Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
You can rent bicycles in Taipa Village from
Aluguer de Bicicletas
( 2882
7975; 36 Largo Governador Tamagnini Barbosa)
; there's no English sign but
it's next to the Don Quixote restaurant.
COLOANE
(
Lo Wan;
Click here
)
All buses stop at the roundabout in Coloane Village,
which overlooks mainland China across the water. The main attractions here
are the
Chapel of St Francis Xavier
( Capela de São Francisco Xavier; Av de
Cinco de Outubro; 10am-8pm; 21, 25)
, built in 1928 and which contains
a relic of the saint's arm bone, and
Tam Kong Temple
( Templo Tam Kong;
Largo Tam Kong Miu; 8.30am-6pm; 21A, 25)
which has a dragon boat
made of whale bone.
About 1.5km southeast of Coloane Village is
Cheoc Van Beach
(Bamboo
Bay; 21A, 25)
, while larger and more popular
Hac Sa Beach
lies to the
northeast.
Island
Activities
MACAU FORMULA 3 GRAND PRIX
( 2855 5555;
www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo
)
Macau's biggest sporting
event of the year is the Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix, held in the third week of
November.
Car Racing
Hiking
Macau's hiking trails are not difficult and you can quickly get to a road to flag
down a taxi if necessary. The longest one is the 8100m
Coloane Trail
, which
begins in the mid-section of Estrada do Alto de Coloane and winds around the
island.
Tours
Quality Tours
Coach trips organised by the MGTO (Macau Government Tour-
