Camoes Garden, Macau

Jardim Luís de Camões

The Camoes Garden, or Jardim Luís de Camões, is a park at Praça de Luís de Camões on the northeast part of Macau. It used to be the grounds of the Casa Garden, the house belonging to the chairman of the British East India Company. After the British moved out in 1835, the Portuguese owner added a grotto around the bust of Luis de Camoes, Portugal's national poet. The bust was installed in 1886 when the gardens became state property. Although the garden was named after Luis de Camoes, it is not certained whether he had ever visited the place.

Within the Camoes Garden is the Camoes Grotto. Behind the grotto, pathways lead up a hill with spreads of ferns, fan palms, flowering plants and banyan trees. At the entrance to the garden is a fountain and a sculpture entitled "Embrace". It was created to symbolize the friendship between Portugal and China.

Getting there

Buses that pass by the Camoes Garden include No. 8A, 17, 18, 19 and 26.

Nearby Sights

St Anthony's Church

Protestant Cemetery

Morrison Memorial Chapel

Camoes Garden Location Map

Photos of the Camoes Garden

Fountain and the sculpture called Embrace at Jardim Luis de Camoes (9 November 2007)
© Timothy Tye

Tim and Chooi Yoke at Jardim Luis de Camoes (9 November 2007)
© Timothy Tye

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