Guia Fortress, Macau
Built in the 1600s on top of Guia Hill on the eastern part of the peninsula, the fortress's main function was to ward off any attack by China.
Built in the 1600s on top of Guia Hill on the eastern part of the peninsula, the fortress's main function was to ward off any attack by China. Within the fortress is the Chapel of Our Lady of Guia and the 15m tall Guia Lighthouse said to be the first modern lighthouse on the Chinese coast. Guia Fortress can be reached by the Guia Cable Car (Teleferico da Guia) just outside the entrance of the Flora Garden on Rua do Tunel off Av Sidonio Pais.
Hours
Sun
9:00
17:30
Mon
Closed
Tue
9:00
17:30
Wed
9:00
17:30
Thu
9:00
17:30
Fri
9:00
17:30
Sat
9:00
17:30
About Guia Fortress
Macau
Guia Fortress and Nearby Sights on Map
Sun Yat Sen Memorial House
This was where Sun Yat Sen conducted revolutionary activities and finally chose to settle his family in later years
Wine Museum and Grand Prix Museum
The Wine Museum and the Grand Prix Museum are both in the same building, north of the center of town
Lou Lim Ioc
Beautiful garden sanctuary on the peninsula of Macau
Cemeterio de São Miguel Arcanjo
A classic example of Sino-Portuguese culture
Kun Iam Temple
A large, old Buddhist temple to the north of downtown
Sands Macau
The Sands offers a more open Las Vegas feel along with a smoke-free gaming room, the Pearl Room
Macau Museum
Above Saint Paul's, within the remains of the Mount fortress, is the main Macau Museum
Mount Fortress
Built between 1617 and 1626 by the Jesuits, the fortress was one of the main defence structures of the city
Kun Iam Statue
Twenty metre high bronze statue of the Goddess of Mercy emerging from a lotus floating in the Outer Harbour
Section of the Old City Walls
This is a segment of the city's defence structures built in 1569 which has survived