My Macau tour #1: Fortaleza do Monte

with the Na Tcha Temple

Fortaleza do Monte is Portuguese for "mount fortress". It was built in the 16th century by the Jesuits, to defend their property and later it was used to defend whole Macau (source). I started the tour from the Ruins of St. Paul's. I saw a nice little temple near by and went down to check it out. It was a small Buddhist and Taoist temple called Na Tcha temple, built in 1888.

Na Tcha temple or 大三巴哪吒廟 in Chinese. It's very small, tourists take photos here.

The way to the fortress lead me uphill.

There was a lovely little park between the apartment blocks. I took a break here.

A delightful view of a street with beautiful street lanterns.

I continued to walk, the way lead me up again.

After a tiresome walk uphill (it was also very hot), I finally saw the fortress.

The Macauan flag waving above Macau.

The Grand Lisboa hotel and casino, seen almost from every spot in Macau.

A cannon.

Cannons for Macau's defence.

A nice little park on the West side just below the fortress.

Stairs are leading down and back to the Ruins of St. Paul's, my initial point.

Going to the Fortaleza do Monte is definitely a must, when you're visiting Macau. You have a great view of the city and it's very near the famous Ruins of St. Paul's. I decided to take a longer walk and explore some parts of Macau located around the fortress. It was really a great tour. If you want a better orientation, check my big Macau map (link below). The tour is marked with green dots.

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[Comments disabled][All pics by MKL, 2010][Links: Nat Tcha Wiki, My Macau map]