Macau Attractions
Macau’s Worldwide Heritage
| If you are looking for a break from the hullaballoo of Macau’s casinos and nightlife, there are a multitude of other attractions to keep you amused. In 2005 Macau was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list as an important place of cultural, scientific, technological, artistic, and architectural exchange from the 16th century until now. Some of the most famous places like the Plaza Senado and the Ruins of St. Paul’s transport visitors back to a time when Europeans first traveled to the Orient. Even today an eclectic mix of people from around the world still mingle and shop in the pedestrian alleyways.Every November, the city’s roads are transformed into the world’s most watched raceway, the Macau Grand Prix, where the best drivers compete for championship and prestige. If you miss the event you can still glimpse the memorabilia and racecars at the Grand Prix Museum, one of many museums found in Macau. | The Macau Tower is the 10th tallest free-standing tower in the world. At the top enjoy the cuisine at 360 Café or for thrill seekers looking for a hair-raising experience, leap from the tower’s 233-meter platform with AJ Hackett’s exhilarating Sky Jump or join the Mast Climb and ascend to the 338-meter pinnacle of the Macau Tower and have a bird’s-eye view of the city. Don’t worry, safety comes first, though this attraction will be sure to get your adrenalin flowing.The southern island of Coloane is an escape within Macau. The forested hills and sandy beaches give visitors a chance to hike, swim, or relax in the shade. There are stunning views of the coastline and leisurely exploration of this stunning island is a worthwhile break from the action. |
 Museums |
Macau Museum
Macau Museum’s aim is to preserve the cultural traditions, usages and habits, which specifically belong to Macau, in a place where East and West have so peculiarly learnt how to meet and to live side by side for centuries.
Address Monte Fortress, Praceta do Museu de Macau, No. 112
Opening hours From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (tickets are only available up to 5.30 p.m.). Closed on Mondays. Open on public holidays.
Tickets children (under 11), elderly people (over 60) and students - 8 patacas; adults - 15 patacas, free admission on 15th of every month.
Telephone +853 357 911
Maritime Museum
If the history of Macau is really connected to the sea, there is, indeed, no better place for the Maritime Museum, than the Square of the Barra Pagoda, dedicated to the Taoist goddess “A-MA”, the protector of the fishermen, and also believed as the place where the Portuguese landed for the first time. The place was called “A MA GAO” at the time (the harbour of A-MA) - hence the name of Macau. Its building has the stylized form of a sailing ship anchored in the waters of the Inner Harbor.
Visitors will find a very interesting group of 14 replicated Portuguese traditional ships, including notes on their origins and functions, together with beautiful models of the ships: the Sagres and the Crioula.
Address: Largo do Pagode da Barra, 1.
Opening hours: From 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Closed on Tuesdays.
Tickets: 10 to under 18: 5 patacas (from Monday to Saturday) and 3 patacas (on Sunday); 18 to under 65: 10 patacas (from Monday to Saturday) and 5 patacas (on Sunday); under 10, 65 or above: free of charge.
Telephone +853 595 481 or +853 595-483
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Macau Shopping
The New Macau is home to international brands, bustling markets, and some great bargains.Prada, Christian Dior, Cartier, Giorgio Armani, Burberry, Ermenegildo Zegna, and Louis Vuitton are just some of the designer labels found in Macau’s trendy shopping esplanades. You’ll find the most chic apparel and accessories in hotels like the Mandarin Oriental, Wynn Macau, and […]
Orchestral Portray
Guan Xia: Fantasies Symphoniques Farewell my Concubine
Deng Zongan/ Liu Yubao etc.: Symphonic poem Lady Martial Mu Guiying
Luo Zhongrong: Three Pieces of Canton Music
Doming Lam: Aerial Ode for Orchestra
Soprano: Chen Junhua
Xiao: Chen Yue
Zheng: Zhang Xiaohong
Conductor: Li Xincao
Duration: approxim. 70 minutes (without intermission)
Free admission (entry using coupon distributed an hour before the show at concert venue)
The organizer […]
Sounds of Grieg
Grieg
Norwegian Dances, op. 35
Piano Concerto, op. 16
Peer Gynt Suite Nos. 1 and 2, op. 46, 55
Edvard Grieg was the most important Norwegian composer of the late 19th century. His music captivates the essential lyricism, gracefulness and passion of Norwegian music. The two famous Peer Gynt Suites along with Grieg’s Piano Concerto are two of his […]
The Three Bs
J. S. Bach: Fugue, BWV578 (Transcribed for Brass Quintet)
Beethoven: String Octet, op. 103
Brahms: String Sextet No. 2, op. 36
Duration: approxim. 70 minutes (without intermission)
Tickets: MOP 30
Tickets are available through the Kong Seng Ticketing Network
The organizer reserves the right to alter the programme
Chamber Music Series
“The Three Bs”
Date : 13/1/2007
Saturday
Venue : Dom Pedro V Theatre
Website | http://www.icm.gov.mo/om/
Christmas Concert
J. S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248 (Parts 1 - 3)
J. S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio ranks among his finest large-scale choral works. It is a cycle of six cantatas, which were performed at six different times between Christmas Day and the feast of Epiphany. The Christmas Oratorio borrowed many of the best movements from some of […]
7th Macao Handover Anniversary Concert
Ye Xiaogang: Macao Bride Suite
Lam Bun Ching: Song of Pipa
Sibelius: Finlandia, op. 26
Smetana: “Vltava” from Symphonic poem Ma’ Vlast
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, op. 49
Pipa: Wang Ching
Conductor: En Shao
Duration: approxim. 65 minutes (without intermission)
Free admission (entry using coupon distributed an hour before the show at concert venue)
The organizer reserves the right to alter the programme.
Date : 17/12/2006
Sunday
Time […]
