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A group of 22 historic buildings and 8 squares bearing witness to the meeting of East and West, linked by the streets of the old town.
Official websitewhc.unesco.org→The façade of the Church of Mater Dei (1602–1640), the only part to survive the fire of 1835, now Macao’s emblem; museum of sacred art and crypt behind.
Official websitewh.mo→The city’s main square, paved in black-and-white Portuguese waves and lined with colonial buildings.
Official websitewh.mo→Older than the city, with a pavilion dating from 1488: the bay of A-Ma, “A-Ma-Gau”, is said to have given Macao its name.
Official websitewh.mo→Large traditional Chinese residence built before 1869, former home of the thinker Zheng Guanying. Closed on Wednesdays.
Official websitewh.mo→Fortress of 1622 and lighthouse first lit in 1865, the oldest modern lighthouse on the Chinese coast; chapel with frescoes mixing Chinese and Christian motifs.
Official websiteicm.gov.mo→The history and daily life of Macao, from the meeting of cultures to traditional trades. Closed on Mondays.
Official websitemacaumuseum.gov.mo→Five pale-green houses from 1921, former homes of Macanese families, furnished and open to visitors. Free entry.
Official websiteicm.gov.mo→Macao has been a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy since 2017: Macanese cuisine blends Portuguese, African, Indian and Chinese flavours.
Official websitegcs.gov.mo→Car and motorcycle racing on a legendary street circuit; 73rd edition scheduled for 19–22 November 2026.
Every year, several evenings of fireworks launched over the sea in front of Macau Tower by teams from around the world.
The first and last European trading post in China, Macao has kept a unique heritage from four centuries of Portuguese presence, where baroque churches, cobbled squares and Chinese temples stand side by side. The historic centre, inscribed as a World Heritage Site on 15 July 2005, brings together 22 buildings and 8 squares. Macanese culture, born of Luso-Chinese mixing, lives on in its cuisine, the Patuá creole and its festivals.
Header photo: Largo do Senado — Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons