The Venetian Macau plays a crucial role in making Macau one of Asia’s most exciting entertainment destinations. The Venetian is large enough to hold 90 Boeing 747 jumbo jets, as that alone counts for something majestic already. Nowhere else…
The Taipa Village is where the original community of the Taipa Island in Macau lies. The Village has then been one of Macau’s best attractions being one of the only two traditional villages left in Macau. The village is…
Very eminent because of its imposing twin towers, the St. Lawrence Church is one of Macau’s three oldest churches. This old church is also called as Feng Shun Tang, directly translated to the “Hall of the Soothing Winds”, for…
The Senado Square or Largo do Senado is a spectacular public square in Macau and is situated in the middle area of the city’s peninsula. With a vicinity of about 3,700 square meters, the square is one of the…
The Ruins of St. Paul is the most popular symbol of Macau but all that remains of the once impressive 16th Century cathedral is its front façade. Many mistake the St. Paul’s ruins to be the ruins of St.…
When in Macau, there always seems to be something cooking especially along the Cotai Strip where the new hotels in Macau are. But among the dozens of hotels and handful of casinos in the Las Vegas of the Orient,…
The Macau Wine Museum aims to introduce the development and significance of the brewing culture of wine to each and every guest of its museum. Inaugurated on December of 1995, the museum houses about 1,115 brands of wine with…
Although not for anyone who has a fear of heights, the Macau Tower, which is also called the Macau Sky Tower, presents the best bird’s-eye view of the city. Inspired by a vision based on the Sky Tower in…
Since the 1980s, Macau has seen an increase in its population due to the intense immigration of people arriving from China. The current population of Macau comprises mostly Chinese with a notable Portuguese community and residents of other nationalities.…
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Grand Prix in Macau, the Macau Grand Prix Museum was inaugurated in 1993. The aim of the museum was to not only encourage a deeper relationship between Macau’s population and this social…
Since Macau was given back to China in 1999, gambling in Macau has undergone a powerful boom. The city has then turned into the world’s number one gambling operation that already surpassed Las Vegas in 2007 – and there…
Macau may have already caught up with Las Vegas as its original American counterpart, but Macau is certainly not showing any signs of stopping anytime soon. Many say that it’s a city of paradoxes. On one hand is a…
Located near to the new Cultural Center of Macau is a remarkable 20-meter high figure that rises from a man-made island reached by a 60-meter causeway. The Kun Iam Statue is a famous landmark in Macau dedicated to Kun…
The Guia Fortress, also known as the Fortaleza da Guia, is a trapezoid-shaped complex with a military fortress, a chapel and a lighthouse. All historical landmarks were known to be constructed sometime between 1622 and 1638. The reason for…
The Fisherman’s Wharf in Macau looks more like a huge complex than a resort hotel from the outside. Deemed as the very first theme park in the city of Macau, the Wharf has a collection of buildings and structures…
Built in 1860, the Dom Pedro V Theatre is located at St. Augustine’s Square and is the first Western-style theater built in China. To this date, the theater stands as a major cultural landmark of the community of Macau…
Many travelers think that all there is to see in Macau is nothing but flashy casinos and ancient colonial structures that reminisce the city’s Portuguese past. Surprising enough, this small territory has lovely sceneries and old villages where life…
There used to be a single man who monopolized the success of Macau until he was forced to share the wealth of the city in year 2002. Stanley Ho established the entertainment and gambling empire of Macau for nearly…
The first thing visitors notice is the beautifully decorated tombstones that combine both European and Chinese motifs at the Cemetery of St. Michael. This alone gives such a discrete example of Macau’s cultural diversity. The entire cemetery is surrounded…
The Camoes Garden and Grotto is the oldest and largest park in Macau and covers nearly a 20,000 square meter area. Found at the far end of the garden is a fountain that contains a bronze sculpture called “Embrace”.…
The name Macau is derived from “A-Ma-Gau” or Place of A Ma. The A Ma Temple is one of Macau’s famous landmarks situated on the southern part tip of the peninsula. The temple was listed as a “Historic Center…
