January 09, 2012

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES

The World Heritage List includes five Philippines properties: Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park, the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras, the Historic Town of Vigan, the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, and the Baroque Churches of the Philippines – Santo Tomàs de Villanueva in Miag-ao, Iloilo; San Agustin in Paoay, Ilocos Norte; Nuestra Señora dela Asunción in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur; and San Agustin in Intramuros, Manila.

Here are some of the places we have been to: 


1. The Historic Town of Vigan





















2. San Agustin Church, Paoay


24 carved massive buttresses for support


Facade of Paoay Church in Ilocos Norte


Bell Tower Made of Coral Stones


Inside Paoay










3. Nuestra Señora dela Asunción in Santa Maria



Flight of stairs all the way up to the church


















Inside the church


















3. San Agustin Church in Intramuros, Manila



    The very simple exterior of San Agustin Church.


 ... with its stunning interiors!

The flooring at the sides of the church



















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