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LIST VIGAN HOTELS AND INNS | ACCOMMODATION GUIDE

 

 VIGAN HOTELS AND INNS | ACCOMMODATION GUIDE

Here’s your list of Vigan Hotels and Inns.

ABOUT VIGAN, ILOCOS SUR

Ilocos Sur is located on Luzon Island, more specifically in the Ilocos Region. It is surrounded by Ilocos Norte, Abra, Mountain Province, La Union, Benguet, and the South China Sea. Vigan City is the capital of this province. In 1572, Juan Salcedo (a Spanish conquistador) founded the province of Ilocos and it was in 1818 that Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur got separated.

“Samtoy” was what the region was called before. It formed the Ilokano word “sao ditoy” which means “our dialect”. Eventually, the Spaniards then called the region “Ylocos” or “Ilocos”. The province is comprised of 2 cities and 32 municipalities; comprising a total of 768 barangays. Ilocanos are what mostly inhabits the province thus having Ilocano as the main dialect. Some of the other dialects used are Pangasinense, Visaya, Tagalog, and English.

In terms of religion, the majority follow Roman Catholicism while the others are Aglipayan Church, Buddhism, Protestantism, Iglesia ni Cristo, Born Again Christians, Seventh-day Adventists, Jehovah’s Witness, and Islam. The climate of the province is mostly dry than wet. The dry season is from October to May while most rainfall occurs in August and January to February has the least of it. Ilocos Sur’s economy includes farming, producing rice, vegetable, corn, fruits, root crops, tobacco, tiger grass, and cotton. Loom weaving, jewelry making, furniture making, blacksmithing, and ceramics are also part of the province’s economy.

Vigan Hotels and Inns

If indulging in history is the kind of tour that one wants then Ilocos Sur is the place to be as it is considered to be the “The Heart of Ilocandia” and “The Heritage Village of the Philippines”. Memories of the Spanish culture are very rich in this province, most especially in Vigan, making the city part of the UNESCO’s World Heritage. Different artifacts and heirlooms such as paintings, sculptures, furniture, porcelains, jars, and memorabilia can be found in the museums that are actually old houses.

The must-see places in the city are as follows:

  • Calle Crisologo (a street with traditional Spanish homes all over)
  • Crisologo Museum (former residence of Floro S. Crisologo – one of the most important politicians of the region)
  • Syquia Mansion (birthplace and home of the former President Elpidio Quirino)
  • Baluarte Zoo (a zoological park owned by Chavit Singson)
  • Pagburnayan Vigan Jars (the place where one can witness how the locals are making pots using a potter’s wheel)
  • St. Agustin Parish Church (it houses the miraculous image of Our Lady of Charity)
  • The Secret Garden (a very beautiful garden in the heart of the city).

Other tourist destinations in the province are as follows:

  • Bantay Belfy (a bell tower situated at the top of a hill thus gives a panoramic view of the province)
  • Tirad Pass (a very historical and significant pass where Gregorio del Pilar fight for the escape of Emilio Aguinaldo)
  • Sta. Maria Church (a Baroque church and is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site) Northern
  • Luzon Heroes Hill National Park (a mountain scenery where activities like trekking and mountain biking can be done).

Famous delicacies in the province are  Empanada, Bagnet, Vigan Longganisa, Tinubong, and Sinanglao.

BUDGET VIGAN HOTELS

You can book your Vigan Hotel on the links provided below. By clicking the links below you can avail of the discounted rates to various hotels in the city.

BOOK YOUR DISCOUNTED VIGAN HOTEL ROOM HERE

RF Aniceto Mansion Tourist Inn And Restaurant

Plaza Burgos, Mena Crisologo Street
Mom’s Courtyard
Bongtolan, Vigan City

My Vigan Home
14 Plaridel St. cor. Bonifacio St.

Playa De Oro Resort
Brgy. Mindoro

Socio-Pastoral Center
Archbishop Palace

BOOK YOUR DISCOUNTED VIGAN HOTEL ROOM HERE

 

Vigan Heritage Mansion
Cor. Liberation Blvd. & Crisologo St.,  Ilocos Sur

Vigan Hotel
P. Burgos St., cor. V. de los Reyes St.

Casa Teofila Lodge

Pantay Daya, Vigan City

Cordillera Inn
29 Mena Crisologo St.

El Juliana
Quirino St. cor. Liberation Blvd.

BOOK YOUR DISCOUNTED VIGAN HOTEL ROOM HERE

Gordion Hotel
V. Delos Reyes St. cor Salcedo St.

Grandpa’s Inn
Bonifacio St. cor. Quirino Blvd.

Hotel Salcedo de Vigan

La Feliza Tourist Inn
#8 de los Reyes cor. Florentino St.

La Fernandina Hotel
Mabini Street

Vigan Plaza Hotel
Plaza Burgos, Mena Crisologo Street

Villa Angela Heritage House
#26 Quirino Blvd., Vigan City

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