Laoag International Airport 1 hr 51
Plaza Burgos (1 min) This bustling town plaza features a monument to Father Jose P. Burgos, plus food kiosks. Vigan Heritage Site (5 min) Former 16th-century colonial town with a mix of Spanish, Chinese & native Filipino architecture. RG Jar Factory (11 min) Calle Crisologo (7 min) Baluarte Resort and Mini Zoo (10 min) Free-admission, 100-hectare zoological park with a gallery of the owner's safari hunting trophies. Crisologo Museum (5 min) This former residence of politician Floro S. Crisologo is now a museum with memorabilia & furniture. National Museum of the Philippines Ilocos Complex (6 min) History and museum Saint Augustine Parish Church (16 min) Roman Catholic church founded in 1590 with a neo-Gothic facade & a hilltop bell tower. Saint Paul Metropolitan Cathedral (2 min) Prominent Catholic church from 1800 with a predominately Baroque design, many altars & a bell tower. Bantay Church Bell Tower (17 min) Longstanding watchtower & iconic town symbol, circa 1591, converted to a church bell tower in 1857. Padre Burgos House (5 min) Plaza Salcedo (3 min) Elongated square overlooked by an 1800 cathedral & other stately buildings, with a dancing fountain. Chapel by the Ruins (15 min) Plaza Salcedo (Dancing Fountain) (3 min) Spacious reflecting pool & fountain with a nightly show of synchronized music & colorful lights. Syquia Mansion Museum (6 min) Majestic, 19th-century stone mansion featuring grand, opulent rooms, period furnishings & art. |