Visiting Vigan

October 31, 2005 by admin 

The travel bug bit me again!

Road Trip Day 1: Vigan

Just got back from Vigan.. didnt think it was that far but checked kilometer reading when I got back home. 932 Kilometers wow.. what a trip!


The old city of Vigan lies north of Manila and can be reached by bus. Travel time can take from eight to twelve hours depending on how heavy the traffic is going out of Manila. It took us 10 hours, got stuck in Tarlac traffic.

Vigan is famous for the old massive stonewalls and Spanish brick houses which date back to the Spanish colonization period.

Things to do while in Vigan. Eat! Eat Eat! sample the local longganisa which you can buy in the market for Php 30 a kilo, bagnet, bibingka (in vigan their bibingka is made out of Cassava) and the empanadas at the town plaza.

You can take a tour around town on a calesa. The trip will start you off at Calle Crisologo, then take you to the museum, the pottery maker, the Churches and the bell tower

Vigan is also famous for antique furnitures and pottery.

i just love this particular image.. so powerful.. and striking..

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3 Responses to “Visiting Vigan”

  1. Major Daily Violates Photographer's Copyright and Intellectual Property » Blogalicious: a philippine photo odyssey on October 1st, 2007 4:27 pm

    [...] I forgot to mention that photos were  taken from this blog.. one of my earlier posts 10/31/2005  Visiting Vigan Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...]

  2. Is Traditional Media Losing Its Ethics? | Prudence and Madness on June 12th, 2008 6:32 pm

    [...] October 2005, a photoblogger, Anton Sheker, made a post about his visit to Vigan and, of course, being a photoblogger, incorporated several photos he took during his [...]

  3. maricel on February 4th, 2009 11:27 am

    what happened to the case now?..who wins?

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