Penha Church

Built on top of Colina da Penha, also known as Bishop Hill, is a Chapel of Our Lady of Penha which was first built in 1622. The chapel today dates back to 1837 when it was completely rebuilt along with the Bishop's Palace. Since the chapel is on top of a hill, the panoramic view here is one of the finest in Macau.

Macau - so lovely, that I visited the city 3 times in 2006!

January 15th 2007
Macau became a colony of Portugal after the Portuguese reached Macau in the early 1550s. On 20th Dec 1999, Macau was returned to China, and ever since, Macau is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Prior to 2006, the last time I visited Macau was in 1997 with my family and grandma. We only spent 3 hours in Macau, as we were on our way from Zhuhai to Hong Kong. It ... read more

Asia » Macau

Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 2... ... read more

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