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  1. 10 Fantasia: story on the “Guia Hill and the Creative St. Lazarus District” route

    Here the route moves from saving old buildings to supporting creators who need their first exhibition space.

  2. A-Ma Temple: story on the “From Barra to St. Paul: Old Macau” route

    Here, a seafaring legend gives the route its starting point and explains the origin of Macau’s name.

  3. Albergue SCM: story on the “Guia Hill and the Creative St. Lazarus District” route

    The former shelter shows how its old layout was adapted for artists to work in.

  4. Carmo Garden: story on the “Taipa and Cotai: From an Island to a Reclaimed City” route

    This stop links a public garden with the fate of a student work that became a permanent monument.

  5. Cotai Strip: story on the “Taipa and Cotai: From an Island to a Reclaimed City” route

    The finale will show how a project on an underwater site set the scale for the entire Cotai Strip.

  6. Flora Garden: story on the “Guia Hill and the Creative St. Lazarus District” route

    Here you will understand why the name of a vanished palace remained with a public garden.

  7. Guia Cable Car: story on the “Guia Hill and the Creative St. Lazarus District” route

    The short ride will show how much unseen work lies behind a few moments of movement.

  8. Guia Fortress, Lighthouse, and Chapel: story on the “Guia Hill and the Creative St. Lazarus District” route

    On the summit, military watch, maritime navigation, and a local legend of a guiding light come together.

  9. Iec Long Firecracker Factory: story on the “Taipa and Cotai: From an Island to a Reclaimed City” route

    Taipa's industrial growth is evident here in a layout designed so that one accident would not destroy the entire production operation.

  10. Lilau Square: story on the “From Barra to St. Paul: Old Macau” route

    The former spring reveals what the first residential quarter on a peninsula without rivers or lakes depended on.

  11. Mandarin's House: story on the “From Barra to St. Paul: Old Macau” route

    The family residence connects its owner's commercial experience with a book that reached the imperial offices.

  12. Miradouro da Taipa Grande: story on the “Taipa and Cotai: From an Island to a Reclaimed City” route

    From this height, the geography of the route becomes clear: Taipa's old hills, the built-up lowland, and Cotai.

  13. Moorish Barracks: story on the “From Barra to St. Paul: Old Macau” route

    This stop shows how colonial service linked Macau with Goa and left the building with an inaccurate name.

  14. Museum of Taipa and Coloane History: story on the “Taipa and Cotai: From an Island to a Reclaimed City” route

    A second administrative layer of Taipa will be revealed beneath the former office, discovered only during the museum’s creation.

  15. Our Lady of Carmo Church: story on the “Taipa and Cotai: From an Island to a Reclaimed City” route

    The church explains why a small island community had to spend ten years seeking its own parish.

  16. Pak Tai Temple: story on the “Taipa and Cotai: From an Island to a Reclaimed City” route

    Here you will see how fishermen, merchants, and artisans together enlarged the settlement’s main sanctuary.

  17. Rua do Cunha: story on the “Taipa and Cotai: From an Island to a Reclaimed City” route

    The old grille lets you trace how a family tea house became a pastry shop without changing its address.

  18. Ruins of St. Paul's: story on the “From Barra to St. Paul: Old Macau” route

    The finale will bring together maritime trade, missionary work, city fires, and what the residents decided to build again.

  19. Senado Square: story on the “From Barra to St. Paul: Old Macau” route

    Here the trading city appears as a community that had to publicly choose a side and accept the consequences.

  20. St. Augustine's Square: story on the “From Barra to St. Paul: Old Macau” route

    This stop will show how a canceled monastic procession became the concern of the whole city.

  21. St. Lawrence's Church: story on the “From Barra to St. Paul: Old Macau” route

    Here, the lost sea view explains the church's Chinese name and the custom of families waiting for ships to return.

  22. St. Lazarus Church: story on the “Guia Hill and the Creative St. Lazarus District” route

    The ending will explain why the name of the vanished shelter remained with the church and the entire district.

  23. Taipa Houses Museum: story on the “Taipa and Cotai: From an Island to a Reclaimed City” route

    Five houses show how officials’ staff housing was preserved as an intact row and turned into a museum.

  24. Tap Seac Gallery: story on the “Guia Hill and the Creative St. Lazarus District” route

    Inside the private residence, you will see which elements the architect preserved when she turned the rooms into a gallery.

  25. Tap Seac Square: story on the “Guia Hill and the Creative St. Lazarus District” route

    This stop makes it possible to trace how a school initiative became a citywide public space.

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