Mabuhay!
April 18, 2019
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This is a photo and video journal of our travel to the historic city of Ilocos Sur featuring our visit to Vigan City, our second visit with our children this time.
Traveling to Vigan City gives you the flavor of the old Spanish era in the Philippines. Old stone houses, cobblestone streets with old model lamp posts, horse-drawn carriages locally known as "Calesa" and other ancestral stuff give you the feeling you are frozen back in time. The historic city of Vigan is the best-preserved example of a planned Spanish colonial town in Asia and is included in the UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE COLLECTION
Getting There
Our north trail travel itinerary includes:
1. The Maria Church in Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur
2. The Historic Vigan City in Ilocos Sur
3. The San Agustin Church of Paoay, Ilocos Norte
4. The Ferdinand Marcos Sr. museum in Batac Ilocos, Norte
5. Luna brother's museum in Badoc, Ilocos Norte
6. Sta. Catalina Beach in Ilocos Sur
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| From our travel itinerary No.1 which is Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur going to the historic Vigan City, the travel time is around 46 minutes by car. |
Vigan Cathedral
Vigan Cathedral, canonically known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It serves as the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site declaration for the Historic Town of Vigan in 1999.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigan_Cathedral)
Excerpt from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigan_Cathedral)
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| The vaulted ceiling |
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Calle Crisologo
Vigan has maintained its authenticity in its grid street pattern, historic urban layout, and use of open spaces. The historic buildings have maintained their traditional uses for commerce on the lower floors and as a residence for the owners on the upper floors. However, very few houses remain untouched. Changes introduced to the better-conserved houses have been to the interior: subdividing the large living quarters into smaller apartments, and adjusting of the ground floor to provide spaces to let out for commercial use. After having been completely altered to allow new uses, many structures have lost their authenticity. A few structures have been abandoned, neglected, and left to decay. The original building materials such as bricks, wood, kapis shells and lime for mortar and plaster were all obtained from surrounding areas. The lack of traditional building materials such as wood and lime for plaster and mortar has resulted in the use of modern materials such as cement and galvanized iron sheets for roofing. The awareness of the need to preserve authenticity has dramatically increased since the site was inscribed. Conservation practices that have developed organically over the last three centuries are now being re-introduced, making use of a considerable reserve of traditional building crafts that have survived”.
(Excerpt from UNESCO World Heritage center website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/502 )
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Family bonding will never be complete without taking souvenir photos.
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Amazing Light Show
Vigan City at Night
At night, you will surely enjoy a nostalgic stroll around the city. There are a lot of food stalls that offer from native Ilocos region delicacies to delicious Filipino foods and other snacks and refreshments.
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The light show is a fusion of modern technology in a historical backdraft setting. It is a magnificent show of dance of lights while water fountains sway to the beat of lively music. The magical lights & sounds capture the heart of the audience from all sorts of generations.
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Road trip to Ilocos Norte
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| A large flock of tourists enjoying the stroll along Calle Crisologo at night |
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Our Simple Dinner
We are on the road again going farther north in the Ilocos Norte for another day of travel adventure.
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