Since we are new in the place we are not familiar in the area. Thanks God people in the town are all very friendly. We found the place where to eat our late lunch :) . Fast foods like Jollibee, McDonald, Chowking are all located at one place near the Vigan City Hall beside the famous Vigan City Cathedral.
At the place also Max Restaurant is there. Tourist are amazed with the structure of this fast foods and restaurants because they were designed like the old houses of Vigan City.
The mestizo district has architecture and atmosphere that harkens back to the town’s trading days. There are many antiques for sale at shops in the mestizo district. Though most of these are not authentic, they make good souvenirs as long as the price is not too high. Being a former Spanish colony, most of the “antiques” are religious in nature. Simply wandering the cobblestone streets is a treat for the eye and the imagination. 2. Plaza Burgos is attractive both for its food vendors and festivals. There are local favorites as well as some unique fusion foods from Spanish times. Empanada, for example, is given a uniquely Filipino flare. Located next to the mestizo district, this is a great venue to start a walking tour of the area.
Vigan City Ilocos Sur is known and famous of their heritage village. I and my wife don’t miss the opportunity to visit this famous landmark of the province and country.
My first impression when I saw this old houses was wow! Yes the place is really amazing I can’t imagine how they preserve this buildings or houses for more than 100 years now. If you want to see how Philippine villages look like during the spanish regime Vigan Heritage Village is the place to go.
The local government of Vigan City and Ilocos Sur preserve this houses for tourist and for students educational tour.
UNESCO is also officially declare Vigan City as one of the world’s heritage site.
How to go to this heritage village of Vigan? Visiting the place is not that hard, if you don’t have your own car you can ride bus from Manila or Baguio City, Partas bus line , Philippine Rabit, Viron Transit and other bus companies have their trips bound to Vigan City.
The City of Vigan [spanish: La Ciudad de Vigan / ilocano: Siyudad ti Vigan] is a third class city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It is the capital of the Province of Ilocos Sur. The city is located on the western coast of the large island of Luzon, facing the South China Sea.
It is a World Heritage Site in that it is one of numerous Hispanic towns in the Philippines, and is well-known for its cobblestone streets, and a unique architecture that fuses Philippine building design, and construction with colonial European architecture.
According to the 2007 Philippines census, it has a population of 47,246 people. Former Philippine president Elpidio Quirino, the 6th president of the Philippines, has a residence in Vigan, the Syquia Mansion
This houses at Vigan City showed the design and architecture of pre spanish regime during 16th – 19th century.
I would like to these picture collection I have got from Vigan City at heritage village for my blog visitors to see how the vigan city heritage site look like.
By the way Vigan City is located at Northern Luzon. The capital town of Ilocos Sur. If you’re from Manila you will pass the following provinces Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, and La Union.
