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In brief+

Weekly budget
£unconfirmed
Flight budget
£unconfirmed
Flight duration
 
Time difference
Summer/Winter
Visa
No
Vaccinations
No
Currency
Pataca
Language(s)
Portuguese,
Chinese

Overview

Macau

On 20 December 1999, Macau joined China. Macau or Gambling Hell: this cliche has long been the reputation of this enclave, formerly a den of vice and debauchery. Today, though the frenzy has piped down and excess are clearly more veiled, casinos continue to lure big-time gamblers. But do not ignore the melancholic charm of this old colony, with its splendid glazed-tiled houses (azulejos) and streets in which baroque churches cohabit with Chinese pagodas and temples.

pros

  •  Love to game or watch games. The city is justly nicknamed Asia's "Las Vegas".
  •  Portuguese architecture, its splendid colonial buildings decorated with azuleros and its baroque churches.
  •  The food, unique in the world, a mixture of Portuguese, Indian, Chinese and Malay cuisine.

cons

  •  Apart from the casinos, Macau has very limited tourist sites.
  •  Cultural and linguistic barriers with the Chinese population limits exchanges a lot. Relationships, very superficial, are money-linked.

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Our Editorial team's advice

Most tourists include, at the end or beginning of their tour in China, a stay in Hong Kong and Macau. The visit often takes a day or half a day and most of it is in the casinos. Macau deserves at least a night spent roaming the streets of the old city and the two islands of Taipa and Coloane. From Macau, you can plan a few days in Canton. Local travel agencies will organise everything.

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