This tiny resort island – you can walk around it in 10 minutes – sits in an alluring sea of coral islets. Very well managed, it offers superb food and accommodation of various kinds, including two-floor 'Vietnamese houses' (P300) and comfy waterfront cottages. Rooms surprise with their light, cleanliness and Western bathrooms. Canoes are available, too.
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21.1 MILES
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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18.79 MILES
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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18.27 MILES
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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17.43 MILES
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…
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16.92 MILES
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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18.56 MILES
This impressive cathedral is the seat of the Catholic diocese in western Visayas.
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Navalas has the only heritage church on the island – quaint Spanish-era Navales Church (1880) is made of coral blocks blackened by the years. The much…
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16.62 MILES
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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16.62 MILES
This historic neo-Gothic church is interestingly sometimes referred to as 'the feminist church' because there are only sculptures of female saints on…
16.92 MILES
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…
17.12 MILES
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…
17.16 MILES
Originally founded during the American colonial period in 1904.
17.43 MILES
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…
18.27 MILES
Iloilo's most famous historic home resembles the White House. You'll need to give three days' notice of your visit.
18.56 MILES
This impressive cathedral is the seat of the Catholic diocese in western Visayas.