BACK TO THE FUTURE

A great experience of like having back in time during Hispanic era, still astounded that due to long period of time, this City was able to survive from any devastation and test of time.

7 WONDER CITY OF THE WORLD

A World heritage site that recently acclaimed and officially included in the new 7 wonder city of the world for its preservation of antiquated structures that still stands enduring and remain intact. Calle Crisologo is a renowned made of cobblestones passable only by karatelas. Delineated as third oldest City of the Philippines.

PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR

Vigan is a fourth class city and capital of Ilocos Sur province, Capitol hall is just across the plaza salcedo. Comparable to Luneta park, Plaza salcedo offers also dancing fountain every night to entertain both tourists and locals.

SAINT PAUL METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL

Plaza Salcedo is just across Vigan church, after buying pasalubong from Calle Crisologo, try to visit the church,  interior is fascinating that they able to conserved the remains. This plaza was built to attract more tourist, you can sit and relax while watching the well lit dancing fountain in full colors. It is a must to venture an experience here in Vigan City.

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UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

Paoay church was declared as National Cultural Treasure by Philippine government in 1973 and tagged as Unesco World Heritage Site under the collective Baroque churches of the Philippines in December 11, 1993 for its distinct old architecture and structure made of stones and bricks. Part of its structure are the 24 huge buttresses having a dimension of about 1,67 meters thickness protruding from its exterior wall designed to support from the destructive earthquake.

Paoay church was started to built in the early 1694 1704 by Augustinians Friar Father Antonio Estavillo and it was inaugurated on the 28th day of February 1896. The numerous huge buttress are an evident of sturdy support and tenacious to shaking. In the early historical records as early as 1593 the parish was founded by Augustinian missionaries. "PAOAY" was originally called as "BOMBAY" a community that belief to be an early inhabitant of the area came from India. 

BELL TOWER

Bell tower was built separately adjacent from main building in protection from earthquake in domino effect. The three storey tower is made of coral stones which started to built on 1793,  serves also as Pagoda and used as watch tower against the insurgencies.

THE INTERIOR

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THE CAPITAL

Laoag City is a first class City and capital of Ilocos Norte region. Part of Ilocos tour, laoag has offered tourist spots. Old structures are an evident remnant of Hispanic era, others were already gone under renovations, but modification from its old design are highly restrained. This City embraces old culture in a modern time.

SINKING BELL TOWER

This venerable bell tower structure built of bricks and lime stone is a famous landmark of Laoag City. It is notable that this structure is sinking an inch every year, it was then acclaimed a tallest and most solid bell tower in the Philippines before it eventuate sinking. Now its main door is a half way buried, come and visit this remarkable sinking bell tower while still passable.

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FLOAT PARADE

Yearly this carousal event allure the interest of tourist to witness the annual celebration, Every February is a month long celebration of Baguio City and cordillera region in commemoration and tribute to City's flowers. This event was created to rise up and regain from the devastation of Luzon earthquake in 1990 . Float parade always been part of this event, a display of float entirely concealed with flowers prepossessing the art of every participant.

CELEBRITIES

To make the float more engaging some float ostentatious comprises local celebrities as part of their entries be more attractive. Some of them were also just plainly a spectators only, it is once in a year and unique festival that every one must have to witness.

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THINGS TO KNOW

• Language
• English
• Can able to understand and speak since most of schools and local offices use it as medium language.
• Tagalog 
• Can do speak and understand
• Ilokano
• Ibanag
• Transportation
• Air
• From manila you can do access by plane through Baguio City airport
• Land 
• Bus
• Victory Liner, Genesis and other bus companies
• P 425.00 
• Foods
• You can find restaurants, fast foods and other food services in a nearby Mall.
• Local delicacies also can be found along the street of session road and nearby market 
• Where to stay
• Maplandia
• Go Sarangani Travel
• Financial Establishments
• Remittances can be found anywhere
• Banks is also not an issue since most of the known banks are all here.

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NORTHERN BEAUTIES

Beauties always epitomizes of one place. This festivity is not only the display of their rich in flower production but also tells us that this place is also blooms with natural beauties, simplicity and rich in cultural diversity.

"THERE IS BEAUTY IN SIMPLICITY"

In every festival one of the highlights of its event is the flaunting of beauties. Whereas locals have their own participants to represents their sectors. Various clothing designs touched with ethnic products were ostentatious wore to demonstrate the artistic conceptualization of designers.

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>>> Panagbenga 2015: Street Parade

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