Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Macau, China

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Number of sights 18 sights
Distance 11.3 km
Ascend 531 m
Descend 524 m

Explore Macau in China with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Macau

Sight 1: Macau Cultural Centre

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Macau Cultural Centre

The Macao Cultural Centre is a cultural centre in Sé, Macau, China.

Wikipedia: Macao Cultural Centre (EN), Website

209 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Handover Gifts Museum of Macao

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Handover Gifts Museum of MacaoWei-Te Wong from Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Handover Gifts Museum of Macao is a museum to commemorate the transfer of sovereignty over Macau in Sé, Macau, China.

Wikipedia: Handover Gifts Museum of Macao (EN)

67 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Cultural Centre Square

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Cultural Centre Square 18:52, 22 April 2009 (UTC) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Plaza of the Macao Cultural Centre, one of the four squares of Macao, is located next to the Macao Cultural Centre and is also the original site of the handover ceremony of Macao held by China and Portugal in 1999.

Wikipedia: 澳門文化中心廣場 (ZH)

712 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Golden Lotus Square

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Golden Lotus Square No machine-readable author provided. Alanmak~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY 2.5

The Lotus Square or Golden Lotus Square is an open square in Sé, Macau, China. The area features the large bronze sculpture Lotus Flower In Full Bloom and is somewhat akin to the Golden Bauhinia of neighbouring Hong Kong.

Wikipedia: Lotus Square (EN)

120 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: 大賽車博物館 Museu do Grande Prémio

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大賽車博物館 Museu do Grande Prémio No machine-readable author provided. KAMSAND23 assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Grand Prix Museum is a motor racing museum in Sé, Macau, China.

Wikipedia: Grand Prix Museum (EN), Website

656 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: Oriental Arch

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The Sino-Portuguese Friendship Monument (Portuguese: ) is a series of monuments established in Macao by the Portuguese government before it was handed over to China in 1999. The first building was the Ronghe Gate, which was unveiled on October 29, 1993, and the last was the Guanyin Lotus Garden, which was unveiled on March 21, 1999.

Wikipedia: 東方拱門 (ZH)

408 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: 澳門教科文中心 Centro Unesco de Macau

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Macau Teaching and Art Center (Portuguese :) is a building located 403 to 439 in Song Yusheng Plaza in the new port of Macau. The entertainment facilities of the Macau Education Center were established from 2009 to 2012, but it was reopened on December 15, 2012.

Wikipedia: 澳門教科文中心 (ZH), Website

964 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 8: Security Forces Museum of Macau

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Security Forces Museum of Macau

The Macao Security Forces Museum (Portuguese: ), formerly known as the Military Museum (), is a military-themed museum located in the lobby of the Macao Security Forces Affairs Bureau in the Xiexiang of the Barracks of Macao, under the jurisdiction of the Macao Security Forces Affairs Bureau.

Wikipedia: 澳門保安部隊博物館 (ZH)

108 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: 加思欄花園 Jardim S. Francisco

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S. Francisco Garden is a floral garden on Rua de Santa Clara in Sé, Macau, China.

Wikipedia: S. Francisco Garden (EN)

575 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 10: 華士古達嘉馬花園 Jardim Vasco da Gama

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華士古達嘉馬花園 Jardim Vasco da Gama

The Vasco da Gama Garden is a garden in São Lázaro, Macau, China. It is located between Rua de Ferreira do Amaral, Calçada do Gaio and Estrada da Vitória.

Wikipedia: Vasco da Gama Garden (EN)

761 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 11: Sé Cathedral (Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady)

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Sé Cathedral (Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady) No machine-readable author provided. Whhalbert assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady also Sé Catedral da Natividade de Nossa Senhora and Igreja da Sé is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Sé, Macau. It is the current cathedral of the Diocese of Macau. The cathedral is also called the "Church of the Nativity of Our Lady".

Wikipedia: Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, Macau (EN)

1273 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 12: 亞馬喇前地 Praça de Ferreira do Amaral

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亞馬喇前地 Praça de Ferreira do Amaral

Amara Square (Portuguese), formerly known as Amara Circle (Portuguese), is a roundabout in the Nam Van district of Macau, located in the southern part of the Macau Peninsula and northeast of Nam Wan. The eastern end of the square is connected to Avenida da Friendship and Rua de la Cirdere, to the north is connected to Rua Lisboa and Avenida Intrins, to the northwest is Avenida da Dr. Sualis, and to the south is the base of the Governor's Bridge on the Macau Peninsula. It covers an area of about 40,000 square meters. The street is named after the Governor of Macau, Amalius, who served as Governor of Macau from 1846 to 1849.

Wikipedia: 亞馬喇前地 (ZH)

1531 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 13: 西望洋山 (主教山) Colina da Penha

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The Penha Hill is a hill in São Lourenço, Macau, China.

Wikipedia: Penha Hill (EN)

668 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 14: Moorish Barracks

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Moorish Barracks No machine-readable author provided. Netsonfong assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Moorish Barracks is a historical barracks in São Lourenço, Macau, China.

Wikipedia: Moorish Barracks (EN)

292 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 15: Macau Maritime Museum

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Macau Maritime Museum

The Maritime Museum is a museum in São Lourenço, Macau, China.

Wikipedia: Maritime Museum (Macau) (EN)

56 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: A-Ma Temple

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The A-Ma Temple is a temple to the Chinese sea-goddess Mazu located in São Lourenço, Macau, China. Built in 1488, the temple is one of the oldest in Macau and thought to be the settlement's namesake.

Wikipedia: A-Ma Temple (EN)

986 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 17: 媽閣山 Colina da Barra

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Mount Ma is the second highest hill on the Macao Peninsula, with an altitude of 71.6 meters. A-Ma Hill is located at the entrance of the Inner Harbour, facing Sai Wan in front of it, and is connected to Guia Hill to the northeast. There are many famous people on the mountain, and there is A-Ma Village, one of the ancient villages in Macao, at the bottom of the mountain.

Wikipedia: 媽閣山 (ZH)

1876 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 18: Macau Tower

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The Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Center, also known as Macau Tower, is a tower located in Sé, Macau. The tower measures 338 m (1,109 ft) in height from ground level to the highest point. Its observation deck features views, restaurants, theaters, shopping malls and the Skywalk X, a walking tour around the outer rim. It offers the best view of Macau and in recent years has been used for a variety of adventurous activities. At 233 meters (764 ft), the Macau Tower's tethered "skyjump" and Bungee jump by AJ Hackett from the tower's outer rim, is the highest commercial skyjump in the world, and is also the second highest commercial decelerator descent facility in the world, after Vegas' Stratosphere skyjump at 252 meters (827 ft).

Wikipedia: Macau Tower (EN)

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