Ilocos Norte Loop: Laoag-Sarrat-Solsona-Dingras-San Nicolas
Ilocos Norte Loop covers the following towns & city:
• Laoag City:
One of the richest cities in the country in terms of per capita income and the Human Development Index. Strategically located at the northern tip of the Northwestern Luzon Growth Quadrangle.
Tourism has become a major economic driver of Laoag City, paving the way for new commercial investments and infrastructure development. A recent surge in Chinese and Taiwanese tourists have been flocking to splurge in the city's profitable casino located inside the only 5-star hotel in northern Philippines: Fort Ilocandia Hotel and Resort.
Other places of interest include a tour of heritage sites featuring Spanish colonial buildings, baroque churches, La Paz Sand Dunes, white-sand beach resorts of Pagudpud, and Marcos-era mansions.
• Sarrat:
The town is known as the birthplace of Ferdinand Marcos, the 10th President of the Philippines and for Sarrat Church, the largest church in the province and with the longest nave in the country and an Important Cultural Property of the Philippines.
The Santa Monica Parish Church, commonly known as the Sarrat Church, is the largest church in Ilocos Norte and the most visited place by tourists in Sarrat. The church has one of the longest nave in the country and was declared an Important Cultural Property of the Philippines in September 2009.
• Piddig:
The town is known for its role in the Basi Revolt, led by Pedro Mateo, a native of Piddig. Today, Piddig is known for its basi and for their sariwagwag, a dish made out of gabi leaves with fresh shrimps that are freshly gathered from their rich river.
Piddig's terrain is hilly with rice plains interspersed in between. It sits at a higher elevation than most of the towns in Ilocos Norte. It is a great place for a day hike, if one does not mind traversing through rivers, forests, and fields. The municipio (town hall) is located on top of a hill offering panoramic views of fields and mountains.
• Solsona is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
• Dingras:
The following is the List of Cultural Properties of Dingras:
o Versoza House Ruins
o Silvino Madamba House
o Taylan House
o Albano House
o St. Joseph Educational Center of Dingras (Built in the 1940s-1950s; formerly the parish church of Dingras)
o St. Joseph Parish Church of Dingras
o Boy Scouts Monument
o St. Joseph Institute of Dingras Building
o Puruganan Ancestral House (Currently used as Community Rural Bank of Dingras, with NHCP historical marker)
o Josefa Llanes Escoda Monument (House where Josefa Llanes Escoda was born)
o Dingras Cemetery
o Tabacalera de Dingras
• San Nicolas:
Pottery making is the main trademark of San Nicolas. It was introduced by the Spaniards mainly in Brgy. 8, and they called it Alfareria, meaning Art of Pottery. Other traditional crafts include the making of Tagapulot, Lapida, Chicharon and Longganisa. The town also has a large rice field.
Source: WIKI
Road condition is very good with a lot of views of the farms & trees along the road.
Enjoy & have a safe trip!!!!
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The most beautiful places in Catalunya, Spain
List about the most beautiful places in Catalunya, Spain
In this list about the most beautiful places in Catalunya, Spain you can find:
1. Cadaqués (Girona)
2. Tossa de Mar (Girona)
3. Besalú (Girona)
4. Vielha (Lleida)
5. Camprodon (Girona)
6. Peratallada (Girona)
7. Montblanc (Tarragona)
8. Rupit and Pruït (Barcelona)
9. Castellfollit de la Roca (Girona)
10. Miravet (Tarragona)
11. Pals (Girona)
12. Taüll (Lleida)
13. Sant Pere de Torelló (Barcelona)
14. Solsona (Lleida)
15. Salou (Tarragona)
16. Sabadell (Barcelona)
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Laoag City Fort Ilocandia and Karingking River - Ilocos Tour 2
Philippines Travel Vlog - Ilocos Norte Tour Series
Laoag City Fort Ilocandia and Karingking River - Ilocos Tour Adventure 2
Laoag city is the capital of the province of Ilocos Norte which is situated at the northern most part of the Philippines.
How to get from Manila to Laoag?
1 hour daily Manila Laoag flights
9-10 hour Laoag bus ride
or Avail a Ilocos Tour Package
Just a few steps from the city hall, you can find the Sinking Bell Tower, one of the famous tourist spots in Laoag.
We also visited Fort Ilocandia Resort Hotel and Casino, a 5-star hotel in the province, known for its spanish and rustic building design.
It is also minutes away from Laoag International Airport.
Last but not the least, our aunt from Solsona, a 3rd class municipality also located in Ilocos Norte,
also invited us to visit their place where we had so much fun experiencing the cold water of the Karingking River Resort with lunch of course.
What to do and must see places in Laoag City
- Laoag City La Paz Sand Dunes
- Museo Ilocos Norte
- Aurora Park
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AH26 Southbound: San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte to Vigan, Ilocos Sur
This segment starts from San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte going to Vigan, Ilocos Sur along AH26 Southbound. This is about 90+Km drive with stoppages at the following Points of Interests:
• San Agustin Church, Paoay:
The Saint Augustine Church, commonly known as the Paoay Church, is the Roman Catholic church of the municipality of Paoay, Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. Completed in 1710, the church is famous for its distinct architecture highlighted by the enormous buttresses on the sides and back of the building. It is declared as a National Cultural Treasure by the Philippine government in 1973 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the collective group
• Immaculate Conception Parish, Batac
• La Virgen Milagrosa De Badoc:
Badoc houses the Sanctuary of the Miraculous Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the La Virgen Milagrosa. History traces the life-sized statue to Nagasaki, Japan. It was sent floating in the sea by missionaries operating in secret in Japan (for fear of persecution during the Tokugawa Regime), along with the Miraculous Statue of the Black Nazarene (Sinait's Santo Cristo Milagroso).
It was first found by local fishermen in the shores of Barangay Dadalaquiten of Sinait, Ilocos Sur and Barangay Paguetpet of Badoc, Ilocos Norte. In short, the boundary between Sinait and Badoc, in the year 1620. Only fishermen from Sinait were able to move the Statue of the Black Nazarene.
The fishermen from Badoc, unable to move the Black Nazarene, were able to move the La Virgen Milagrosa that came with it—which was, in turn, unable to be moved by the fishermen from Sinait. They took the statues to their respective towns, hence becoming their patron saints. Today The La Virgen Milagrosa is enshrined at the Badoc Church, as Barangay Paguetpet was renamed in honor of the La Virgen Milagrosa.
• Juan Luna Shrine, Badoc
The Juan Luna Shrine is the reconstructed two story ancestral house of the painter Juan Luna, the revolutionary general Antonio Luna, and the violinist Manuel Luna. Built in the typical middle-class fashion, the house was burned down in 1861 and was rebuilt using clay bricks and molave wood. Now a museum, the shrine houses photos of the Luna family and reproductions of Luna's paintings. The second floor retains the living room, bedrooms, azotea, and chapel, all furnished with period furniture and accessories.
• La Virgen Milagrosa Chapel, Badoc: a nice chapel by the sea
• Ilocos Norte - Ilocos Sur Border Arch
• St. Dominic Of Guzman Parish, Sto. Domingo
• My Vigan Home
• All the above have been visited before except the last two. La Virgen Milagrosa De Badoc was visited which was upgraded into a Basilica Minore.
Source: WIKI
AH 26 is tight in these areas due to the volume of vehicles. Road condition is good except in some parts where repairs or widening are ongoing.
Enjoy & have a safe trip!!!
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