Iloilo
Offers a worthwhile display on the indigenous Ati (Negrito) people and a collection of old pinya (pineapple fibre) weavings, for which the area is famous. It also has treasure plucked from sunken ships and jewellery unearthed from Spanish burial sites.
The museum is moving next door some time in 2017, on the site of the former provincial jail.
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Built between 1787–97, this impressive church, with its striking pyramidal towers, served as a fortress against Muslim raiders. Damaged over the years by…
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A massive banyan tree looms atmospherically over the entrance to this grand home built in 1803 by Philippines VP Fernando Lopez (Mariquit was his wife's…
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This stately house contains an astonishing private art collection, as well as antiques belonging to one of Silay's principal families. The house is owned…
Negros Forests & Ecological Foundation
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A zoo with a difference, this foundation seeks to preserve endangered animals endemic to Negros. It houses mostly birds, including an extraordinary…
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Iloilo's most famous historic home resembles the White House. You'll need to give three days' notice of your visit.
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Spelunkers take note: this 847-hectare old-growth forest 33km north of Iloilo has dozens of caves, of which six are open to the public, all within 3km of…
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Set on lovely manicured grounds surrounded by sugar plantations, the RUINS is an early-20th-century Italianate mansion originally built by a local sugar…
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On the main road through town, the silver-domed, Romanesque Church of San Diego (1927) is topped by a crucifix that, when lit at night, is visible far out…
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Originally founded during the American colonial period in 1904.
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For the best view of the old city, climb to the roof above the 7th floor – ask the guard for permission. You'll be surprised how different it appears…
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This riverside walkway is a credit to the city, which had to move mountains to build it. It's 1.3km long, made of brick paving stones, and for pedestrians…
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Iloilo's most famous historic home resembles the White House. You'll need to give three days' notice of your visit.
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This impressive cathedral is the seat of the Catholic diocese in western Visayas.
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This historic neo-Gothic church is interestingly sometimes referred to as 'the feminist church' because there are only sculptures of female saints on…
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A lonely old figure standing high and handsome on the edge of Jaro's Belfry Plaza.