Laoag International Airport 1 hr 50
Chapel by the Ruins (17 min) RG Jar Factory (10 min) Plaza Salcedo (11 min) Elongated square overlooked by an 1800 cathedral & other stately buildings, with a dancing fountain. Plaza Salcedo (Dancing Fountain) (11 min) Spacious reflecting pool & fountain with a nightly show of synchronized music & colorful lights. Syquia Mansion Museum (2 min) Majestic, 19th-century stone mansion featuring grand, opulent rooms, period furnishings & art. Calle Crisologo (3 min) Vigan Heritage Site (4 min) Former 16th-century colonial town with a mix of Spanish, Chinese & native Filipino architecture. Bantay Church Bell Tower (20 min) Longstanding watchtower & iconic town symbol, circa 1591, converted to a church bell tower in 1857. Plaza Burgos (8 min) This bustling town plaza features a monument to Father Jose P. Burgos, plus food kiosks. National Museum of the Philippines Ilocos Complex (14 min) History and museum Baluarte Resort and Mini Zoo (7 min) Free-admission, 100-hectare zoological park with a gallery of the owner's safari hunting trophies. Crisologo Museum (4 min) This former residence of politician Floro S. Crisologo is now a museum with memorabilia & furniture. Saint Augustine Parish Church (19 min) Roman Catholic church founded in 1590 with a neo-Gothic facade & a hilltop bell tower. Padre Burgos House (13 min) Saint Paul Metropolitan Cathedral (9 min) Prominent Catholic church from 1800 with a predominately Baroque design, many altars & a bell tower. |