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Municipality in Ilocos Sur, Philippines
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Sinait is a town in Ilocos Sur. Situated at the boundary with Ilocos Norte province, it is a pilgrimage spot for one of the most venerated images of the Jesus Christ in the Ilocos Region.
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Sinait Basilica
Sinait's main Roman Catholic church, built during the Spanish period in the 17th century in the Baroque style and housing the venerated image of the Santo Cristo Milagroso.
A chapel built by the cove where the Santo Cristo Milagroso was said to have washed up in 1620 from Japan, where it had been hidden away by Christians being persecuted by the Tokugawa Shogunate. At the same time, a twin image of the Virgin Mary, known as the Virgen Milagrosa, washed up in the neighboring village of Paguetpet, part of Badoc, and is also venerated in that town’s basilica. The cove was subsequently named in the Virgin's honor.
Imelda Cove
An underdeveloped white-sand cove.
A series of rolling foothills of the Cordillera Mountains that have become a popular hiking destination.
Sinait is along Route 2 (Manila North Road). Buses heading to Laoag also ply this highway, with some bus companies operating limited direct services from Metro Manila.
Read in the guideTricycles are the main form of transportation in town, particularly as downtown Sinait is further inland from the coast.
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