Region in Visayas · 5 provinces and cities
An island 5 kilometres east of Mactan, known for its wildlife sanctuary. The sanctuary covers 920 hectares of tidal flat at the centre of the island group and holds the largest concentration of migratory birds recorded in the Philippines. The …
Can be visited on organised boat trip which starts regularly at the whale shark-watching point.
A museum that pays homage to the musical heritage of Cebu. This museum is operated under the Tipiganan sa mga Handumanan sa Kanta ug Kinaiyang Sugbuanon (Treasury of Memories) Foundation. In the old building of The Freeman Newspaper.
The town church, built from 1836 to 1848 in a classical Graeco-Roman style. Two bell towers stand on its facade, joined by a porch on two columns. The walls are coral stone. Inside are five gilded altars and a large …
Built sometime between 1800 and 1830, it is one of the oldest standing structures in Tagbilaran, and one of the few remaining trading villas in Bohol. Owned by the Rocha-Suarez family, it was converted into a museum in 2005, with …
Hot springs where cottages and pools have been developed. Life-size statues of saints. Caves
The city's oldest and largest public market, busiest before dawn. About 6,000 vendors work in it. The dry stalls sell clothing, kitchenware and handicrafts, and the wet stalls sell fruit, vegetables and meat. Roving vendors and cooked-food stalls fill the …
The oldest and smallest Spanish fort in the country, now a walled garden by the pier. Legazpi's men built the first fort here of wood soon after they landed, and it became the core of the first Spanish settlement in …
A festival of roast pig, held on October 15 for Saint Teresa of Avila, the patron saint of the city. Talisay is called the Lechon Capital of Cebu, and its lechon goes by the local name inasal. Carcar is the other town in the province known for it. …
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It's not so much a gallery, but an orchid plant school that has a pool and nice shaded areas and some specimens of the local wildlife. You can buy orchids and other plants.
The famous school of a million plus sardines that once called Pescador Island home have now moved even closer to shore. In fact the sardines congregate right at the reef drop-off on Panagsama beach. Shore diving is a breeze here …
The longest bridge in Philippines, with toll, running from Cebu City to Córdova (the southern part of Mactan).
outside town is popular as a trekking destination; there is a large cross near the top.
The museum is housed in the former Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, which was once the Carcel de Cebu. Its four Spanish-era buildings made of coral stone contain artifacts relating to the history of Cebu.
A well-preserved Spanish colonial mansion constructed largely of wood, set in a pleasant, manicured garden. The lower floor has a collection of old tools, and an A/C room that has changing displays such as art exhibitions. The more interesting upstairs …
Brave the cacophonous traffic to see the oldest street in the Philippines with some nice worn-out classical buildings dating back to the American Era. At night, this street transforms into a market with good buys everywhere. Be wary of pickpockets …
A Catholic parish church at the centre of the city, and the National Shrine of Saint Joseph. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Cebu, and its parish covers the barangays of Guizo, Centro, Looc, Cambaro and Mantuyong.
A nature conservation centre with birds, lizards, snakes and crocodiles, started in 2001 and the first of its kind in Central Visayas. It breeds the Philippine crocodile and the sailfin lizard, both endangered. Its best known animal is Lapu-Lapu, an …
A two-storey bahay na bato painted Mediterranean blue, one of the heritage houses of Carcar. The ground floor may date from the 1880s. Don Mariano Mercado, the American-era mayor of the town, added the hardwood second floor in 1906 to …
The church of the city's patron saint, Saint Vincent Ferrer. April 5, the anniversary of his death, is his official feast day, and pilgrims come to venerate him. The activities that day are religious ones only.
A president of the Philippines lived here: Carlos P. Garcia built the house in 1953 and 1954, on the lot of the older Jorolan house, and kept it as his provincial home. He came from Talibon, on the far side …
A 2-day plan built from the See, Do and Eat listings in Wikivoyage's Danao guide. The stops are in an order that keeps each day close together. Check the hours …
A three story convention center in Mandaue City, the Cebu International Convention Center was built by the Cebu provincial government to host the 12th ASEAN Summit and the 2nd East Asia Summit. The center sits on 3.8 hectares in the …
