Macau
Locals come to this lovely Suzhou-style garden to practise taichi, play Chinese music or simply relax among its lotus ponds and bamboo groves. The…
Must-see attractions in Macau
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This small museum behind the Ruins of the Church of St Paul contains polychrome carved wooden statues, silver chalices, monstrances and oil paintings …
Macau
A picturesque monastery founded in the 19th century by Buddhist monks, Pou Tai is the most important Pure Land Buddhism or Amidism site in Macau. There's…
Macau
There's some debate over the identity of Hong Kung – whose statue is seen in the main hall of this peaceful and surprisingly magnificent 200-year-old…
Macau
Located a stone's throw from A-Ma Temple and Moorish Barracks is the Maritime Museum. The highlights here are the interactive displays detailing the…
Macau
These former barracks (c 1874) were designed by an Italian in a neoclassical style inspired by Moorish architecture to accommodate Muslim Indian policemen…
Macau
A-Ma Temple was probably already standing when the Portuguese arrived, although the present structure may date from the 16th century. It was here that…
Macau
This late 19th-century shophouse was, for a brief period, a pharmacy established by Dr Sun Yatsen, founder of the Republic of China. It was subsequently…
Macau
Before being converted into a museum, the pastel-coloured villas (c 1921) here were the summer residences of wealthy Macanese. The Macanese Living Museum…
Luís de Camões Garden & Grotto
Macau
This relaxing garden with dappled meandering paths is dedicated to the one-eyed poet Luís de Camões (1524–80), who is said to have written part of his…
Macau
Adjacent to the picturesque Lou Lim Ieoc Garden, this museum introduces tea-drinking culture with exhibits of teapots and 'tea paintings'. The latter were…
Macau
Coloane offers a convenient and inexpensive opportunity to see pandas. The pair of cuddly ones are kept inside a purpose-built pavilion inside Seac Pai…
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Featuring a mix of Chinese and European architectural styles, this beautiful and unusual mansion was built in the 1910s by a philanthropist. It’s now…
Macau
Occupying a street corner, the photogenic Tak Seng On (virtue and success) pawnshop building is now a museum offering a fun and atmospheric glimpse into…
Macau
There’s no better symbol of Macau’s cultural diversity than Na Tcha Temple sitting quietly beside a major Christian monument – the Ruins of the Church of…
Macau
Inside the Chinese-style Lou Lim Ieoc Garden, you'll find this Victorian-style pavilion featuring classical and Chinese architectural elements. It was…
Macau
AEL is a non-profit that stages some of Macau's more interesting exhibitions of local art and photography from its headquarters inside an attractive…
Macau
This US$100-million, 45,000-sq-metre contemporary steel-and-concrete structure is the territory’s prime venue for cultural performances: from dance to…
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'Octagonal Pavilion' as it is called in Chinese was built in 1926 as a drinks booth. Today this unusual eight-sided pavilion, located in downtown Macau,…
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This temple is dedicated to Tam Kung, a Taoist god of seafarers. Inside the main altar is a long whale bone carved into a model of a dragon boat. To the…
Macau
As church law forbade the burial of non-Catholics on hallowed ground, this cemetery was established in 1821 as the last resting place of (mostly English…
Macau
At 338m, Macau Tower looms above the narrow isthmus of land southeast of Avenida da República. You can stay put on the observation decks on the 58th and…
Museum of the Holy House of Mercy
Macau
In the heart of Largo do Senado is Macau's oldest charitable institution (c 1569). The house once sheltered orphans and prostitutes in the 17th- and 18th…
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At the end of Cotai, this 20-hectare park, built in the wooded hills on the western side of the island, has somewhat unkempt gardens, the Macau Giant…
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This three-storey tenement building has been restored as a middle-class Macanese home from the 1960s and '70s, with wooden floorboards, floral wallpaper…
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Hác Sá (Black Sand) is Macau's most popular beach. The sand is indeed a blackish colour and makes the water look somewhat dirty, but it’s natural…
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Not far west of Largo do Senado is Rua da Felicidade (Street of Happiness). Its shuttered terraces were once Macau’s main red-light district. Several…
Oriental & Occidental Arts Gallery
Macau
This art space on the ground floor of a residential building only opens for shows and events. The exhibitions here straddle cultures and genres – such as…
Macau
The former grounds of a Portuguese mansion, this European-style garden is known for its cable car, which travels the short distance up Guia Hill, the…
Macau
About 1.5km down Estrada de Cheoc Van, which runs east and then southeast from Coloane Village, is the beach at Cheoc Van (Bamboo Bay). It's smaller but…
Macau
This stern-looking grey stone church, built from 1558 to 1608 (and renovated in 1930), is one of Macau's oldest, and the Jesuits' earliest headquarters…
IACM Temporary Exhibition Gallery
Macau
This cool, dimly lit gallery just inside the entrance of the Leal Senado offers welcome respite from the heat and hectic pace of Avenida de Almeida…
Macau
In an IM Pei–designed silvery spiral of a building on the waterfront, this modern science museum is one of Macau's best places to take kids. Fourteen…
Macau
Built in 1885, this lovely yellow neoclassical church stands on a hill overlooking the harbour, scenic Taipa Village and the pastel-coloured Taipa Houses…
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This two-room museum in a stately 1920s colonial building is worth a peek if you're with children or into fire engines. The highlights are two vintage…
Macau
East of Largo do Senado is this cathedral, consecrated in 1850 and rebuilt in 1937 in concrete. It’s not a particularly attractive structure, though it…
Macau
A traditional wet market thrives inside this three-storey art-deco building with a clock tower. It was designed by Macanese architect Júlio Alberto Basto…
Residence of the Portuguese Consul-General
Macau
The magnificent residence sits on the edge of Penha Hill. Formerly the legendary Hotel Bela Vista (1870), it has a magnificent neoclassical design and…
Macau
This space managed by a nonprofit organisation aims at promoting Macau's creative industries. Exhibitions span works from a spectrum of industries, from…
Macau
Set amid the baroque graves of the Cemetery of St Michael, this dainty chapel, built in 1875, has a green-and-white facade and baroque features in small…
