5 Sights in Iloilo City, Philippines (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Iloilo City, Philippines! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Iloilo City. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

1. Jaro Belfry

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Jaro Belfry Patrickroque01 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Jaro Belfry, also known as Campanario de Jaro, is a historic free-standing bell tower located in front of the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines. It is one of the few belfries in the country that stands apart from the church where it belongs.

Wikipedia: Jaro Belfry (EN)

2. Saint Anne Parish Church

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Saint Anne Parish Church Patrickroque01 / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Santa Ana Parish Church, commonly known as Molo Church, is a neogothic Roman Catholic church located in the district of Molo in Iloilo City, Iloilo, in the Philippines. The church is recognized as "the women's church" or "the feminist church" because it only features images of female saints inside, including Saint Anne, the patron saint of Molo. The National Historical Institute declared it a national landmark in 1992.

Wikipedia: Molo Church (EN)

3. Iloilo Customs House

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Iloilo Customs House Patrickroque01 / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Iloilo Customs House is a historical building in Iloilo City, Philippines. It was built in 1916 to a design by American architect Ralph Harrington Doane, then Consulting Architect of the Bureau of Public Works in the Philippine Islands. Among the three American-era customs houses in the Philippines, it is the second largest and second oldest. The building is located at Muelle Loney Street and Aduana Street along the Iloilo River and still houses the offices of the Bureau of Customs and the Bureau of Immigration in Iloilo City.

Wikipedia: Iloilo Customs House (EN)

4. Plaza Libertad

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Plaza Libertad Patrickroque01 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Plaza Libertad, formerly known as Plaza Alfonso XII, is a historic plaza or town square in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is considered the site where the flag of the first Philippine Republic was raised in triumph after Spain surrendered Iloilo, the last Spanish capital in the Philippines, to the revolutionary forces led by Gen. Martin Delgado on December 25, 1898.

Wikipedia: Plaza Libertad (EN)

5. Camiña Balay nga Bato

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Camiña Balay Nga Bato, formerly known as Avanceña House, is a century-old heritage house in the Arevalo district, Iloilo City, Philippines. It was built in 1865 and was designed by the first parish priest of Molo, Anselmo Avanceña, for Don Fernando Avanceña and his wife, Eulalia Abaja. It was then passed on from one family to another until it came under the Camiñas family.[1] It is now owned by the fourth generation of the original owners, Gerard Camiña, former director of the Land Transportation Office in Western Visayas, and his wife, Luth Camiña. The ancestral house was declared as an Important Cultural Property by the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) in 2015.

Wikipedia: Camiña Balay Nga Bato (EN)

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