Tour Package and Accommodation:
DIY (this was my first time to travel solo)
1. There were already kutseros waiting to give you a tour in different popular spots in the area. I hired Mang Diosdado together with Hanni and it's kalesa.
tour fee: P150 per hour (I was able to explore the city for 4hrs.)
2. Le Pram Hotel located in San Simeon, Currimao, Ilocos Norte. (far from Vigan as I needed to attend my friend's wedding near the area. She was the one who recommended to stay here. But, I heard that the hotel was already closed?)
Hotel rooms are clean and a nice and comfortable place to relax.
Complimentary breakfast tastes good too.
The manager and staff are very accommodating. Very good customer service.
How I get there:
1. I took a bus from Cubao, Quezon City to Vigan. You can check the bus schedule and fare here: http://www.phbus.com/partas-bus/
travel time: 8hrs. (I took the night trip)
2. From Vigan, I rode a bus going to Laoag as it will pass through my next destination, Currimao, Ilocos Norte.
travel time: 3hrs.
What's there to look forward to?
1. Historic walking areas. Specialty museums.
2. Sacred and religious sites. Churches and cathedrals.
3. Observation deck and towers.
4. Gardens and Zoos.
travel experience: 7/10
*I didn't roam around that much as I just attended my friend's wedding. I'll definitely get back to experience more of Ilocos all the way to the North!
Enjoy your stay! :)
Welcome to Vigan!
Meet Mang Diosdado and Hanni. hiyaaah!
Thanks to Mang Diosdado for taking my photos. Napakabait nyo po. :)
Bantay Tower is the old historic belfry of Bantay Church.
St. Augustine Parish commonly known as the Bantay Church.
Also known as Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Caridad.
National Museum: Padre Burgos House
It is the ancestral house and birthplace of priest patriot Father Jose Burgos.
The house is one of the notable historic structures in Vigan.
Bamboo mouth flute (paldeng)
Bones from a wooden coffin
Calesa
Antique gramophone
Vintage phones
Looks like pirate ships
It is a century-old mansion of the Crisologos that was converted into a museum to remember the life and death of Floro S. Crisologo.
The Crisologos is a prominent political clan in Vigan.
The old chevy
Calesa
Calle Crisologo at day time.
Calesa never gets old in the city.
Baluarte Zoo is a zoological park in Vigan and owned by local politician and businessman Chavit Singson.
Hidden Garden. Buti na lang nahanap namin! :P
Wishing Well
Pagburnayan is the iconic pottery place in Vigan. Go get dirty!
Sittio Remedios in Currimao, Ilocos Norte is a
heritage resort which composed of multiple vintage houses.
A small chapel inside the resort.
One of the old houses.
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