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This cemetery chapel found at the southern end of Quezon Avenue has a bell-gable design, the only one of its kind in the Ilocos Region. The chapel's name is an Ilocano term meaning "small church."
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used to be the home of assassinated Congressman Floro Crisologo and wife Carmeling, former governor of Ilocos Sur. It contains Crisologo memorabilia.
It is what Vigan City is known for — streets lined with Spanish Era ancestral houses (with ancient tile roofs, massive hardwood floors, balustrades and azoteas in varying Spanish, Mexican, and Chinese architectural styles) and cobblestone streets, which led to Vigan's inscription in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Tourists can buy souvenirs or even ride a calesa (horse-drawn buggy). This street is also known as Vigan Heritage Village.
offers a wonderful glimpse into the Philippines' colonial past. The ancestral houses were mostly built by Chinese traders using a mixture of local, Asian and Spanish architectural styles. Movie fans recognize the streets from the movie Born on the Fourth of July. If someone looks closely, there are still evidence left from the shooting, e.g. signs in Spanish but hastily and thinly painted over with white paint.
Pagburnayan
Vigan is famous for its burnay jars that have been used as storage material for various wares since the precolonial era. This venue makes these jars, which are made of carabao-kneaded clay and fire-blasted in a huge kiln and allows visitors to try their hand in making their own jars.
The residence of the Quema family, considered by sociologist Fernando Zialcita as most representative of 18th-century Philippine architectural style.
Vigan residence of President Elpidio Quirino, who married a member of the Syquia family. There are memorabilia inside the residence, including a campaign portrait of Quirino.