Bacolor Trip Overview
Discover history and culture of Vigan and Ilocos Norte and the best they can offer.
Visit Vigan City, a World Heritage Site and is one of the few Hispanic towns left in the Philippines, and is well known for its cobblestone streets, and a unique architecture that fuses Philippine and Oriental building designs and construction, with colonial European architecture.
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* Duration: 3 days
* Starts: Bacolor, Philippines
* Trip Category: Sightseeing Tickets & Passes >> Attraction Tickets
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What to Expect When Visiting Bacolor, Central Luzon Region, Philippines
Discover history and culture of Vigan and Ilocos Norte and the best they can offer.
Visit Vigan City, a World Heritage Site and is one of the few Hispanic towns left in the Philippines, and is well known for its cobblestone streets, and a unique architecture that fuses Philippine and Oriental building designs and construction, with colonial European architecture.
Visit: San Guillermo Church, Bacolor, Luzon Philippines
It is one of the oldest and largest churches in Pampanga. It was constructed by the Augustinian friars in 1576 on the lot of Don Guillermo Manabat, a rich landlord believed to be the founder of Bacolor. The church was restored by Fr. Manuel Diaz in 1897. The church measured 56m. long, 15m. wide and 12m. high. It has a central nave and an ample and well-lighted transept with windows. The main retablo, side retablos and pulpit are gilded with gold leaf. The richness of the decoration of Bacolor is indicative of the advanced stage of its baroque style. In spite of the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo which half-buried the church on Oct. 1, 1995, masses are still held every Sunday morning.
Duration: 20 minutes
Visit: St Paul Metropolitan Cathedral, Opposite Plaza Salcedo, Vigan, Luzon Philippines
This church was built in “earthquake barouque’ style (ie thick-walled and massive) after an earlier incarnation was damage by 2 quakes in 1619 and 1627. The construction of the original wooden, thatched church is believed to have been supervise by Salcedo himself in 1574.
Duration: 15 minutes
Visit: Crisologo Museum, Crisologo Street, Vigan, Luzon Philippines
The Crisologo Museum is the ancestral house of former Ilocos Sur Representative Floro Crisologo and his family. The Crisologos are one of the most prominent political families in the province. Today, this ancestral house has been turned into a museum, home to hundreds of memorabilia that would give you a sneak peek into the past.
Duration: 20 minutes
Visit: Paoay Church, Marcos Ave, Paoay, Luzon Philippines
A UNESCO World Heritage site, Paoay Church was built in coral blocks and stucco plastered bricks and the church is a combination of Gothic, Baroque and Oriental design.
Duration: 20 minutes
Visit: St. William’s Cathedral, Laoag, Luzon Philippines
the Italian Renaissance style, was built in the 1870, presumably long before the Mcdonalds that sits right in front of it. Its weathered bell tower is gradually sinking into the soft riverside loam.
Duration: 20 minutes