Banda Neira and Banda Besar: Travel with Time to Spare
An archipelago of nutmeg, fortresses and open sea, where the best plan leaves room for transport changes and listens to the whole story.
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Banda Besar, also known as Lontor, is an island where former nutmeg-growing landscapes and defensive traces help explain Banda’s history of trade and colonial rule.
The place
What makes it special
- Place the island’s former nutmeg-growing landscapes in context.
- Look for traces of its defensive history.
- Explore the history of the spice trade and colonial rule in Banda.
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- www.indonesia.travel
- whc.unesco.org
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- www.indonesia.travel
- whc.unesco.org
- whc.unesco.org
- whc.unesco.org
- www.indonesia.travel
- Indonesia · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q252
- Indonesia · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q15758099
- Indonesia · World Countries — mledoze · ODbL 1.0 · World countries dataset by mledoze and contributors · ODbL 1.0
- Indonesia · World Bank Open Data · CC BY 4.0 · World Bank
- Indonesia · DBpedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · DBpedia
- Banda Neira · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Fort Belgica, Jalan Geraja Tua, Kota Neira, Bandanaira, Banda islands, Maluku Tengah, Maluku, 97593, Indonesia · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
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Profile updated: 30/09/2026