SITE	HERITAGE FEATURES
ROXAS CITY (CAPIZ)
INMACULADA CONCEPCIóN CATHEDRAL	Built 1877, restored 1954
PANUBLION MUSEUM	Formerly a water tank, built 1910, converted to a museum 1993
BIRTHPLACE OF PRES. MANUEL A. ROXAS	Bahay na bato in which Pres. Roxas was born 1 January 1892
Plaza and Bandstand	Amerian period bandstand
Provincial Capitol	Attributed to William Parsons, ca. 1915.
Bridge Over Pan-Ay River	American period bridge, reinforced concrete Riverside road
PAN-AY STA. MONICA CHURCH Cemetery	Circular Cemetery Built 1774, resorted 1884, coral stone Circular plan, brick

 

Capiz | AKLAN | Iloilo | Antique | Guimaras | Negros Occidental

Tour: Aklan

Aklan, which like Capiz shares the northern coast of the roughly triangular island Panay, is accessible by air or ship. A domestic airport at Kalibo has daily scheduled flights, to and from Manila.  A smaller airport at Caticlan, Malay caters mostly to smaller planes that service the well-known tourist destination, Boracay Island.  Interisland ships land at Dumaguit the port nearest Kalibo.  Buses, jeepneys and other means of land transportation are available.  Visitors destined for Boracay who arrive at Kalibo can arrange for a shuttle service to Caticlan.  From Caticalan to Boracay is short boat trip of about 15 minutes.

SITE	HERITAGE FEATURES
WESTWARD ROUTE
Kalibo	Augustinian mission 1581, Church in old town site, 1680; present church post-1970, reconstruction and remodeling of 1947 church. Museo It Akean: Aklan museum, housed in a 19th century escuela, school building.
Banga	Parish established, 1745, transferred to present site 1792.  Barrio Malinao, established as  town 1796, parish 1798.
Batan	Augustinian mission established 1601, barrio Torralba in Batan, established as a parish in 1897
Ibajay	Second Augustinian mission, established 1596, said to be original home of the Ati-atihan
Boracay Island	Not quite a heritage site, but a very popular destination, sometimes better known than Aklan

Capiz | Aklan | ILOILO | Antique | Guimaras | Negros Occidental

Tour: Iloilo

Around Iloilo City and Suburbs

Iloilo City can be toured on foot or by vehicle as the city is small and the heritage sites are near each other. You can hire a cab for the whole day, a Tamaraw FX, or can arrange for vans and cars through a hotel. Also check the telephone directory for rent-a-car companies. You can also take public transportation (jeepneys and tricycles) or for some nostalgia, the calesa, a horse drawn carriage and once the most common means of public transportation. Bargain with the calesa drivers who wait at the Iloilo public market, along Iznart St.

SITE	HERITAGE FEATURES
Fort San Pedro	Site of 1616 fort built to defend against the Dutch
Muelle Loney	Port opened to international trade 1855
SAN JOSÉ PARISH	Renaissance style church built 1873-93
Plaza Libertad	Improved in the 20th century with park benches and Classical statuary
Elizalde Office	Turn of the century office of Elizalde and Co.
Prince Theater	Site of theater where international troupes performed during Iloilo's heyday
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT	String of Art Deco buildings
CENTRAL MARKET	Main building in Art Deco
Provincial Capitol	Neoclassical public building
MUSEO ILOILO	Repository of archaeological finds, historical artifacts, objects relating to Iloilo history and culture
Iloilo River	Natural boundaries between Iloilo's districts

Iloilo Suburbs

SITE	HERITAGE FEATURES
JARO	School, mansions, colleges, Cathedral, bell tower
MOLO	Panaderia de Molo, Neogothic church built by seculars, Plaza with band stand, Asilo de Molo embroidery
Arévalo	New Church monument from old Jesuit church, Sinamay and Hablon weaver Mama’s Bakeshop

Near Iloilo City (Travel time: To Janiuay, 1 hr, non-stop)

SITE	HERITAGE FEATURES
PAVIA	Romanesque church built ca. 1890s. Unfinished. Damaged World War II. Interior greatly restored Brick with coral foundations
STA. BARBARA	Church Convento 17 Nov 1898, flag raised. Folk mural, garden of saints Yellowish sandstone church
CABATUAN	Large church Brick and sandstone Cabatuan cemetery
Leon	Unfinished Neoclassical church
JANIUAY	Church in ruins, Cemetery on a hill, neogothic, sandstone
La Paz	Neoclassical church

Iloilo's Southern Coast

Public buses and jeepneys ply the southern coast of Iloilo. Buses go all the way to San Jose, Antique and Caticlan, the jump off to famed Boracay island. Traveling along Iloilo’s Southwest coast takes approximately 2 hours, non-stop, from Iloilo City to San Joaquin. A must stop is Miagao church, which is included in UNESCO's World Heritage List.

SITE	HERITAGE FEATURES
Oton	Revivalist church, blessed 1891, ruined in 1948.
TIGBAUAN	Plateresque façade; new mosaic interior Sandstone church probably built 1750
Leon	Unfinished church begun 1871
Guimbal	Undergoing remodeling Sandstone church, built 1769-74 Watch towers
MIAGAO	Light ochre sandstone church, built 1786-97 World Heritage Site Cemetery Watchtowers
SAN JOAQUIN	Coral stone church, built between 1855-86. Unusual decoration on church pediment Cemetery, built 19th century

EXTRA: A road links the coastal town of Tigbauan to the mountain town of Leon, the road is not as well maintained as the one that begins from Iloilo and passes through San Miguel. The beaches of the southern coast have black sand, some quite coarse. Most go the beaches at Guimbal.

Capiz | Aklan | Iloilo | ANTIQUE | Guimaras | Negros Occidental

Tour: Antique

Capiz | Aklan | Iloilo | Antique | GUIMARAS | Negros Occidental

Tour: Guimaras Island

Located southwest of Panay Island, Guimaras Island is separated physically from Iloilo by a narrow channel, which takes  about ten minutes to cross by pumpboat from the Ortiz landing on Iloilo to Jordan, Guimaras.  Boat trips are frequent; one leaves approximately every 10 minutes.

Negros is accessible through air and sea. The airport is in Bacolod, although plans for a new International Airport in silay is underway. Fast sea crafts cross to Iloilo on a regular basis. Travel time is 45 minutes. In Bacolod, jeepneys and buses are available, as well as vehicles-for-hire.

Silay City Tour