A-Ma Cultural Village

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Amazing sculpture and beautiful architecture. Its peaceful and free from all those tourists. Absolutely love it. The view where the goddess A-man is, was also good. ps. the kitty is damn cute

Very nice temple with a nice view over Cotai and Coleane. There is a free shuttle service every 30min at the bottom of the road (limited to 22 passengers, be careful). You can get to the bottom of the road with public bus.

The-Ma Cultural Village is located near the Peak of the Coloane mountain. This is a 7,000 sq. meter complex dedicated the the Goddess A-Ma also known as Mazu and the Goddess of the Sea. Opening hours are 9am to 6pm daily. Completed in 2003, this has become a very popular place to visit in Macau for A-Ma devotees and tourists alike. There are quite a few points of interest at the A-Ma Cultural Village including the six staircases with embedded bluestone reliefs leading up to the memorial archway entrance into the complex. There are beautiful dragon carved beams and delicate panels to be seen as you enter through the archway. At the complex, you will find a bell tower, drum tower, red-brick pagoda with nice reliefs, turtle ponds, large scale joss stick cauldrons and as well as the highlight Tin Hau Temple in the middle of the complex. This is an auspiciously decorated hall with delightful murals, more dragon columns, wooden carved interior beams and expected shrines with deity figures. Make sure to find the 5 metre tall vases within the temple. Behind the Tin Hau Temple, you will find a second two-storey worship hall that is also nice to visit. After exploring the interior of the A-Ma Cultural Village, just outside the complex, there is a separate Baoding Plaza, where you see a giant cauldron. A short 2-3 minute walk further towards the Coloane Peak, visitors will find the 19.99 metre tall Statue of the Goddess A-Ma. This is a nice way to round out visits to the A-Ma Cultural Village. Note that to make your way up the mountainside to the A-Ma Cultural Village you will need to start from the Seac Pai Van Park near the large scale stone archway monument. You can walk up Estrada do Alto de Coloane (allow 20-30 minutes for this fairly steep ascent). Taxis can drive you all the way up to the complex or you can use the free shuttle service between the lower car park area and the cultural village. Note that the shuttle runs every 30 minutes and is limited to 24 passengers. There is yellow coloured shuttle schedule with posted running times in the car park.

Tianhou Palace Covering an area of 7,000 square metres, the palace is composed of paved paths, gate, altar, hall and Shuzhuang building. The paved paths comprising six staircases, embedded bluestone auspicious reliefs in the middle stretches to the gate. The gate is a pavilion-shaped memorial archway made of wood and stone, big mighty stone lions sitting on both sides. You can not only discover the golden coloured glazed tiles, but also exquisite decorations on the beams. This place has access by taxi or free shuttle bus or walking.

There is shuttle bus to go to the temple and back from the bus-stop but we decided to walk all the way there. Not very tired if you enjoy walking slowly and taking photos. The temple is very nice and not crowded. It's very easy to come here from the town by bus with only 6 MOP/person.