ILOCOS SUR (VIGAN CITY)

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Also known as Mestizo District, a street of old Spanish structures, mostly houses of wealthy families and Filipino-Chinese traders. This is where you’ll see the famous cobblestone streets that represent Vigan’s image.

Calle Crisologo

A UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the four beautiful baroque churches in the Philippines

Santa Maria Church

Also called the Church of the Lady of Assumption, situated on top of a hill overlooking the town of Santa Maria and can be accessed through an almost 80 concrete steps going up

Santa Maria Church

Saint Augustine Parish Church, also known as the Shrine of Our Lady of Charity or simply ____, one of the oldest churches in the region, constructed in 1590 under the term of Parish Priest Montoya

Bantay Church

One of Ilocos Sur’s most iconic symbols, first built in 1591 that served as the town’s watchtower before being turned into a bell tower in 1857

Bantay Bell tower

The _____ got its name from this belfry (Bantay which means “to guard”), used as a watchtower for raiding pirates during the Spanish Colonial Era

Bantay Bell tower

The town of Bantay got its name from this belfry (Bantay which means “___”), used as a watchtower for raiding pirates during the Spanish Colonial Era

To guard

The iconic pottery place in Vigan featuring the creativity and craftsmanship of the locals

Pagburnayan

It comes from the root word “burnay” which refers to the hand-crafted earthenware pots in the city

Pagburnayan

Pagburnayan comes from the root word “___” which refers to the hand-crafted earthenware pots in the city

burnay

Highlights of **** Festival are competitions and exhibits of some of the largest garlic, most extended and most creative twined garlic bulbs

Bawang Festival

This is a festival celebrating the favorite dish of the Ilocanos, “pinakbet” featuring street dances and cooking competitions.

Pinakbet Festival

A thanksgiving celebration of the locals for their bountiful harvest of tobacco

Tobacco Festival

The production of Bagnet is considered an heirloom to the Narvacaneos and has been passed down through several generations, this is the reason why the municipality is considered as the “Bagnet Town”

Bagnet Festival

The production of Bagnet is considered an heirloom to the Narvacaneos and has been passed down through several generations, this is the reason why the municipality is considered as the “___”

Bagnet Town

Political Divisions of ilocos sur

2 Cities (Candon and Vigan) 32 Municipalities 768 Barangays

Boarders of ilocos sur

North: Ilocos Norte and Abra East: Mountain Province South: La Union and Benguet West: West Philippine Sea

Total land area of ilocos sur

2,596.00 km²

Dialect of ilocos sur

Ilocano

Top Tourist Attractions of ilocos sur

* Calle Crisologo * Santa Maria Church * Bantay Church & Bell Tower * Pagburnayan

Famous Festivals of ilocos sur

* Bawang Festival * Pinakbet Festival * Tabaco Festival * Bagnet Festival

The iconic pottery place in Vigan featuring the creativity and craftsmanship of the locals

Pagburnayan

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F - Robles, Jorelyn · 25問 · 1年前

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