Fort Kalamata
Benteng Kalamata
A Portuguese coastal defence fort on the southern shore of Ternate. Its low bastions sit right at the water's edge facing Tidore Island, and the sunsets here are superb.
Fort Kalamata was built by the Portuguese around 1540 and later remodelled by the Spanish and Dutch. Standing on coastal reefs, it is a polygonal fortress with low, thick walls. Its firing slits face the strait and Tidore Island across the water, bearing witness to the long rivalry between the sultanates of Ternate and Tidore and their European allies. The fort is open free of charge, and you can watch the strait sunset from its walls in the evening. It lies about 4 km south of the city centre and can be combined with Fort Kastela and Laguna Lake as a southern route.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Maitara Island
- Laguna Lake
- Cengkeh Afo
- Fort Oranje
- Sultan of Ternate Mosque
- Kedaton of the Sultanate of Ternate
- Fort Tolukko
- Fort Kastela