Best known globally as the 'Vegas of
China', the Macau Special Administrative Region is indeed a mecca of gambling and glitz. But the city is so much more than that. A Portuguese colony for more than 300 years, it is a city of blended cultures. Ancient Chinese temples sit on streets paved with traditional Portuguese tile. The sound of Cantonese fills the air on streets with Portuguese names. You can eat Chinese
congee for breakfast, enjoy a Portuguese lunch of
caldo verde soup and
bacalhau (cod) fritters, and dine on hybrid Macanese fare such as
minchi (ground beef or pork, often served over rice).
The Macau Peninsula holds the old city centre, where colonial ruins sit next to arty new boutiques. Further south are the conjoined islands of
Taipa,
Cotai and
Coloane. Taipa has gloriously preserved Macanese architecture, Cotai is home to the new megacasinos and Coloane is lined with colonial villages and pretty beaches.
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