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  • Crisologo Street, Vigan Historical District -Vigan is the only town in the Philippines that has retained ts Spanish colonial architecture with a distinct identity of its own.  Vigan's mestizo district was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site as the "Historic Town of Vigan."  Calle Crisologo is one of the main attractions in the city of Vigan. It is a well preserved cobblestone street a few hundred meters in length and lined with many old restored buildings taking visitors back a century or two during the Spanish colonial period.
    crisologo-street-vigan-7.jpg
  • Vigan Cathedral Bellfry - St Paul's Cathedral in Vigan is an earthquake baroque church built in 1574.  The cathedral itself features Neo-Gothic and pseudo Romanesque motifs. The belfry next door towers over Plaza Burgos.
    vigan-belfry-03.jpg
  • Vigan Cathedral, also known as St Paul's Cathedral is an earthquake baroque church built in 1574.  Commissioned by Spaniard Juan de Salcedo but was unfortunately destroyed by an earthquake. The current church was constructed in 1790 and was finished in 1800.  Cathedral features Neo-Gothic and pseudo Romanesque motifs. The baroque styled church has thick buttresses to support it through both earthquakes and typhoons
    vigan-cathedral-3.jpg
  • Vigan Cathedral, also known as St Paul's Cathedral is an earthquake baroque church built in 1574.  Commissioned by Spaniard Juan de Salcedo but was unfortunately destroyed by an earthquake. The current church was constructed in 1790 and was finished in 1800.  Cathedral features Neo-Gothic and pseudo Romanesque motifs. The baroque styled church has thick buttresses to support it through both earthquakes and typhoons
    vigan-cathedral-4.jpg
  • Vigan Architectural Detail - Vigan is a World Heritage Site as the best preserved Spanish colonial town in the Philippines and is well known for its cobblestone streets, and  unique architecture that fuses Philippine and Chinese building design, and construction with Spanish colonial architecture.  The city's full name at the time of its Spanish foundation was "Villa Fernandina", or "Town of Ferdinand", in honour of Prince Ferdinand, the firstborn son of King Philip II of Spain. As the city grew, and the seat of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia transferred to Vigan, it was later re-named "Ciudad Fernandina de Vigan"
    vigan-architecture-01.jpg
  • Plaza Burgos Vigan - A landmark tribute to the Vigan martyr priest, Father Jose P. Burgos has a childrens park and food court that sells local foods and a favorite spot for locals to hang out.
    burgos-plaza-vigan-2.jpg
  • Vigan Burgos Plaza Vase - as the best preserved Spanish colonial town in the Philippines Vigan is well known for its cobblestone streets and  unique architecture that fuses Philippine and Chinese design with Spanish colonial architecture.
    burgos-plaza-vigan-3.jpg
  • Vigan Cathedral, also known as St Paul's Cathedral is an earthquake baroque church built in 1574.  Commissioned by Spaniard Juan de Salcedo but was unfortunately destroyed by an earthquake. The current church was constructed in 1790 and was finished in 1800.  Cathedral features Neo-Gothic and pseudo Romanesque motifs. The baroque styled church has thick buttresses to support it through both earthquakes and typhoons
    vigan-cathedral-2.jpg
  • Vigan Stained Glass - Vigan is a World Heritage Site as the best preserved Spanish colonial town in the Philippines and is well known for its cobblestone streets, and  unique architecture that fuses Philippine and Chinese building design, and construction with Spanish colonial architecture which of course includes church construction and stained glass.
    vigan-stained-glass-02.jpg
  • Vigan Calesa Silhouette - A calesa is a horse-driven carriage used in the Philippines. This was one of the modes of transportation introduced in the Philippines in the 18th century by the Spanish - at the time only nobles and high ranked officials could afford. They are rarely used in the streets nowadays except rural areas and especially in Vigan where they are still a common form of transportation.
