Street view of Macau

Macau city Street

The webcam in the Chinese city of Macau shows the street Rua da Ribeira do Patane, appeared on reclamation lands in the 1960s. Then the street in this online camera was the main artery running from the south to the north of the Macau Peninsula.

It is interesting that the city of Macau, where the live broadcast is conducted from, was once a Portuguese colony, hence the name that is atypical for this country. The Chinese name of the street is Sa Lei Tau, actually refers to the Sa Lei Tau rock, located near Rua da Ribeira do Patane in a webcam.

Macau

Macao (port. Macau), where the online camera is located, is a Special Administrative Region (like Hong Kong) and an autonomous territory within the People’s Republic of China.

Date of foundation of the city, where the online stream is coming from, December 20, 1999. Before that, for 442 years, Macau, whose center you see on the web camera, was ruled by Portugal, being the oldest European colony in the history of East Asia. Therefore, the city has two official languages: Chinese and Portuguese.

Macau, featured in this live camera, is a real tourist Mecca. There are many casinos and gambling houses, that is why the city is called the Monte Carlo of the East or Asian Las Vegas.

Macau in a webcam is two islands and a compact peninsula that goes from mainland Guangdong to the South China Sea. Its entire territory – the mainland peninsula and two southern islands (Taipa and Coloane), occupies about 24 square meters. km.

The largest number of Macau attractions in the online camera are concentrated around the center of the peninsula. Taipa Island is connected to the peninsula by two bridges, and a dam connects Taipa to Coloane. The new Lotus Flower Bridge connects Taipa with mainland China and the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Highway.

The most interesting sights of Macau: Quay “Fishermen’s Landing”, Skyscraper Casino “Grand Lisboa”, Old Quarters of Macau, Ruins of the Cathedral, St. Paul and the fortress on the mountain, Observation deck of the Guia Fortress, Macau Tower with a beautiful view of the city, Taipa Island designer shops , Fort Monte, Macau Museum, Macau Beach and the promenade by the sea in Coloane area, Senado Square, which is in the webcam on the Baltic Live Cam website, Coloane Village, Giant Panda Pavilion, “Mandarin House”, Macau Science Center, Taipa House Museum, Grand Prix Museum, Macau Art Museum, A-Ma Temple, Macau Cathedral, Our Lady of Penha Chape, House of Dancing Water.

Climate

The best time to travel to Macau, where the live feed takes place from, is from October to December. During this period, the city with a webcam has little humidity and many sunny days, including the winter solstice. Spring (March to May) is also a good time to visit Macau online. The worst time is cold and rainy winter days in January or hot and sultry June with a temperature of + 30C and heavy rain.

From June to September, in subtropical Macau in this online camera it is humid and foggy, often monsoon thunderstorms and tropical typhoons. Winter is rather cold with drizzling rain. Weather forecast in Macau for 7 days is available on our website 

Watch other interesting Baltic Live Cam live broadcasts –  one more web camera from Macau with Senado Square,  the city of Taipei in Taiwan,  Shantikunj in Haridwar, India.