Heritage Village

VIGAN, ILOCOS SUR IS ONE OF THE GRANDEST SHOW CASES OF PHILIPPINE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE. AND W E W HAT MADE IT EXTRA SPECIAL W AS THAT VIGAN W AS CELEBRATING TRES DE MAYO, AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THANKSGIVING, PLUS THE VIVA VIGAN ! B IN ATB ATAN FESTIV AL OF THE ARTS.

VIGAN IS A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT IN BOTH ITS NATURAL AND MANMADE FEATURES. IT IS TRAVERSED BY TW O RIVER SYSTEMS NAMELY; GOVANTES RIVER AND MESTIZO RIVER. ITS TRIBUTARIES FLOW INTO THE PANGADA RIVER IN STA. CATALINA, CAOAYAN RIVER IN CAOAYAN, BOQUING RIVER IN BANTAY AND THE BANTAOAY RIVER IN SAN VICENTE. .

Heritage Village Vigan, Ilocos Sur 2700 Phone (704) 555-0125 Fax (704) 555-0145

VIGAN

UNLIKE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES W ITH TOW ERING MOUNTAINS, VIGAN IS MOSTLY PLAINS W ITH GENTLY RIS ING HILLS ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION. MOST OF ITS LANDS ARE DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURE W HICH ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE URBAN CENTER OR POBLACION. THE COASTAL PLAINS FOUND ALONG THE W ESTERN SIDE OF THE CITY BOUNDED BY THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ARE PREDOMINANTLY SETTLED W ITH MINDORO BEACH AS ITS LOCATION. A QUALITY OF V IGAN IS PRESERVE SCENERY OF THE HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINES. COME TO SEE THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY OF VIGAN! .

THE VIVA VIGAN! BINATBATAN FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS IS A CULTURAL SHOW CASE OF THE CITY THAT W AS FIRST ORGANIZED IN 1993 TO COINC IDE W ITH THE TRES DE MAYO FESTIVITIES. THE CENTURIES-OLD STRUCTURES ALONG CRISOLOGO STREET W ERE ALL DECORATED W ITH ABEL ILOKO CLOTH OR INABEL TO MARK THE CELEBRATIONS. THE BINATBATAN STREET DANCING IS A DANCE MIMICKING THE TRADITIONAL ILOCANO W AY OF BEATING THE COTTON PODS W ITH TW O BAMBOO STICKS, THE FIRST PROCESS IN MAKING INABEL. THIS BEATING W AS DONE TO SEPARATE THE SEEDS FROM THE FLUFF.

W ALKING AROUND VIGAN W OULD LET YOUR STRESS GO AW AY AND GOT TO APPRECIATE THE DECORATIONS ALONG CRISOLOGO STREET. HIDDEN GARDEN IS EXPERT IN CATERING GUESTS FROM DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.

Heritage Village Vigan, Ilocos Sur 2700 Phone (704) 555-0125 Fax (704) 555-0145