Bacolod City Hall
A modern civic building with a neoclassical-style facade, including prominent columns and a large fountain in front.
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Sacred Heart Church and Seminary
This church is notable for its European-inspired architecture, high ceilings, and tall spire, which give it a Gothic Revival look. It also has side chapels dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Virgin Mary.
Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol
The official seat of the provincial government and perhaps the most impressive building in Bacolod City. It served as the headquarters of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. The Romanesque-style building stands in landscaped grounds with a park …
Mount Kanlaon
The highest peak in the whole Visayas at 2,465 metres, and the high point of Negros Island and of Negros Oriental. The city sits below it and takes its name from it. Kanlaon means the place of Laon, a pre-colonial …
Cinco de Noviembre
Negros Island's sugar planters rose up against Spanish rule on this day, starting in the town then called Minuluan, now Talisay. Negros Occidental marks Cinco de Noviembre every November 5 as a local holiday. On November 3, 1898, landowner Aniceto …
Tana Dicang House
A house in the Spanish colonial bahay na bato style, built in 1872, with a ground floor of stone and an upper floor of wood. It belonged to the Lizares family and carries the name of its first owner, Enrica …
Sagay Marine Reserve
The Sagay Marine Reserve protects a set of coral reefs off the Negros Occidental coast, including Carbin Reef, Panal Reef and Macahulom Reef. Sagay City lists it as one of its main tourism attractions, along with nearby Molocaboc Island. The …
Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Church
An old Catholic church on La Paz Street in the middle of the city, built in 1876 in the Spanish period. It is one of the very few churches in the region with a Romanesque design. It is built of …
A 1-day plan built from the See, Do and Eat listings in Wikivoyage's Silay guide. The stops are in an order that keeps each day close together. Check the hours …
Bayawan Nature Reserve
The Bayawan Nature Reserve is a natural area within Bayawan City, Negros Oriental. It is one of the outdoor sites the city names in its own tourism listing, next to its coastal boulevard and city plaza.
Victorias Milling Company
The largest sugar refinery in the country, and the largest integrated sugar mill in the world. Its compound covers 7,000 hectares, with the Saint Joseph the Worker Chapel standing inside it. The city is 34 kilometres from Bacolod. Don Miguel …
Lakawon
A white sand island resort about three kilometres off the coast of Barangay Cadiz Viejo. It is popular with local visitors. The island covers 13 hectares, is shaped like a banana, and lies 48 kilometres north of Bacolod. The name …
Saint John the Baptist Parish Church
The city's Catholic parish church, named for Saint John the Baptist. An Augustinian priest, Gerónimo Marín, celebrated the saint's feast in the settlement in the 1570s, and the people later accepted him as the patron saint of the place. His …
Carmelite Monastery
This Carmelite church and monastery is known for its quiet, contemplative atmosphere. Visitors may leave prayer requests, and the monastery also has a shop selling religious items and souvenirs.
Saint Joseph the Worker Chapel
A Catholic church inside the residential complex of the Victorias Milling Company, known as the Angry Christ Church after its altar painting, which Alfonso Ossorio painted in strong colours. It counts as the first modern sacred building in the country …
La Granja Agricolas
A model farm set up in 1881 under a Spanish royal decree and opened on 8 July 1884. The government keeps a stock farm on the site, together with a research centre established by the Philippine Sugar Commission.
Himamaylan Fort
An old Spanish fort, built as a lookout post against Moro raids, which were frequent at the time. Himamaylan became the capital of Negros in 1795 and served as a garrison for the Spanish forces.
Balay ni Tan Juan
An old ancestral house in Bago City, Balay ni Tan Juan now operates as a museum. It stands as one of the buildings behind the city's description of itself as the Home of Historical and Natural Treasures. Bago promotes this …
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