One of the most significant religious sites in the Visayas. It houses the miraculous image of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of the Candles), the only Marian image in the Philippines crowned by a pope and Vatican decree, …
Three days for the Santo Niño. The fluvial and foot processions ran on Friday 23 January, Kasadyahan and the religious sadsad on Saturday, and the Ati tribes competition on Sunday 25 January.
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A 3-day plan built from the See, Do and Eat listings in Wikivoyage's Iloilo City guide. The stops are in an order that keeps each day close together. Check the …
The 53rd regatta. Paraws, the outrigger sailboats of the Visayas, race off Villa Beach: the slalom on 26 February and the main sail on 1 March.
A gothic-revival church in coral stone whose nave is lined with sixteen statues of women saints. Its formal name is Santa Ana Parish Church, and people call it the women's church because every image inside is female, Saint Anne among …
Founded in 1607 by the Jesuits and later turned over to the Augustinians, it is considered the first church in Iloilo City. The church houses the replica of Santo Niño de Cebú, the patron saint of the Dinagyang Festival.
A long riverside walk, busy at sunset with runners and food stalls. It runs 9.29 kilometres along both banks of the Iloilo River, from Carpenter Bridge in Mandurriao and Molo to Drilon Bridge in the City Proper and Lapuz, which …
The regional museum, covering prehistoric burial goods through the sugar boom, and the first government-sponsored museum in the country outside Metro Manila. It stands near the Iloilo Provincial Capitol, in a building from 1971 by the architect Sergio Penasales. The …
A neoclassical-art deco heritage mansion built in 1926 by Doña Petra Lacson, a matron of the Lacson clan, and Estanislao Yulo Yusay, a prominent lawyer and judge from Molo. The property has been restored and is now owned by the …
Built in 1916, it is a neoclassical structure designed by American architect Ralph Harrington Doane. It stands as the second largest and second oldest American-era customs house in the Philippines, following those in Manila and Cebu.
Built in 1928 by the Lopez family, this Beaux-Arts mansion is one of Iloilo’s most elegant heritage houses. The property features sprawling gardens, neoclassical architecture, and preserved interiors showcasing the lifestyle of Iloilo’s early 20th-century elite. The mansion is not …
One of the few belfries in the country that stands apart from the church. It was constructed by the Spaniards to serve as a watchtower to monitor Muslim invasion from Mindanao. The colonial structure was ruined by an earthquake in …
A fortress church an hour south, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with a facade carved with a coconut tree and Saint Christopher.
The old commercial street of Spanish and art deco buildings, now restored, running through the downtown. Its official name is J. M. Basa Street, and it was the city's main shopping centre for more than a century. The buildings along …
The building, formerly the seat of the provincial government of Iloilo, has undergone numerous renovations and additions since it became the seat of the civil government in 1901. It was used as a military garrison by Japanese Imperial Forces during …
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