#20ThingsILoveAboutMacao

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1. Stroll through Senado Square

Senado Square is perhaps Macau’s most recognisable public spaces/centres. It is filled with many shops, heritage sites, restaurants and various snack and souvenir vendors. The streets inside Senado Square are a little narrower than usual and the paths are more maze-like but still easily navigable. You can window shop, stop by and sample same good dried meat at various shops, linger at a café and soak up the atmosphere and so much more.

2. Down cocktails at a bar manned by monks

Now this is a sight that I never thought I’d lay my eyes on – a bizarre mix of booze and Buddhism, Vowz is a bar that is owned and manned by monks. In one corner of the bar you’ll find a robed monk chanting serenely, in another, a monk casually pouring a fruity cocktail into an iced glass.

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Duty Free Shopping

Shops are renowned for offering designer labels at much less than in nearby cities. There’s also generous duty-free shopping, including at The Shoppes at Four Seasons, which features fashions from many high-end designers. - See more at:

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A-Ma Temple

A-Ma Temple, situated on the southwest tip of the Macau Peninsula, is one of the oldest and most famous Taoist temples in Macau. Built in 1488, the temple is dedicated to Matsu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen.

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Grand Prix racing

The Macau Grand Prix is a November tradition, setting hearts pounding with automobile and motorbike races. Year-round, car connoisseurs can visit the Grand Prix Museum, home to more than 20 Formula 1 masterpieces.

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Fortaleza do Monte

Fortaleza do Monte is the historical military centre of Macau. It forms part of the "Historic Centre of Macau", a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Shopping on Rua da Tercena

In the same neighbourhood as St. Paul's, a different type of opportunity awaits if you round the corner at Senado Square and a stroll down Rua da Tercena. This street has yet to become a major tourism point and is where you'll find underground shopping in Macau.

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Greyhound racing stadium

More than 300 dogs run at the Canidrome, Asia’s only greyhound racing stadium. At the Macau Jockey Club, horses are imported from several countries to inspire international excitement.

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Sink your teeth into a delicious and distinctive Macanese pork chop bun. This sandwich features fried pork between slices of sweet round bread. It is easily found in Macau’s restaurants and is very filling.

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Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre

Just have some entertainment like it's name suggests!

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Grand Prix Museum

The Grand Prix Museum is a motor racing museum in Macau. The museum was inaugurated at the 40th Macau Grand Prix in November 1993. It is co-located with and adjacent to the Macau Wine Museum.

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Macau Fisherman's Wharf

The Macau Fisherman's Wharf is the first theme park in Macau. It is located at Freguesia da Sé in Macau Peninsula, near the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier.

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Our Lady of Penha

The first chapel was founded in 1622 by the crew and passengers of a ship which had narrowly escaped capture by the Dutch. The chapel served as a point of pilgrimage for sailors embarking on a hazardous voyage.

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Lou Lim Ieoc Garden

The most Chinese of all of Macao's gardens is the Lou Lim Ieoc Garden. It was built by a wealthy 19th century Chinese merchant, Lou Kau, and was inherited by his son Lou Lim Ieoc in 1906. When the family fortunes declined the garden fell into ruins, but it was eventually purchased and restored by the government and opened to the public in 1974.

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Guia Lighthouse

The Guia Fortress is a 17th-century colonial military fort, chapel, and lighthouse complex. It is in the St. Lazarus Parish, Concelho de Macau. The complex is part of the UNESCO Historic Centre of Macau World Heritage Site.

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MGM Casino

MGM Macau is a 35-story hotel tower with 600 beautifully appointed rooms, suites and villas, a grand casino and private gaming salons for preferred customers. A convertible convention area with 14,455-square-feet of meeting space, world-class spa, swimming pool facilities and a variety of restaurants catering to international tastes and influences.

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Maritime Museum

Longtime maritime museum showcasing the tradition & history of the South China fishing industry.

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Fine Dining

Macau is one of Asia's best-kept culinary secrets, with an astonishing density of fine-dining options and a vibrant street-food scene. The 'must-try' is the iconic Macanese custard egg tart; some swear by those at Lord Stow's Bakery on Coloane, others argue passionately for those from rival Margaret's Cafe e Nata.

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St. Francis Xavier Church

Built in 1928, this small, yellow Catholic church features a bell tower & stained-glass windows.

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Macau's world-class spas

When all that gambling adrenaline starts to take its toll on your nervous system, head to one of Macau's world-class spas for a treatment that's as soothingly indulgent as it may be eye-wateringly expensive.

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