Plaza Libertad
Iloilo City
Where the flag of the First Philippine Republic was raised in triumph after Spain surrendered Iloilo on December 25, 1898.
La Villa De Arevalo
Six (6) kms. southwest of Iloilo city proper; 2nd capital of the Alcaldia of Panay; flower village of Iloilo City.
Jaro
Three (3) kms. from city proper; old colonial houses of sugar barons and Hispano-Filipino houses of the elite still stand; seat of Catholicism in Western Visayas.
Jaro Belfry
Jaro
Ruined by 1948 earthquake ,but now restored. One of the few belfries in the country that stands apart from the church.
Guimbal Watchtowers
Guimbal
Twenty-nine (29) kms. southwest of Iloilo city proper; called "bantayan", built to warn the people of pirates.
Miagao Church
Miag-ao
Forty (40) kms. southwest of Iloilo city proper; built in 1786; declared as national landmark in 1973; in UNESCO's World Heritage List.
Sta. Barbara Church
Sta. Barbara
sixteen (16) kms. north of Iloilo city proper; neo-classical church where Gen Delgado convened the junta that raised the first cry of revolution against Spain; made of red brick and coral stones.
Sta. Barbara Golf Course
Sta. Barbara
Sixteen (16) kms. north of Iloilo city proper; 18 holes, 37-hectare golf course built in 1907; oldest in the Philippines.
San Joaquin Church
San Joaquin
Fifty three (53) kms. Southwest of Iloilo city proper; sports a bas-relief of historic battle between Christians and Moors of Morocco in Tetuan in 1859.
Tigbauan Church
Tigbauan
Twenty two (22) kms southwest of Iloilo city proper; baroque facade; site of first Jesuit school for boys in the Philippines established in 1592.
Panay Liberation Marker
Tigbauan
Twenty three (23) kms. Southwest of Iloilo city proper; commemorates American liberation of Panay from the Japanese in 1945.
Iloilo City Downtown Area
Has buildings that date back during the Spanish and American colonial periods.
Muelle Loney
Iloilo City's waterfront named after Nicholas Loney, father of the Phil. Sugar Industry; opened to foreign trade in 1855.
Molo District
Iloilo City
known as Chinese quarters of Iloilo during Spanish times.
Japanese Fortification
Cabatuan
Built by Japanese as a lookout for enemies.
Guimbal Church
Guimbal
Yellow sandstone church built by Fr. Campos
Janiuay Church
Janiuay, Iloilo
Ruins of the beautiful church with bells made in 1871 and 1898.
Concrete Pillboxes
Janiuay, Iloilo
Pillboxes built by Japanese during World War II.
Siwaragan River
San Joaquin, Iloilo
Where according to legend the barter of Panay took place.
Cabatuan Church
Cabatuan
Neo-classical church built in 1880s.
Fort San Pedro
Iloilo City
Built by the Spaniards in the early 1600s and was attacked by the British, American and Japanese troops.
Molo Church
Three (3) kms. from Iloilo city proper; Gothic Rennaissance church made of coral rocks.
Jaro Cathedral
Three (3) kms. from Iloilo city proper, seat of Jaro Archbisphoric embracing Western Visayas.
Janiuay Cemetery
Janiuay
Thirty two (32) kms. from Iloilo City; Hispano-Filipino cemetery built in 1875.
Pavia Church
Pavia
Thirteen (13) kms. northwest of Iloilo City; red brick church of Byzantine style built by Spanish Agustinians during the middle of the Spanish era in the Philippines.
San Joaquin Cemetery
San Joaquin
Fifty three (53) kms southwest of Iloilo City; built in 1892 of coral rock.
CULTURAL
Museo Iloilo and Antique Collections
Iloilo City
Repository of Iloilo's cultural heritage.
NATURAL
Sicogon Island
A 1,104 hectare white sand palm-fringed island located 5 kms from the town proper of Estancia.
Isla De Gigantes
Estancia
12 kms. east of Estancia town proper, where 15th century burial caves are still found.
Nadsadjan Falls
Igbaras
39 kms. Southwest of Iloilo city proper; a 50-foot high falls.
Tinagong Dagat
Lambunao
73 kms. North of Iloilo city proper; a lake situated on a plateau.
Cataan Cove
San Joaquin
60 kms. southwest of Iloilo City; ideal for scuba diving.
Darangkulan Waterfall
Anilao
8 kms. from Anilao town situated at the foot of Mt. Manyakiya.
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