Macau has a good reputation in the East and Vegas, in fact, millions of visitors come every year to casinos overwhelm the city. But the former Portuguese enclave offer more attractions to offer than just baccarat tables and slot machines … As impressive baroque cathedrals and ancient Chinese temples, to bungee-jumping adrenaline building and nature walks fine …
This article guides you through the 10 most important attractions guide you need to really try to see during the visit in Macau
1) A-Ma Temple is the case of Macao is started from likely. Built on a rocky hill in front of the strait separates Macao from mainland China, this temple was built in 1488 to a wonderful event, where the legendary goddess A-Ma rescued a group of sailors from the storm and brought safely to the ground in memory . Years later, when the Portuguese explorers called local name, they said, “A-Ma Gau” (literally, the Bay of A-Ma), and it is the name of Macao ‘s is triggered …
2) Senado Square (Largo do Senado) is an important place in the heart of Macau. Cobblestone Portuguese style, is the square of impressive historical buildings like the church of Santo Domingo, the Cathedral, the Holy House of Mercy, Leal Senado Building and civil engineering, as well as fantastic restaurants, cafes and surrounded by a small marketplace where Factory Outlets branded surplus at a good price.
3) The ruins of St. Paul’s, a short walk from Senado Square is the only remnant of Asia, once the largest Catholic church. Built in the 1580s by the Jesuits, the imposing facade some statues and reliefs complex superbly located, mostly pictures of the Jesuits with oriental motifs. Behind the facade there is a small museum, where the objects of high historical and artistic, you can see connected to the history of Catholic missions in Macao and the region.
4) Guia Hill towers above the Macau Ferry Terminal and is one of the highest hills in Macau and greenest. Taking the short ride on the funicular to the top of the hill where one can enjoy spectacular views of Macau and its surrounding walk in the park, beautiful and interesting tour of historic sites, such as the remains of Guia Fort, which was built in the early 1600s, after a failed attempt by the Dutch in the invasion of Macau, or lighthouse was built in 1864 and became the flagship of the first western style along the coast of China.
5) Fisherman’s Wharf is a great pleasure and entertainment complex with a children’s entertainment and activity, and some restaurants, cafes and casinos. The main attraction here, however, a number of European and architectures that mimic the coastal state road of the city and suburbs of Port-cities around the globe …
6) Macau Tower, one of the attractions of the city’s most popular tourist rises to a height of 338 meters and is 10 the highest standing in the world. Zoom on the upper deck of the observation with a glass elevator and enjoy the breathtaking views. There are also two restaurants and bars where you can enjoy the sunset is very romantic. The adventurous can increase their adrenaline with bungee jumping, climbing the mast or Skyjump Skywalk … Downstairs there is a modern shopping mall, with some very good restaurants and slot machines …
7) The Grand Prix of Macau Museum is a place to visit only to use especially if you are here, children … The museum offers the possibility, these legendary cars and motorcycles that know the history of the world’s most demanding tracks on the road – Macau Guia Circuit, and more done on the pilot, who actually took these vehicles.
Taipa Village, Taipa Iceland is one of only two traditional “villages” that still exist in Macau. A stroll through the corridors for pedestrians wishing to travel only in time, and there are exceptionally strong Portuguese restaurants in Macau, you should know.
9) The Venetian building complex houses the world’s largest casino, with nearly 600,000 square playing area, 3,400 slot machines and table games 800 … Unlike virtually as the game infinite game options, it is a fantastic shopping scene in Venice on “there,” The Grand Canal Shoppes, where you can buy international brands, enjoy some good restaurants, bars and cafes, or simply the gondola. ..
10) Alto de Coloane and Coloane Village are both on the island green and spacious Macau – Coloane. The “village”, a maze of narrow pedestrian area boasts only there where so far little has changed over the years, and there are some beautiful small Chinese temples and churches, and some very good restaurants. Not far from the “village” on the highest hill in Macau, you can create a cultural village Ma: an impressive complex of temples and ornate halls of the question concerned, the goddess of the most popular Macau A-Ma. The top of the hill above the village of A-Ma culture, it is a colossal statue of the beloved of God, up to a height of 19.99 meters (to commemorate the year 1999, rising again when China’s sovereignty over Macao).
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