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For people who enjoy visiting cultural heritage sites, Vigan City is the best place to visit up north of Luzon. It is the only World Heritage City in the Philippines inscribed in the UNESCO Heritage Sites. Be mesmerized and remember history as you walk along the street of Calle Crisologo. The city showcases the distinctive…
Museums play a vital role in the preservation of historical, cultural, scientific and artistic aspects of a place. It stores all important objects making it available to the viewing public through exhibits and shows. A part of the history of the Philippines can be remembered by visiting Vigan museums that include Burgos Museum, Crisologo Museum,…
Burgos Museum in Vigan City is the birthplace of Jose Apolonio Burgos, one of the famous GOMBURZA priests, who was falsely charged, together with Mariano Gomez and Jacinto Zamora and were executed in Bagumbayan on February 17, 1872. The house was built in 1788 with a floor area of 422 square meters. The house that…
Last week of 2012 when I decided to embark a solo backpacking trip to the northern provinces of Luzon: Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte. My original plan for my Ilocandia trip was only for 3 days but since my schedule was flexible, the trip lasted for 4 days. Here is my documented and detailed Ilocos…
Calle Crisologo, one of the famous streets of the Philippines is located in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur 408 kilometers away from Metro Manila. It brings back the mood of historic Spanish era; feel the grandeur of the past as you stroll alongside ancestral houses; an excellent spot to shop for antiques and souvenir items.
Vigan City offers a scenic view of heritage houses, cobbled narrow streets, horse-drawn carriages, and the concept of preserving history, arts, and culture. Yet, a more interesting place in Vigan is still unfamiliar and hidden. Few kilometers away from Vigan’s heritage village rests a beautiful garden where foreign and local tourists keep on discovering and kept…
Vigan, a city in the north which is 408 kilometers away from Manila, is the only city in the Philippines that was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List of Sites and Monuments. From the tourism guide of the city, entitled as “Amazing Heritage Treasures,” the best way to explore Vigan city is on foot…
It was in 2006 when I went to Batac, Ilocos Norte for a School Press Conference but didn’t have the opportunity to explore the place. Now that I’m earning for a living and wants to experience solo traveling, visiting the said places was a good idea. Since I filed and granted a 12-day vacation leave…
Before anything else, everyone can read it because no violence will be manifested on this post when I said “battle”, I mean a comparison of two different parties. Empanada is a stuffed bread or pastry usually baked or fried, a famous snack in Ilocos Sur and Norte. The process of making an Ilocos empanada starts…
I arrived at Bantay, Ilocos Sur 6:30 AM of December 27 after an almost 5-hour trip from Pangasinan. The ticket I got was Vigan but after passing through the Bantay Bell Tower and the conductor shouted “Bantay!,” I eagerly got off the bus and started my itinerary. Popularly known as Bantay Bell Tower, the Bell…