Ruins of St. Paul's & the old town
More things to do in macau →The stone façade of a 17th-century Jesuit church, the fort beside it and the Portuguese-tiled Senado Square below — Macau's UNESCO core, all free and walkable in a morning.
Tickets
- From
- ₹0
Tiers
- Ruins, Monte Fort, Senado Square — ₹0 · Free, open all day
- Macau Museum (inside the fort) — ₹170 · MOP 15; free on Tuesdays and the 15th of each month
Best time to go
- Best time
- Before 10am — by noon the steps are shoulder to shoulder with tour groups
- Avoid
- Chinese New Year and Golden Week (early October)
Notes
- The steps and Senado Square are lit until midnight — a second visit at night is worth it
How long to spend
- Recommended hours
- 3
- Min hours
- 1.5
Highlights
- The façade from the top of the steps — The photo — and a look through the empty windows at the sky · 1
- Monte Fort — Cannons pointed at the Grand Lisboa casino — old and new Macau in one frame · 2
- Rua de S. Paulo — The lane of almond-biscuit and jerky shops — free samples all the way down · 3
Strategy
Tips
- Start at Senado Square, walk up through St. Dominic's, the ruins, then the fort — downhill on the way back
- Continue to St. Lazarus district for the quiet, pastel streets tour groups miss
- Bus 3 or 10 from the Outer Harbour ferry terminal stops at Senado Square
Food nearby
Inside
- Margaret's Café e Nata — Egg tarts and Portuguese coffee, 5 minutes from Senado Square
- Koi Kei / Choi Heong Yuen — Almond biscuits — the standard gift to carry home
Getting there
Options
- Free casino shuttle — Grand Lisboa or Wynn Macau shuttles from the ferry terminal; 10-minute walk from either
- Bus — Routes 3, 3A, 10 to Almeida Ribeiro (Senado Square)
What to carry
- Water
- Comfortable shoes — cobbles and slopes
- Small notes for tarts and biscuits
Pro tips
- The A-Ma Temple at the other end of the old town is a 25-minute walk and much calmer
- Free shuttles run back to Cotai from the Grand Lisboa until late
- Public toilets in the Macau Museum are the cleanest in the area