Arrival in Iloilo

Half Day City Tour with Seafood Lunch

Historical Sights to Visit:

Casa MarIquit Ancestral House turned into public museum is a 2-storey, 200 year-old  home owned by the Javellana and Lopez kin. Once you enter Casa Mariquit, you will feel like you entered a different time dimension.

The Jaro Cathedral (Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary) was built in 1864, the year the district was named a diocese by Pope Pius the IX, by order of His Grace Mariano Cuartero, first bishop of Jaro. Destroyed in the quake of January 1948 and restored by order of His Excellency Jose Ma. Cuenco, first archbishop of Jaro in 1956. The cathedral’s style is basically Baroque, with the addition of Gothic elements over many renovations. The Jaro Cathedral is the first and only cathedral in Panay built in 1864. Patriot and orator, Graciano Lopez Jaena was here in December 20, 1856.

A high point in the history of the cathedral was the visit of Blessed Pope John Paul II, who conducted a mass on February 21, 1981. He set a crown upon the Lady of the Candles, and declared it the Patroness of the Western Visayas.

Nelly’s Garden is a Lopez Heritage House built in 1928 located at Jaro, Iloilo by an Ilonggo statesman Don Vicente Lopez and his wife, Doña Elena Hofileña. Its grandiose architecture highlighting the province’s aristocratic past, it is regaled as the Queen of Heritage Houses in Iloilo.In March 28, 2004, it was declared as a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Institute.

The Iloilo Museum exhibits a collection of archeological, historical, ethnographical craft and tribal folk arts relating to Western Visayas. A number of relics and antiques in the collection were donated by the Ilonggos who are passionate about their province’s rich history. The museum also has a collection of priceless cultural artifacts like unique religious images and relics, silver pieces and church vessels that depict religious spirits.

Molo or the St Anne Parish Church is considered as one of the most attractive churches in the Philippines, and the second most popular church in the province, It is listed as one of  UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites. This Gothic inspired church is very famous for its two pyramidal red spires made from coral rocks and limestone, and the use of egg white with sand to prop it all up since cement was not yet readily available at that time.St Anne Parish Church was also coined as The Feminist Church. The center piece holds the image of the patron saint, St. Anne and the aisle pillars on both sides hold statues of sixteen (16) female saints.

The Yusay-Consing Mansion, popularly known as the Molo Mansion, is a significantand historic house in Molo, Iloilo facing the town plaza and the St. Anne Parish Church. The mansion also showcases local delicacies, products and arts made by Ilonggos. The mansion-museum also has a cultural retail shop while the façade is made into a public garden plaza.

Hotel Check-in/Rest of the afternoon free.

Overnight at your hotel