    vigan-calesa-5.jpg
  • Filipino potters turning the pottery wheel manually - Burnay is a type of earthenware crafted by a potter's hands with the aid of a potter's wheel using sand for tempering and is fired at a high temperature in huge  kilns that makes it more durable than other terra cotta. It is said that the burnay technique was brought to Vigan by Chinese artisans.
    vigan-potters-01.jpg
  • Vigan is a well preserved Spanish colonial town in Ilocos, in the north of the Philippines.  Its showcase is  Calle Crisologo in the Mestizo District  which is lined with many old restored buildings taking visitors back a century or two during the Spanish colonial period.
    vigan-architecture-03.jpg
  • Vigan Cathedral, also known as St Paul's Cathedral is an earthquake baroque church built in 1574.  Commissioned by Spaniard Juan de Salcedo but was unfortunately destroyed by an earthquake. The current church was constructed in 1790 and was finished in 1800.  Cathedral features Neo-Gothic and pseudo Romanesque motifs. The baroque styled church has thick buttresses to support it through both earthquakes and typhoons
    vigan-cathedral-1.jpg
  • Vigan is a well preserved Spanish colonial town in Ilocos, in the north of the Philippines.  Its showcase is  Calle Crisologo in the Mestizo District  which is lined with many old restored buildings taking visitors back a century or two during the Spanish colonial period.
    vigan-architecture-02.jpg
  • Filipino potter turning the pottery wheel manually - Burnay is a type of earthenware crafted by a potter's hands with the aid of a potter's wheel using sand for tempering and is fired at a high temperature in huge  kilns that makes it more durable than other terra cotta. It is said that the burnay technique was brought to Vigan by Chinese artisans.
    vigan-potter-02.jpg
  • A Filipino calesa driver - Calesas are horse-driven carriages sometimes used in the Philippines. This was one of the modes of transportation introduced in the Philippines in the 18th century by the Spanish - at the time only nobles and high ranked officials could afford. They are rarely used in the streets nowadays except rural areas and especially in Vigan where they are still a common form of transportation.
    vigan-calesa-4.jpg
  • Crisologo Street, Vigan Historical District -Vigan is the only town in the Philippines that has retained ts Spanish colonial architecture with a distinct identity of its own.  Vigan's mestizo district was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site as the "Historic Town of Vigan."  Calle Crisologo is one of the main attractions in the city of Vigan. It is a well preserved cobblestone street a few hundred meters in length and lined with many old restored buildings taking visitors back a century or two during the Spanish colonial period.
    crisologo-street-4.jpg
  • Crisologo Street, Vigan Historical District -Vigan is the only town in the Philippines that has retained ts Spanish colonial architecture with a distinct identity of its own.  Vigan's mestizo district was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site as the "Historic Town of Vigan."  Calle Crisologo is one of the main attractions in the city of Vigan. It is a well preserved cobblestone street a few hundred meters in length and lined with many old restored buildings taking visitors back a century or two during the Spanish colonial period.
    crisologo-street-5.jpg
  • Crisologo Street, Vigan Historical District -Vigan is the only town in the Philippines that has retained ts Spanish colonial architecture with a distinct identity of its own.  Vigan's mestizo district was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site as the "Historic Town of Vigan."  Calle Crisologo is one of the main attractions in the city of Vigan. It is a well preserved cobblestone street a few hundred meters in length and lined with many old restored buildings taking visitors back a century or two during the Spanish colonial period.
    crisologo-street-2.jpg
  • Crisologo Street, Vigan Historical District -Vigan is the only town in the Philippines that has retained ts Spanish colonial architecture with a distinct identity of its own.  Vigan's mestizo district was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site as the "Historic Town of Vigan."  Calle Crisologo is one of the main attractions in the city of Vigan. It is a well preserved cobblestone street a few hundred meters in length and lined with many old restored buildings taking visitors back a century or two during the Spanish colonial period.
    crisologo-street-3.jpg
  • Calle Crisologo is one of the main attractions in the city of Vigan. It is a well preserved cobblestone street a few hundred meters in length and lined with many old restored buildings taking visitors back a century or two during the Spanish colonial period.
