Located just outside Macau's commercial casino strip Cotai, Taipa Village is the epicentre of the Macanese cultural experience. To fully soak in the East-meets-West culture of Macau, spend a day walking around the streets of Taipa.
Experience a dizzying blend of Chinese structures and colonial and Portuguese structures as the Tapia Village is home to several kitschy art spaces and colonial churches that are especially intriguing. The village is most popularly identified with a street food scene that it has so gloriously cultivated over the past centuries. From Portuguese delicacies to traditional Chinese foods, this village is a heaven for food enthusiasts.
Car/Taxi
If opting to travel by taxi, drop off at Rua do Regedor Taxi Station.
Taipa Village has 3 car parks:
-Chun Fok Village Car Park
-Ponte Negra Car Park
-Chun Su Mei Car Park
Bus
Travelling by bus is one of the most convenient and cheapest option of reaching Taipa Village. Take bus number 11, 15, 22, 28A, 30, 33, or 34 and drop off at either of these stations:
-Junction between Rua Correria da Silva and Rua do Regedor (near Tin Hao Temple)
-Rua Correria da Silva Station
-Rua da Ponte Negra Station
1 out of 2 places to visit in Taipa Village
Tapis Houses Museum is a beautiful museum complex made with five sets of houses, each representing and exhibiting the cultural and historical era of the Portuguese. Situated at Av. Da Praia Grande, Macau, the Tapia Houses were the colonial residences of the Portuguese families who were rich enough and stayed in Macau during the 20th century and opened as museums on 5th December 1999.
2 out of 2 places to visit in Taipa Village
Located on the Taipa Island in Macau, Rua Do Cunha is a narrow pedestrian street, popular as the "food street" amongst locals. The street is lined with shops, stalls and vendors selling phoenix egg rolls, peanut candy and other local delicacies along with housing some famous Portuguese restaurants.