Guia Fortress Chapel Lighthouse & Air-Raid Shel
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Province:Macau (Chinese: 澳门 , Pinyin: Ao Men)
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Population :557,000
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Area :32.8square km (426 square mile)
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Overview:Macau is the real deal when it comes to East meets West style. It's mixture of East and West brings together an eclectic mix of Old World Europe and the Orient in one beautiful.
First built in the 17th century, the small chapel was part of the Guia Fortress, and the present chapel can be traced back in 1637. During the restoration of the chapel in 1996, the oldest vestige of mural paintings that dates back to the construction of the hermitage in 1622 were discovered. Featuring rich cultural meaning, the recovered paintings are the combination of Chinese and Western symbols, including angels wearing traditional oriental costumes.
The Lighthouse was built by a local born Portuguese, Carlos Vicente da Rocha. It was the first lighthouse on the China Coast.
There are many appealing tourist sites on the top of the Guia Hill. Apart from the already well-known structures, the Guia lighthouse, Guia Fort and Our Lady of Guia Chapel, there are also some underground tunnels, which are commonly known as air raid shelters, extending in all directions. The shortest tunnel is 47 meters and the longest is 456 metres. In the past the tunnels were off-limits military installations surrounded by barbed wire, equipped with electricity generators, rest rooms and oil tanks.
Free Admission.
Opening Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Closed on Mondays, except public holidays).
Enquiry: 86-853-83943703 / 86-853-89884000