    crisologo-street-7.jpg
  • Vigan Cathedral, also known as St Paul's Cathedral is an earthquake baroque church built in 1574. Commissioned by Spaniard Juan de Salcedo but was unfortunately destroyed by an earthquake. The current church was constructed in 1790 and was finished in 1800. Cathedral features Neo-Gothic and pseudo Romanesque motifs. The baroque styled church has thick buttresses to support it through both earthquakes and typhoons
    religious-statuary-03.jpg
  • Crisologo Street, Vigan Historical District -Vigan is the only town in the Philippines that has retained ts Spanish colonial architecture with a distinct identity of its own.  Vigan's mestizo district was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site as the "Historic Town of Vigan."  Calle Crisologo is one of the main attractions in the city of Vigan. It is a well preserved cobblestone street a few hundred meters in length and lined with many old restored buildings taking visitors back a century or two during the Spanish colonial period.
    crisologo-street-1.jpg
  • Vigan Cathedral, also known as St Paul's Cathedral is an earthquake baroque church built in 1574. Commissioned by Spaniard Juan de Salcedo but was unfortunately destroyed by an earthquake. The current church was constructed in 1790 and was finished in 1800. Cathedral features Neo-Gothic and pseudo Romanesque motifs. The baroque styled church has thick buttresses to support it through both earthquakes and typhoons
    religious-statuary-04.jpg
  • Vigan Cathedral, also known as St Paul's Cathedral is an earthquake baroque church built in 1574. Commissioned by Spaniard Juan de Salcedo but was unfortunately destroyed by an earthquake. The current church was constructed in 1790 and was finished in 1800. Cathedral features Neo-Gothic and pseudo Romanesque motifs. The baroque styled church has thick buttresses to support it through both earthquakes and typhoons
    religious-statuary-05.jpg
  • A calesa, sometimes called a karitela, is a horse-driven carriage used in the Philippines. This was one of the modes of transportation introduced in the Philippines in the 18th century by the Spanish - at the time only nobles and high ranked officials could afford. They are rarely used in the streets nowadays except rural areas and especially in Vigan where they are still a common form of transportation.
    crisologo-street-6.jpg
  • Skateboarders at Plaza Burgos  - with a childrens park and food court that sells local foods Plaza Burgos is favorite spot for locals to hang out.
    burgos-plaza-vigan-1.jpg
  • Burnay Pottery out for its Final Drying Session - Burnay is a type of earthenware crafted with fine sand for tempering and is fired at  high temperature in huge ground kilns which makes it more durable than other types of terracotta.  Local fish sauce, and sugarcane vinegar would not taste as good if not fermented in stoneware burnay jars. Burnay technique was brought to Vigan by Chinese artisans.
    vigan-potters-07.jpg
  • Bantay Church Belfry, though the church itself was destroyed the belfry or belltower remains overlooking the site of its once splendid church outside of Vigan.
    bantay-belfry-01.jpg
  • Statue of Leona Florentino first poetess of the Philippines in the plaza at Vigan, Illocos Sur.  At the age of ten Leona could write poetry in Ilokano and Spanish.  Later she could not enter any university because higher education was closed to all women during the Spanish colonial regime.
    Leona-Florentino.jpg
  • Circular stairway at Vigan Cathedral, also known as St Paul's Cathedral - an "earthquake baroque" church built in 1574.  Commissioned by Spaniard Juan de Salcedo but was unfortunately destroyed by an earthquake. The current church was constructed in 1790 and was finished in 1800.  Cathedral features Neo-Gothic and pseudo Romanesque motifs. The baroque styled church has thick buttresses to support it through both earthquakes and typhoons
    circular-stairway-01.jpg
  • Windows made of capiz shells were originally chosen because it was cheaper to make windows of capiz than glass during the Spanish Colonial period of the Philippines.  They continued to be made, however, thanks to their ability to allow enough light through and their strength in holding up to typhoons.
