Macao Travel Guide 2026: Senado Square, Ruins of St Paul's, Cotai Casinos and Portuguese Heritage
Browse more guides: Macao (china Sar) travel | Asia destinations Macao Travel Guide 2026: Senado Square, Ruins of St Paul's, Cotai Casinos and Portuguese Heritage TL;DR I spent eight days in Macao between the old Portuguese peninsula and the Cotai Strip, and the contrast still amazes me. On one side a 1602 Jesuit church facade, mosaic squares in Lisbon style, a 1488 Daoist temple that gave the territory its name. On the other the largest casino floor in the world, a half-scale Eiffel Tower, a 338m tower with the highest commercial bungy on the planet, and gaming revenue of USD 38 billion in 2023, seven times the Las Vegas Strip. Indians get 30 days visa-free with onward travel and accommodation, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge from 2018 makes a 30-minute hop from Hong Kong realistic, and the territory is only 30 km² with 680,000 people at 21,000 per km², the highest density on Earth. This guide covers Historic Centre UNESCO sites, Cotai mega-resorts, Coloane Village with bla...