7 Instagrammable Spots You Can Absolutely Not Miss In Macau
Macau, or 'Vegas of Asia’, has surprised us in the best sense of the word! We expected to find only bright lights and casinos, but Macau is way more than that; it’s a former Portuguese colony with a rich cultural history. We did our best to find the perfect Instagram spots and want to share these with you! These are the 7 most Instagrammable places in Macau we could find. Some of them were difficult to find, but we did the hard work for you, so grab your camera and book your flights!
Make sure to check out our Instagrammable Spots in Hong Kong too!
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Rua de Felicidade a.k.a. the Street of Joy
Or as we call it: The Red Street. Macau's former Red Light district is now a happy street with buildings painted with many red details.
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Ruins of St. Paul
This might be Macau’s most famous landmark. The church burned down during a typhoon, leaving only the beautiful façade.
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Rua Sul do Patane
After a lengthy Maps.me search we finally found this apartment complex next to the bus stop Rua Sul do Patane. Some people probably wonder why you’d want a picture of an apartment complex, but look at this! How cool?! The only ‘catch’ is that you have to sneak in the building. Just wait for someone to open the doors and act as a local!
Please be respectful to the people that live there, be quiet and don’t leave rubbish behind!
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Taipa village
This is authentic Macau, filled with traditional shop houses, cute streets and street art. We loved the mix between Portuguese and Chinese architecture here. Don’t forget to visit the Our Lady of Carmel Church and to eat some delicious Portuguese egg tart.
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Birdcage lookup
We didn’t notice it in the many pictures we saw online, but when you’re standing here it’ll become clear why it’s captioned “birdcage”. All the balconies look like birdcages! Go to 181-191 Avenida de Venceslau Morais and walk into the parking lot to find it.
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Cotai strip
Of course, you can’t leave Macau with at least one casino picture. Go to the Venetian and the Parisian and fool everybody you went to Europe!
This wharf is filled with outstanding buildings and design. The wharf is a mix of Chinese and Western cultures, old & modern fashion altogether.
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Wow! Wat een mooie foto's. Het duizelde wel even bij de foto van Rua Sul do Patane. 😉
Haha ja apart perspectief wel he! De wide angle lens draagt er nog extra aan bij!
Love the pictures of the buildings. But i don't like the fact that everybody takes the same pictures in the same ig places.
Thanks! And well, every tourist also takes pictures of the same highlights in places all around the world!
Ahhh dit is echt toff! het is wel grappig, je kijkt eigenlijk nooit naar boven, maar vaak zijn er zulke leuke views als je t vanaf n andere kant bekijkt. Heel tof. Ik ga dit proberen vaker te doen =D !
Jaa vaker doen! Levert mooie plaatjes op!
WoW! Such Lovely places to photograph! Number 5 is my favourite, absolutely stunning shot!
Thank you so much! It took us so long to find it haha
Dit ziet er nog best leuk uit eigenlijk, had ik niet verwacht! Ik vind vooral die twee foto's waarbij je tussen de appartementen / gebouwen omhoog kijkt, geeft een gaaf effect! Leuk gedaan
Wij hadden eerst ook niet een goed beeld bij Macau, maar het is echt een gave stad!
Heel gaaf! Ook tof met al die foto's de lucht in! Dat doe je toch al gauw minder snel!
Wel he! Altijd een goed idee om omhoog te kijken of het een tof plaatje oplevert!
De foto bij nummer 4, wauw! Ik zou trouwens zelf nooit op het idee komen om naar Macau te gaan, maar het ziet er heel tof uit 😀
Yes, blij bij te dragen aan nog meer reislust!
Wat een fotogenieke plek.. heerlijk! Mooie foto's hebben jullie gemaakt!
Dankjewel! Staat Macau nu ook op je reislijst?
Die foto’s van de appartementen. Zo gaaf! Heel tof perspectief zeg.
Gaaf he! Soms moet je dingen van een andere kant bekijken om de schoonheid te zien!
Amazing. I had no idea how beautiful Macau was to be honest. My favorite shot is the third one. Love it!
Isn't that funny how you can discover beauty of places online now and be inspired from home?
Some great locations here and lovely pictures. I ended up in Macau on a day of monsoon rain and went home with rainy pictures and soaked through!!!!
Ooh that doesn't sounds so great. Guess you have a reason to come back now!
Macau is so fascinating! I need to revisit soon to check out some of these place you mentioned.
Yes!! When did you visit and what was your highlight?
Wow these photos are amazing! I had no idea how amazing Macau is.
Right?! We didn't either, we kind of got there 'by accident' (a.k.a. cheap flight) and loved it lots!
Wat een verschil in contrast per foto! Zal zeker een leuke feed worden als ik een bezoekje heb gebracht aan Macau!
Zeker veel diversiteit te vinden in Macau! Al eens aan gedacht om heen te gaan?
Jaa super leuk zo'n Instagramspot-lijstje. Jullie hebben weer prachtige foto's gemaakt!
Yess fijn om te horen!! Al in Macau geweest?