Tag: Intramuros
Intramuros holds Walled City Festival to mark Philippine Independence Day
Intramuros Administration (IA) is holding its "FREEdom at the Walled City" Festival to mark the nation's 121st Philippine Independence Day.
The big Intramuros event gives tourists and locals free and discounted access to the historical...
5 Manila Heritage Museums to visit on Philippine Independence Month
Historical Manila houses many heritage museums that people visit year round. The month of June is especially popular as it coincides with Philippine Independence anniversary celebrations.
Filipinos in the Philippines and around the world mark...
Intramuros Opens 9 Churches for Holy Week Visita Iglesia
When Intramuros reopened the walled city's churches during Holy Week for the first time since World War II in 2018, it became the hub for over a million tourists and pilgrims who sought Manila's...
Harper’s Bazaar recommends 8 Manila weekend stopovers
American women’s fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar has recommended Manila as a weekend stopover for travellers who visit the Philippines for its island destinations.
12 Historical Tourism Destinations You Can Visit this June
Local and foreign tourists can make the most of Philippine Independence celebrations in the country by visiting various historical tourism sites that retell the stories of bravery and the resilience of the Filipino.
From ancestral...
Four must-visit Manila landmarks to celebrate Filipino history
This coming Independence Day, what better way to celebrate our freedom and rich history than through a meaningful - and Instagram-worthy! - trip to some of Manila's most historic sites?
Let your kids recreate historic Intramuros with a model kit book
A model kit book is letting children recreate historic Intramuros with their hands.
World’s Strongest Man to showcase PHL’s emerging tourist spots
Various sites including locations of emerging tourist destinations are excited to host the 41st World’s Strongest Man (WSM) events from April 28 till May 6.
1 Million tourists visit Intramuros during Holy Week
About 1 million local and foreign tourists visited Intramuros as the walled city reopened its churches and streets for the annual Holy Week.
For the first time since World War II, the Intramuros Administration welcomed...
LEGO features famous PHL heritage architectural icons
Universities and colleges from across the nation showcased Philippine heritage architecture at the iMake History Fortress Architecture Scale Model Competition presented by LEGO and the Intramuros Administration.
The design competition had students of BS Architecture,...
7 Churches in Intramuros open to Visita Iglesia for first time since WWII
Catholic faithful looking for a new way to experience the annual Lenten season’s Visita Iglesia can now go to Intramuros, the famed old walled city of Manila.
Seven churches of Intramuros are being opened by...
10 PHL Vacation Spots You Can Visit This Christmas
As travelers from around the world seek out the warmth of the Pinoy welcome, a guide to the most-visited and lesser-known but equally charming destinations can prove useful - even to Filipinos coming home...