Camões Garden & Old Protestant Cemetery
Jardim de Luís de Camões
Macao's oldest park, adjoining the Camões Grotto, the Oriental Foundation headquarters and the Old Protestant Cemetery where Robert Morrison is buried.
Camões Garden takes its name from the white pigeons once raised here by a chief of the East India Company. Ancient trees tower over the park, and legend says the great Portuguese poet Luís de Camões wrote *The Lusiads* in the grotto, where a bronze statue of the poet stands. The Oriental Foundation headquarters (formerly a chief's residence) beside the park and the Old Protestant Cemetery are both World Heritage sites. The cemetery holds Robert Morrison, the first Protestant missionary to China, and the painter George Chinnery. Both are free to visit. It's about a 10-minute walk from the Ruins of St. Paul's, a peaceful place to wander away from the crowds, and a favourite spot for locals' morning exercise.
Opening hours
6:00 am–10:00 pm (cemetery 8:30 am–5:30 pm)
Nearby sights
- Ruins of St. Paul's
- Travessa da Paixão & Na Tcha Temple
- Mount Fortress & Macao Museum
- St. Dominic's Church
- Rua da Felicidade
- Senado Square & Historic Centre of Macao
- Lou Kau Mansion
- Holy House of Mercy