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Misamis Occidental: Visit

Province in Northern Mindanao, Mindanao · 17 towns and cities

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Place Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental by an editor

Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Built from the remains of the original parish church after the earthquake of 1955. This cathedral was designed by National Artist for Architecture, Leandro Locsin. His simple style of squares, circles, and half circles are evident throughout the external and …

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Place Cathedral Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental by an editor

Ozamiz Cathedral

The city's cathedral, built from the ruins of the parish church that the 1955 earthquake destroyed. It is one of the earliest designs of Leandro Locsin, National Artist for Architecture, and his squares, circles and half circles run through the …

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Place Park Tangub City, Misamis Occidental by an editor

Hoyohoy Highland Stone Chapel Adventure Park

A nature park on the slopes of Mount Malindang, 850 metres above sea level and on the outskirts of the city. It has a stone chapel, an organic herbal garden and an agricultural learning institute, and the view takes in …

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Place Church Misamis Occidental, Region X (Northern Mindanao) by an editor

Jimenez Church

A Baroque church of the late 19th century, declared a National Cultural Treasure in 2001. It stands at Barangay Nacional and serves the parish of Saint John the Baptist, under the Archdiocese of Ozamis. The town around it is one …

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Place Hill Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental by an editor

Bukagan Hill

Four large church bells stand at the top of a hill in Barangay Malaubang. Bishop-Prelate Patrick Cronin bought them for the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, but at 7 tons they were too heavy and too large for its …

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Place Fort Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental by an editor

Fuerte de la Concepcion y del Triunfo

A stone fort from 1756, built by Father José Ducos to hold the coast against pirates who carried people off as slaves, and known locally as the Cotta. It is square, with four bastions and one side facing Panguil Bay, …

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Place Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental by an editor

Archdiocesan Marian Shrine of the Birhen sa Cotta

Locally known as the Cotta Shrine. A shrine dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception and of the Triumph of the Cross of Panguil Bay, locally known as the Birhen sa Cotta. The shrine is located at the south …

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Place Heritage landmark Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental by an editor

Oroquieta Kiosk

A kiosk built during the Spanish era still stands in Oroquieta today, one of the few surviving works from the town's early development. Friar Tomas Casado, Oroquieta's first Spanish parish priest, oversaw its construction along with a convent, a school, …

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Place Nature reserve Misamis Occidental, Region X (Northern Mindanao) by an editor

Baliangao Protected Landscape and Seascape

Protected coast and wetland on Danao Bay, 294.10 hectares of mangrove, sea grass and coral reef. The area covers the barangays of Misom, Sinian, Tugas and Landing, and takes in part of the Sinian River, which drains into the bay. …

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Itinerary 2 days, 6 stops Ozamiz City via Wikivoyage

A 2-day plan built from the See, Do and Eat listings in Wikivoyage's Ozamiz guide. The stops are in an order that keeps each day close together. Check the hours …

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