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7.30am-8.30pm)
, Macau's largest public park.
LUIS DE CAMÕES GARDEN & GROTTO
( Jardim e Gruta de Luis de Camões; admission free; 6am-10pm; 8A,
17)
This relaxing park is dedicated to the one-eyed poet Luis de Camões
(1524-80), who is said to have written part of his epic
Os Lusiadas
in Macau,
though there is little evidence that he ever reached the city.
Sr Wong Leng
Kuan Library
is inside the garden.
Gardens
KUN IAM TEMPLE
( Templo de Kun Iam; Av do Coronel Mesquita; 10am-6pm)
Dating back
four centuries, Kun Iam Temple is Macau's oldest and most interesting temple.
The likeness of Kun Iam, the Goddess of Mercy, is in the main hall; to the left
of the altar and behind glass is a statue of a bearded arhat rumoured to rep-
resent Marco Polo.
Temple
The Islands
Connected to the Macau mainland by three bridges and joined together by an
ever-growing area of reclaimed land called Cotai, Coloane and, to a lesser ex-
tent, Taipa are oases of calm and greenery. By contrast, the Cotai Strip is de-
velopment central, with megacasinos sprouting up.
TAIPA
(
Tam Chai;
Click here
)
Taipa Village, in the north-central part of the island, is
a window to the island's past. Here you'll find the stately
Taipa House Mu-
seum
( Casa Museum da Taipa; Av da Praia; admission MOP$5;
10am-5.30pm Tue-Sun; 22, 26)
, housed in five waterfront villas that give a
sense of how the Macanese middle class lived in the early 20th century. Also
in the village is the
Church of Our Lady of Carmel
( Igreja de Nossa Senhora
de Carmo; Av de Carlos da Maia; 22, 26)
and temples including
Pak Tai
Temple
( Templo Pak Tai)
.
Island
