 Otanaha Castle. In the past, the Kings of Gorontalo used Otanaha castle
as a place of protection and defense. The unique of the castle applies
in the material that was used to build the castle, which was the mixed
of sand, plaster and the white part of Maleo egg. The panorama of Danau
Limboto also can be seen clearly from the castle of Otanaha, because
the castle itself stands in the top of the highland. Precisely, the
castle is located in Dembe I, Kota Barat. The distance of the castle is
approximately 8 km from the center of Gorontalo city. Beside Otanaha
castle, there are two more castles that also located in the same area,
Otahiya and Ulupahu castles. The visitor must pass 345 steps of stairs
to reach the three of the castles because of its position that located
in the top of the highland. There is also alternative way to be able to
reach the top of the mountain.
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