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Cebu Tops

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

Located in a secluded area in the Busay Mountains, Tops, as what they named it because of height is one of the best ways to see the queen city of the south. It is the best way to get a bird’s eye view of the city of Cebu, Mandaue and the island of Mactan. Both [...]

Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral

Sunday, November 21st, 2010

The Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral is one of the well-preserved old churches in the whole of Cebu. It is below the ranks of Manila Cathedral inside Intramuros in Manila but the beauty and magnificence may be far better than the other cathedrals found in the country. It is a stone-throw away from the miraculous church of [...]

Colon Street

Friday, November 19th, 2010

The Colon Street is the oldest street in the Philippines. In Cebuano it is known as Dalang Colon while in Tagalog it is known as Daang Colon. It is also known as Parian. It was developed by the Spanish who arrived in Cebu in 1565 headed by Conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi with their ships [...]

Casa Gorordo Museum

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

The Casa Gorordo Museum before it was built to a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value was a simple house built by Alejandro Reynes Y Rosales in the 19th. It was bought by a Spanish merchant in 1863 by the name of Juan Isidro de Gorordo, thus the [...]

Yap-Sandiego Heritage House

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

The Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House is a house made of Wood and Coral Stones (locally: Bahay na Bato ug Kahoy). It is located in the corner of Lopez Jaena and Mabini Sts in the Parian district of Cebu City meters away from the awe-inspiring Cebu Heritage Monument and Casa Gorodo Museum. The Yap-Sandiego Heritage House was [...]

Cebu Subway

Monday, November 15th, 2010

The Cebu Subway is the first subway in the Philippines. It is located in the South Road Properties (SPR) or also known as the South Reclamation Project owned by the City Government and not the Provincial Government of Cebu. It is about a 2-minute drive once you’re inside this subway in Cebu. One can reach [...]