Walking the streets of Macau

Macau landscape

After our stay in Hong Kong, my friends and I took a one-hour ferry ride to reach the island of Macau. The island of Macau is known for its hotels and casinos that attract a lot of tourist. But aside from the hotels and casinos, Macau has a lot more to offer.

The Venetian Macau

Aside from going to the Venetian and Parisian Macao, what I enjoyed most in our trip is walking around its cobble street of Macau. Since our hotel is just a few meters away from The Ruins of St. Paul and Senado Square, we mostly walked our way going to these tourist destinations.

The Grand Canal inside The Venetian

a view of the Eiffel Tower at The Parisian

It was an uphill walk going to The Ruins of St. Paul. By the time we reach our destination, we were already tired. But instead of getting to The Ruins, we set foot on Monte Fort. Monte Forte is an old stone fort that gives a great view of the towering hotels and casinos. 

A Filipino security guard in the area gave us the direction to The Ruins and told us to come back by ten o’clock for the opening of the Museum of Macau. Following the directions of the security guard we reached The Ruins. The place was crowded by fellow tourists when we arrived. But most of them did not enter the museum located at the back of the stone façade. At the museum are religious artifacts and history of the once Cathedral of St. Paul.

The Ruin of St. Paul

Pictures showing the history of The Ruins of St. Paul

After The Ruins, we make our way to the Se Catedral and Saint Dominic’s Church. As a tradition, whenever I visit churches during my travel, I lighted up a candle at Saint Dominic Church and say a little prayer for my wish to come true.

Se Catedral

Few meters from the Macau Cathedral is the Senado Square or Lago de Senado. The Square is full of colors. The buildings are in pastel colors and the cobbled street is in brown color. There are lots of store in Senado square where you can buy signature clothes, pastries and souvenirs. Fortunately for us, most of the stores in Senado Square are on sale. Key chains, magnets, clothes and other items for souvenirs can be also bought at stores surrounding Senado Square.

Senado Square

directional signage at Senado Square showing the way to tourist spots

We returned to our hotel that day tired from all the walking, but we feel accomplished as we were able to finish our itinerary even just by walking. It was also nice to see the everyday lives of the people of Macau while we walk along their street.