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 somewhat cleaner than Hác Sá beach. There are changing rooms and toilets and, in season, lifeguards on duty. There's also a large public outdoor pool.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Ruins of the Church of St Paul
5.92 MILES
The most treasured icon in Macau, the towering facade and stairway are all that remain of this early-17th-century Jesuit church. With its statues, portals…
Tai O
21.65 MILES
On weekends, droves of visitors trek to the far-flung west coast of Lantau to see a fascinating way of life. Here in Tai O, historical home to the Tanka…
Guia Fortress & Chapel
5.78 MILES
As the highest point on the peninsula, Guia Fortress affords panoramic views of the city. At the top is the small but stunning Chapel of Our Lady of Guia,…
Sir Robert Ho Tung Library
5.64 MILES
This charming building, founded in the 19th century, was the country retreat of the late tycoon Robert Ho Tung, who purchased it in 1918. The colonial…
Kun Iam Temple
6.31 MILES
Macau’s oldest temple was founded in the 13th century, but the present structures date to 1627. The roof ridges are ornately embellished with porcelain…
Sam Kai Vui Kun Temple
5.71 MILES
Literally ‘a community hall for three streets’, this temple was a meeting place for merchants and an adjudication court, before the Chinese Chamber of…
Church of St Augustine
5.61 MILES
The foundations of this church date from 1586 when it was established by Spanish Augustinians, but the present structure was built in 1814. The high altar…
Church of St Lawrence
5.53 MILES
One of Macau's three oldest churches, St Lawrence was originally constructed of wood in the 1560s, then rebuilt in stone in the early 19th century. The…
Nearby Macau attractions
1. Kwun Iam Temple
0.57 MILES
This small, incense-fragrant temple is dedicated to the goddess of mercy.
2. Chapel of St Francis Xavier
0.58 MILES
This chapel built in 1928 contains paintings of the infant Christ with a Chinese Madonna, a Korean missionary in period garments, and other reminders of…
3. Coloane Library
0.6 MILES
This buttercup-yellow mini Grecian temple, built in 1917, still functions as a public library.
4. Tam Kung Temple
0.61 MILES
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…
5. Coloane Village
0.67 MILES
Coloane's 'urban centre' is an old fishing village on its southwestern coast. It is marked by Tam Kung Temple to the south and Lai Chi Vun Village to the…
6. A-Ma Cultural Village
0.76 MILES
Atop Alto de Coloane (170m), this 20m-high white jade statue of the goddess who gave Macau its name was erected in 1998. It's the best part of a touristy …
7. Seac Pai Van Park
0.94 MILES
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…
8. Macau Giant Panda Pavilion
0.95 MILES
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…