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PHILIPPINES MOST TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

   The RUINS in Talisay City,          NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

 

      The Ruins stands majestically in the heart of the extensive sugar plantation in Talisay City. The Mansion was built by Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson in memory of his beloved wife who died giving birth to their youngest child. Sounds like a familiar story? Yes the ruins is considered as the Taj Mahal of Negros Occidental. The Italian structure of the heritage house is magnificent. The Ruins is more than just a wedding venue, its well-known construction is spectacular during sunset. The aesthetic beauty of the ruins is indeed elegant never to mention that the mansion was created because of enduring love.

  PUERTO PRINCESA UNDERGROUN          RIVER in PALAWAN

 

        It is one of the largest cave rooms in the world. The lower portion of the river up to 6 km from the sea, is subject to tidal influences. Until the 2007 discovery of an underground river in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River was reputed to be the world's longest underground river.

 STRAWBERRY FARM in BAGUIO

 

     La Trinidad, approximately 210 km away from Manila, is known as the "Strawberry Capital" or the "Strawberry Fields in the Philippines. Strawberries are harvested from the Strawberry Farm where they are readied and freshly picked.This province was once recognized by the Guiness Book of World Records for baking the largest strawberry cake.

      BORACAY ISLAND in AKLAN    

 

    Boracay is a small island in the Philippines located approximately 315 km (196 mi) south of Manila and 2 km off the northwest tip ofPanay Island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Boracay Island and its beaches have received awards from numerous travel publications and agencies. The island comprises the barangays of Manoc-Manoc, Balabag, and Yapak in themunicipality of Malay, in Aklan Province. The island is administered by the Philippine Tourism Authority and the provincial government of Aklan. Apart from its white sand beaches, Boracay is also famous for being one of the world's top destinations for relaxation. It is also emerging among the top destinations for tranquility and nightlife.  

      CHOCOLATE HILLS in BOHOL

 

       A famous tourist attraction of Bohol. They are featured in the provincial flag and seal to symbolize the abundance of natural attractions in the province. They are in the Philippine Tourism Authority's list of tourist destinations in the Philippines; they have been declared the country's third National Geological Monument and proposed for inclusion in the UNESCOWorld Heritage.

     MAGELLAN CROSS in CEBU

 

         Magellan's Cross is a Christian cross planted by Portuguese, and Spanish explorers as ordered by Ferdinand Magellan upon arriving inCebu in the Philippines on (depending on source) March 15 , 1521. This cross is housed in a chapel next to the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño on Magallanes Street (Magallanes being the Spanish name of Magellan), just in front of the city center of Cebu City. A sign below the cross describes the original cross is encased inside the wooden cross that is found in the center of the chapel. This is to protect the original cross from people who chipped away parts of the cross for souvenir purposes or in the belief that the cross possesses miraculous powers.[3] Some people, however, believe that the original cross had been destroyed or had disappeared after Magellan's death, and the cross is a replica that was planted there by the Spaniards after they successfully colonized the Philippines.

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