Macao is the first colony in Asia when Portugal started administering the island in 1557 and the last when it was handed back to China in 1999. The Historical city centre is an UNESCO World Heritage site.
Macao City Centre
several sites within Macao City
UNESCO World Heritage site
Ah Ma Temple
This Mazu Temple existed before the founding of the city. The earliest structure believed to be the Hall of Benevolence was built in 1488.
Barra Square
Moorish Barracks
Mandarin's House
Lilau Square
St Lawrence's Church
St Joseph's Seminary and Church
Dom Pedro V Theatre
Sir Robert Ho Tung Library
St Augustine's Square
St Augustine's Church
Leal Senado Building
Senado SQUARE
The historic city centre is the political and commerical centre of Macao during Portugal's rule.
Kuan Tai Temple
Former Holy House of Mercy of Macao
The former Holy House of Mercy of Macao was an institution to help the needy. It is now a museum.
Cathedral Square
Cathedral
Lou Kau Mansion
St Dominic's Square
St Dominic's Church
This was the first church to be built in China. It was built in 1587.
Company of Jesus Square
Mount Fortress
The fortress was built between 1617 to 1626. It successfully held off the Dutch invasion in 1622.
Ruins of St Paul's
This is the facade of former cathedral built between 1582 to 1602 and was the largest Catholic church in Asia at that time.
Na Tcha Temple and old city wall
This temple was built in 1888 to stop a plague at that time. It is located next to the Ruins of St Paul's. The old city wall is on the left of the temple.
St Anthony's Church
Camoes Square
Protestant Cemetery
Casa Garden
Guia Fortress
The fortress was constructed between 1622 and 1638. Within its walls stands the Guia Lighthouse, which became the first modern lighthouse on the Chinese coast when it was built in 1865.
Macao Peninsular
Luís de Camões Garden
The garden was the former estate of a wealthy Portuguese merchant and site of British East India Company's Macao headquarters.
Macao Peninsular
Coloane Village Tin Hau Temple
The Tin Hau Temple is believed to be built in 1667 while the iron bell is dated to 1763.
The temple is a monument of Macao.
Coloane Village Tam Kung Temple
Coloane Village Chapel of St. Francis Xavier
A-Ma Cultural Village Tin Hau Temple
The temple complex with South Fujian architectural design opened in March 2004.
A-Ma Cultural Village Mazu Statue
This 19.99 m high Mazu statue celebrates the return of Macao to China on 20 December 1999 . It was built using 500tons of white jade.
Macao Peninsular
FLORA GARDEN
Flora Garden used to be the
Guia Hill Municipal Park
This is the largest public park in Macao with air raid tunnels and military structures around the former military fortress.
Victory Garden
The park was built to commemorate Portuguese victory in the 1622 Battle of Macao.
Sun Yat Sen Memorial House
vASCO DA GAMA GARDEN
A small garden built at the end of the 19th Century.
Macao Peninsular
Pier No 1
The pier is in front of the Ah Ma Temple. This was believed to be the landing site when the Portuguese first arrived in Macao.
A monument of Macao.
Souvenir shop
Macao Peninsular
Guanyin Statue of Macao
Macao General Post Office
This is the first post office in China. It was designed by Jose Chan, the first Chinese chief architect in the Macao colonial government and built in 1929. A monument of Macao.
Grand Lisboa
Casino Lisboa
Sands Casino
View from Macao Tower
View from Macao Tower
Macao Peninsular
Cotai Strip Four Seasons Hotel & Resort
Cotai Strip The Venetian Macao
Cotai Strip The Parisian Macao
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Taipa Cheok Ka Village Tin Hau and Kuan Tai Temples
This Tin Hau Temple was built between 1662- 1723.
The temples are monuments of Macao.
Taipa Village Tin Hau Temple
This Tin Hau Temple was built around 1785. It houses many historical relics including a bell casted in 1785 during the reign of Emperor Qianlong.
A monument of Macao.
Sam Po Temple
This temple was founded in the cave in 1845. In 1859, the local fishermen raised built the temple.
A monument of Macao.
Our Lady of Carmel Church
A monument of Macao.
Macao Peninsular
Tin Hau Temple Rua dos Pescadores
The Tin Hau Temple was built in 1865 and restored in 1987.
It is a monument of Macao.
Kun Lam Temple
Kun Lam Temple is one of three famous temples in Macau. The temple was built as early as 1632 and was the site where the first Sino-American treaty was signed in 1844.
Dr. Sun Yat Sen Municipal Park
Mong-Ha Fort
Border Gate Portas do Cerco
The european style border gate was erected in 1870.
Macao
Pork Chop bun
The pork chop bun is one of Macao’s most iconic street foods, emerging around the mid-20th century. The dish is widely considered a local adaptation of the Portuguese bifana—a pork sandwich brought over during colonial rule—which locals redesigned using regional ingredients and culinary techniques
Almond Cookies
One of Macao’s most popular traditional cookies.
Beef Jerky
One of Macao’s specialty snacks
Portuguese Egg Tarts