    capiz-shell-windows-01.jpg
  • Filipinos are a musical people, who love to sing.  Entertainers from the Philippines can be found in almost any hotel lobby or club from Tokyo to Shanghai.  Not only is there a long, musical history in the Philippines but the country is renowned for its hand-made accoustic guitars, especially those made on Mactan Island near Cebu.
    filipino-guitar-player-02.jpg
  • Scultpure of Jesus with a Giant Wooden Cross with a decidedly brown complexion
    black-jesus-statue-01.jpg
  • Paoay Church, also known as St. Augustine Church, is a historical church located in the town of Paoay in Ilocos Norte, Philippines..Construction of the church was started by Augustinian friars in 1694.  A three storey coral stone belltower stands next to the church which served as an observation post in 1896 for the during the Philippine revolution against the Spanish.  Known as an earthquake baroque church it was built of bricks, tree sap and wood.
    paoay-church-09.jpg
  • Silay City, dubbed as the Paris of Negros because of its European architecture inspired houses which had been declared historical landmarks, because of this it is the second museum city in the Philippines next to Vigan.  Silay is often referred to as the "Paris of Negros" due to its artists, cultural shows and large collection of perfectly preserved heritage houses.  More than thirty of these well preserved ancestral homes have been declared historical landmarks and are the main attractions in Silay.
    silay-ancestral-8.jpg
  • Jose Locsin Ancestral House - Silay City, dubbed as the Paris of Negros because of its European architecture inspired houses which had been declared historical landmarks, because of this it is the second museum city in the Philippines next to Vigan.  Silay is often referred to as the "Paris of Negros" due to its artists, cultural shows and large collection of perfectly preserved heritage houses.  More than thirty of these well preserved ancestral homes have been declared historical landmarks and are the main attractions in Silay.
    silay-ancestral-3.jpg
  • Calesa (sometimes spelled kalesa) is a horse drawn carraige in the Philippines. They were introduced to the islands in the 18th century by Spanish colonisers.  Today they are rarely used in the streets except in the tourist areas of old cities and a few rural areas.  The word comes from Spanish.  A kalesa is an inclined cart and drawn by a single horse.  Manila was once teeming with calesas, but these declined in popularity after the Second World War.  Although the calesa has become a rarity, century-old examples are still preserved in areas of the Philippines, such as in Vigan and Intramuros, where they cater to tourists.  Only in Tuguegarao are the carriages a part of the traffic along with cars, tricycles, jeepneys and motorbikes.
    intramuros-calesa-1.jpg
  • Jose Pitong Ledesma Ancestral House - Silay City, dubbed as the Paris of Negros because of its European architecture inspired houses which had been declared historical landmarks, because of this it is the second museum city in the Philippines next to Vigan.  Silay is often referred to as the "Paris of Negros" due to its artists, cultural shows and large collection of perfectly preserved heritage houses.  More than thirty of these well preserved ancestral homes have been declared historical landmarks and are the main attractions in Silay.
    silay-ancestral-4.jpg
  • Silay City, dubbed as the Paris of Negros because of its European architecture inspired houses which had been declared historical landmarks, because of this it is the second museum city in the Philippines next to Vigan.  Silay is often referred to as the "Paris of Negros" due to its artists, cultural shows and large collection of perfectly preserved heritage houses.  More than thirty of these well preserved ancestral homes have been declared historical landmarks and are the main attractions in Silay.
    silay-ancestral-5.jpg
  • Silay City, dubbed as the Paris of Negros because of its European architecture inspired houses which had been declared historical landmarks, because of this it is the second museum city in the Philippines next to Vigan.  Silay is often referred to as the "Paris of Negros" due to its artists, cultural shows and large collection of perfectly preserved heritage houses.  More than thirty of these well preserved ancestral homes have been declared historical landmarks and are the main attractions in Silay.
    silay-ancestral-7.jpg