because the surrounding sea corals are inhabited by a wide range of tropical fish and other marine life. The island is about 6.8 km from the city of Makassar, which can be taken about 20-30 minutes by speed boot. At this location there are also some simple lodging house shaped stage which can accommodate about 20 people. In addition, there are also some food stalls that provide a variety of fresh seafood.
Somba Opu
Somba Opu was built in 1525 by the Sultan of Gowa IX. The fort was the center of trade and spices ports visited by traders from Asia and Europe. In 1669, the fort was occupied by the VOC and then crushed until submerged by tidal waves. In the 1980s, the fort was rediscovered by a number of scientists are. And in 1990, the castle was reconstructed so that it looks better. Now, Somba Opu be a historic attractions in Makassar in which there are several custom home building representing South Sulawesi Bugis, Makassar, Mandar, and Toraja. In addition, there is also a cannon with a length of 9 m and a weight of 9,500 kg and a museum containing relics of historic objects Sultanate of Gowa.
Fort Rotterdam
Fort Rotterdam was originally built in 1545 by King of Gowa X with the name of Fort Ujung Pandang. In it there is a typical stage of Gowa house where King and his family lived. At the time of the Dutch master are Banda and the Moluccas, they decided to manaklukkan Gowa Kingdom that VOCs can enter the merchant fleet and easily docked in Sulawesi. In his attempt to conquer Gowa, Netherlands hire troops from the Moluccas. For a year over the battered fort, the Dutch finally managed to get in and destroy the King and the whole fort. The Dutch forced the Sultan Hasanuddin Bongaya to sign the Treaty in 1667, where one of the clauses in the agreement requires that the Kingdom of Gowa handed to the Dutch fort.
Once handed over to the Dutch fort, Fort re-built and laid out in accordance with Dutch architecture later renamed Ford Rotterdam. The fort was later used as the center of government and spices shelters in Eastern Indonesia. During the Japanese occupation, the fort functioned as a center for agricultural studies and languages. Then used as a military command center. And now this fort became the center of culture and art.
Inside the fort there is some space custody / prison slaah only used to hold Prince Diponegoro. In addition, there is also a Dutch heritage church and Meseum La Galigo that stores approximately 4,999 collection. The collection includes prehistoric collection, numismatic, foreign ceramics, history, texts, and ethnography. The Ethnographic Collection consists of various types of outcomes of technology, art, equipment life and other objects made and used by the Bugis, Makassar, Mandar, Toraja da. Currently, in addition to the historic sights, this fort was also used as a cultural center of South Sulawesi.