Vigan is a UNESCO world Heritage site and a museum city. recognized in the 16th century, this historic city gives the new generation the best peek of a planned colonial town during the Spanish guideline in the Philippines. It is also one of the few European trading towns in Southeast Asia that are still in exceptional condition.

Calle Crisologo is probably the most went to street in Vigan. Walking down Calle Crisologo  is like walking into the Spanish colonial era. numerous of the houses here belonged to popular families who prospered because of the Manila-Acapulco trade.  It is flanked with old heritage houses, which keep the “period” charm of the place. many houses feature a distinct mixture of Asian and European design and architecture — red-tiled roofs, large doors, massive walls, capiz shell windows.

Calle Crisologo in Vigan, Ilocos Sur
The poor Traveler and his friends only had one destination in our schedule for the third day of our Ilocos trip — Vigan! We actually had spent some time in this beautiful city on our first day but we had very limited time to see much of it. because we had to be back in Manila by 7pm, we only had half a day to explore the old city and purchase some pasalubong for our friends and relatives back in the capital.

We only had three things in our agenda that morning — camwhore, shop, lunch. We started scouring the area for Vigan longganisa but along the way, we found ourselves purchasing hats, shirts, and bottles of native vinegar while taking tons of picture.

Vigan.
That’s me. feeling mow-del.
Some closed down building
Before the Spanish arrived, Vigan was just a small village made of bamboo houses on stilts. According to UNESCO: “In 1572 the conquistador Juan de Salcedo founded a new town, which he named vacation home Ferdinandina, on this site, and made it his capital when he was appointed Lieutenant governor (Encomendero) of the entire Ilocos region. intended as a trading centre rather than a fortress, it was the northernmost city recognized in the Philippines by the Spanish.

“Vigan’s architecture reflects the coming together of cultural elements from elsewhere in the Philippines, from China and from Europe, resulting in a culture and townscape that have no parallel anywhere in east and Southeast Asia.”

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