Top 10 Things To Do In Macau

Macau is a historical land. Macau is also known as �Las Vegas of Asia.� There are so much explore in this charming region like historic sites, old villages, towers, shopping malls, stunning architecture etc. The popular things to explore here are listed below.

1. Ruins of St. Paul Church

Address: Macao.

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This was a 17th century Portuguese church which was dedicated to St. Paul, the Apostle. This is situated in a small hilltop and you need to climb 68 steps to see the ruins of this church. The attractions are southern stone fa�ade, carvings with Jesus images etc. This is included in the part of a UNESCO World heritage site.

2. Senado Square

Address: Macao.

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This is another UNESCO World heritage site in Macau. This is the centre for conducting various performances and cultural events. This is a triangular shaped square and spreads around 3,700 square meters. You can find a beautiful garden in the centre of the square with a bronze statue of Vicente Nicolau de Mesquita, European style pastal colored buildings, colourful mosaic floorings etc are the attractions of Senado Square.

3. Old Taipa Village

Address: R. de São Joao, Macao.

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This is a traditional village in Macau which attracts visitors with colourful buildings, Museum, Rua Do Cunha, Our Lady of Carmel Church, and Carmel garden etc. You can explore traditional restaurants offer cuisines with the blend of European and Chinese flavours.

4. Guia Fortress

Address: Estr. do Eng. Trigo, Macao.

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The amazing things you can enjoy in one of the highest point in this peninsula are a 17th century colonial military fort, Guia Chapel dates back of 1622 and a light house dates back of 1865. This is considered as one of the first modern lighthouse in China. This is included in the part of a UNESCO World heritage site.

5. Venetian

Address: s/n Estrada da Baia de Nossa Senhora da Esperanca, Macao.

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Venetian cannot explain in a single world. It consists of a resort, casino and a luxury hotel in Macau. This is the largest casino in the world. It has amazing 39 floors and the 7th largest building area in the world by floor area. It has all luxurious amenities includes 2,905 suites, spacious indoor arena floor basketball, tennis, swimming pools ,boxing, award shows etc.

6. Macau Tower

Address: Macao.

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This is a convention and entertainment centre in Macau and situated 338m height from the ground. It has an observation desk which offers the panoramic views of entire city, restaurants, theatres, shopping malls, the Skywalk X etc. The tower is popular for sky jumps and you can experience the highest commercial jumps in the world from the outer rim with the height of 233m.

7. Macau Science centre

Address: Macao, Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

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This science centre was opened in 2009, an amazing space for science lovers. This is a 5800 square science exhibition centre and it has a planetarium with 3D projection facilities. It has interesting 14 galleries with 450 interactive exhibits. The popular attractions are Science for Young Adults, Technology, Environment, and Lifestyle.

8. The House of Dancing Water

Address: City of Dreams, Estr. do Istmo, Macao.

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This is an amazing water based stage show attracts number of visitors in Macau. It was operated by Franco Dragone's company and this is considered as the largest water show in Macau. This wonderful show runs for 90 minutes with strong everlasting emotions which lasts in the minds of viewers. It has been performed over 1000 shows and experience one of the best water shows in the world.

9. Studio City

Address: Estr. do Istmo, Macao.

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This is another casino resort in Macau which is very popular for its filming facilities. It has two hotel towers which are connected by a golden reel with the record of world�s highest figure 8 Ferris wheel standing at 130m tall. There is also an exciting flying theatre called Batman Dark Flight, level 3 garden, house of magic etc.

10. Giant Panda Pavilion

Address: Estr. de Seac Pai Van, Macao.

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This zoo is located in Seac Pai Van Park and popular for the collections of giant Pandas. And the famous Pandas from here are called Kai Kai, and Xin Xin. Other species of attractions are gorillas, flamingos, monkeys. The shape of this pavilion is looks like a Giant Fan, indoor and outdoor activity spaces, and it has gift shops too.

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