Vigan’s Great Heritage Sites
by Jane Dacumos on January 22, 2014Ancestral houses in the Philippines are homes owned and preserved by the same family for several generations as part of the Filipino family culture. These houses can be a simple house or a mansion.
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A walk down to Mestizo District: the Jewel inside the Calle Crisologo
by Jane Dacumos on November 20, 2013Calle Crisologo, also known as Mestizo District, is the provincial tourism center and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, preserved for the appreciation of the future generations. It features the cobbled streets and old Spanish houses as well as some of the historical landmarks of Vigan. It is the only town that was saved from destruction during World War II and preserved not only as a historical street like the ones in Intramuros, but also a tourist site which is full of life, especially during the Festival of the Arts.
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The Kannawidan Ylocos Festival
by Xtian Mack on February 4, 2013The Kannawidan Ylocos Festival on January 29 to February 5, 2012 drew local and foreign tourists as more entertaining events had been included in the celebrations.
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Taste the Delectable Bagnet of the North: Best of Narvacan
by Jhaypee Guia on January 15, 2013Bagnet is one of the well-known and well-liked food of Filipinos. In other towns, bagnet is also called "sitsaron" or "chicaron," but it's just synonymous to the bagnet of Narvacan. Bagnet is very popular in Ilocos Sur, particularly in the town of Narvacan where the Bagnet Festival is celebrated every year in the month of December. The agricultural town of Narvacan is a well-known producer of various great quality products such as tobacco, rice, onion, corn and the so-called golden leaf. But apart from that, the town is also the home of one of the best-tasting treats in the Philippines, the Bagnet.
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Viva Vigan Binatbatan Festival of the Arts 2012
by Jane Dacumos on October 25, 2012The enchantic, historic charm of Vigan has made it one of the most precious heritage sites in the country that showcase historical and cultural values. This UNESCO-list heritage city comes more to life every first week of May during the Viva Vigan Binatbatan Festival of the Arts. Coinciding with the Tres de Mayo, the Viva Vigan Binatbatan Festival of the Arts was first organized by the Save Vigan Ancestral Homes Association, Inc. (SVAHAI), and have always organized lots of exciting events that entertain and educate thousands of tourists and visitors.
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