Many tourists who visit the Hong Kong take a day tour to nearby Macau, and while this rich history city warrants more than a day, you can still see its main sites of interest on a day tour.
This article will guide you how to create a route for Macau tour successfully only one day...
First, to ensure that your day Macau Tower is really nice, you have to get up early and take a ferry that leaves Hong Kong, at 7 p.m., or even earlier... the ferry-trip takes an hour and has absolutely no meaning for you to start your turn Macau after 8 pm, if you plan return to Hong Kong at the end of the day even...
Details on travel between Hong Kong and Macau are found in my other article, "How to get to Macau in Hong Kong".
Apart from Macau Ferry Terminal, Terminal there is a stop of bus, where you can travel to your first destination: Senado square (Largo do Senado) - the heart of the city of Macau and a practical starting point the UNESCO declared Macau World Heritage Trail.
Just like most of the streets of old Macau, this large piazza is remarkable by its Portuguese style keypad paving, featuring models in black and white waves.Around the square, there is where you can start your morning, along with a small market, nestled in the small alleys behind the square, where you can purchase surpluses for export and tips making factory at a steal price some cafes nice rooms...
More importantly, however, some heritage more exciting Macau, sites are located just a short stroll from Senado, room including...
Macao Museum is built on a hill and occupies most of this used to be much stronger in Macau, hundreds of years it y a.Il is not a very large Museum by international standards, but it lacks some very pleasant exhibitions that tell the story of this charming town in an interesting way... Ruins of St. Paul:The only remains of what was once largest church of Catholic Asia, is an impressive façade from the 16th century, featuring complex reliefs and sculptures.Church of Santo Domingo is a church in baroque-Filipino style of 1828, housing a small museum, where you can see the precious historical objects related to the Roman Catholic church history in Asia.Lou Kau Mansion:A beautiful 19th century Court-House used to be used for the residence of a rich Chinese merchants in the city.The Cathedral.
Holy House of Mercy:Another important building history, with a small museum inside.
From Senado place, you can easily on foot from the Southwest, as well as UNESCO said Macau World Heritage Trail, passing through some more interesting heritage gems city, such as picturesque Rua da Felicidade, where a famous film "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom the" scene has been slaughtered, place Saint-Augustin (Largo de Santo Agostinho), where first Western-style theatre of the China is found, Église Saint-Joseph, with its fabulous baroque architecture, the Church of St. Lawrence (which is one of three churches old Macau), Square Lilau, where of Macau only a source of fresh water used to be, the Muslim Barracks... and, Ma-A Temple and Macau Maritime Museum.
There are some great restaurants around of A - Ma Temple and the Maritime Museum of Macao, Portuguese-Macanese as it has Lorcha and Restaurante Litoral, so try to do too much on how nibble...
It will probably end of the afternoon at the time where you do your "history".Ici walk, you have several options:
You can take a taxi to Macau Tower, one of the highest towers to independent of the world and a great place to enjoy a sunset sunshine-cocktail while watching how the night slowly covers the city and extravagant neon signs of Macau light up thousand colors... from there, you can drive on the bridge to the island of Taipa and therefore in Cotai, where most grand casino world is located, the Venetian .this colossal visit casino is exciting, even if you are not a player, and more, you can take advantage of some great shops, dining and gondola Equestrian at the mall Venice-themed adjacent, called the Grand Canal shoppes.
Taipa Village, only a short distance the Venetian, is where the community of origin of the island of Taipa started from... promenade through the alleys paving stones of the old town has its own magical charm, and you can appear in a Muray restaurants and enjoy a fantastic Macanese Portuguese party...
It is as easy as ABC travel back to Hong Kong.Si conclude you your day at the Venetian, simply take one of their free shuttles to temporary Ferry Terminal where you can board the CotaiJet Taipa Island, but if you're around city of Macao (or tower) travelling through Macau Ferry terminal is likely to make more sense.
In all cases, ferries run between Macau and Hong Kong, 24/7 to help take you some time and enjoy Macau nightlife without pressure
For more information on Macao, including recommended restaurants and nightspots, shopping tips, hotel recommendations and some great suggestions for travel DIY, see Metropolasia.com - the ultimate in travel guide-line Macau travel Guide, dining room and living in Hong Kong, Macao and Singapore.
Roni Shwartz is an expert for the cities of Hong Kong, Macao and certified travel counselor and Singapour.Il written for http://www.metropolasia.com/
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