Welcome to Macau
Macau has a colourful palette and a plethora of sites despite occupying just 28sq km on a peninsula of the Chinese mainland. From neon-lit casinos to dusky markets, soaring high rise to verdant parks, cobbled streets to modern cafés and Baroque churches to Art Deco buildings there’s a wonderful mix of East and West and old and new. Thirty buildings and squares are UNESCO listed and many reflect Macau’s colonial Portuguese legacy as does the food, laid-back lifestyle and even the blue azulejo-tiled street names. Yet Macau has a modern Asian look also, rivalling Singapore for tidy streets and Hong Kong for flyovers and bridges.
Facts
| Population | 560 000 |
| Currency | Macanese pataca (MOP $) |
| Opening hours | 10.00 - 20.00 |
| Newspapers | Macau (Portuguese), Jornal Tribuna de Macau (Portuguese), Macao Daily (Chinese), Macau Post Daily (English), Ponto Final (Portuguese), Son Pou (Chinese), Va Kio Daily (Chinese), Macau Talk |
| Emergency numbers | Police, Fire and Ambulance: 999, Police Station, Avenida Dr Rodrigo Rodrigues, Tel. +853 573 333 |
| Tourist information | Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Address: Largo do Senado 9 Tel. + 853 333 000 Hours: 09.00 - 18.00 |
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