The Village

The heritage village

@Lucky15 (37391)

Philippines

April 12, 2016 7:23am CST

The cobble stoned street. The heritage site. Calle Crisologo. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in that it is one of the few Hispanic towns left in the Philippines where its structures remained intact. This 500--meter street only allows, the horse-driven carriage called "calesa" to pass through those old Spanish houses line up on both streets. The first floor of those Spanish style houses are now being rented for souvenir shops and other Ilocano products like sugar cane wine and vinegar, local sausage (longganisa), the "abel" or Ilocano tapestry. Hope you find the 'village" interesting site to visit here in the Philippines, particularly in Vigan City.

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@TiarasOceanView (70020)

• United States

12 Apr 16

I want to live in that place right now. It is beautiful Reine.. I love cobblestones and the history of it. The fact it has been preserved all the years is a real treasure. Thank you for sharing it here. Have you visited a lot?

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

12 Apr 16

i just passed by this morning ma'am, hehe i may be living near the area, but i feel like a tourist every visit, always amazed that is one of the result of being under the Spaniards for 333 years ;)

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@TiarasOceanView (70020)

• United States

12 Apr 16

@Lucky15 Yes the Spaniards had a great influence..meaning they barged in your country..get out lolz

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

12 Apr 16

@TiarasOceanView hahaha.those 3 centuries were like crazy, according to history books

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@DianneN (254926)

• United States

12 Apr 16

It is lovely. I enjoy cobblestoned areas, since they are all old and historic.

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@DianneN (254926)

• United States

13 Apr 16

@Lucky15 I would love to visit!!!!!!

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

13 Apr 16

@DianneN you surely will love the beaches too ma'am. :)

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

13 Apr 16

hope you come and visit the country ma'am, the city has a lot of museums too :D and we got a hotel resto here that has art gallery and museum :)

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

12 Apr 16

I have always wanted to visit Vigan. It's somehow the same as the nearby town here, the town of Taal.

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@LdeL0318 (6400)

• Philippines

12 Apr 16

@Lucky15 I will definitely.

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

13 Apr 16

@LdeL0318 tell me when, hehe

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

12 Apr 16

you should come :) so many place to see here :D

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@mammots (3209)

• Philippines

13 Apr 16

Vigan is a beauty @Lucky15

I really like to visit this place someday

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

13 Apr 16

hoping you will ma'am :)

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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)

• United States

13 Apr 16

I love the cobblestone street.

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

13 Apr 16

They are lovely ma'am :)

@jahunt (1380)

• United States

13 Apr 16

This looks like a lovely place to visit. Great photo!

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

13 Apr 16

Thanks. Indeed lovely ;)

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

12 Apr 16

I visited Vigan few years ago and I was mesmerized. But ... it was some 12 hours away from my home so it was a very tiring travel. Maybe, if I go there again, I'd take a plane.

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

13 Apr 16

take the plane that will land on laoag. hoping the ariport here will be fixed soon :)

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@crossbones27 (52905)

• Mojave, California

13 Apr 16

I think they should make all city streets like that again and get rid of all cars. Make it so only horse and buggy are the only mode of transportation. Is there a cooler sound than that over a cobbled road?

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

13 Apr 16

those shoes will surely be a music to our ears unlike those cars, haha

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@amadeo (111937)

• United States

12 Apr 16

when in Europe or Latin America.Log of cobblestones. Walking on them good for you health

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

13 Apr 16

they are nice place to walk indeed sir :)

@antonbunot (11146)

• Calgary, Alberta

13 Apr 16

Hehehehe, kanayonak idi dita a lugar idi addaak pay la Philamlife (translated to Canadian English - - "yehehehe, always in that place when still working in Philamlife, ey!")

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

13 Apr 16

Maybe it is quite different now. Haha Wait for the localnfood...coming later. With photo

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

12 Apr 16

Sounds like a nice place to visit.

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

13 Apr 16

it is ma'am, here in northern Philippines, you can see beautiful sights, from natural to man-made :D

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@CRK109 (14556)

• United States

12 Apr 16

that photo is so pretty. It reminds me of how llife used to be. I'd love to visit one day!

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

13 Apr 16

hope you will ma'am :)

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@RussTeed (1498)

• United States

13 Apr 16

The view is wonderful. I would love to see this place.

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

13 Apr 16

that would be great sir :D

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@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

12 Apr 16

It's beautiful. I would love to walk along the street and visit the shops.

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

13 Apr 16

the shops here has local products and old wooden stuffs :D

@toniganzon (77184)

• Philippines

12 Apr 16

I wish to visit Vigan someday

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

12 Apr 16

you should :)

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@hereandthere (45628)

• Philippines

12 Apr 16

so that's the way to preserve the street - no motor vehicles. i looked up abel and ilocano tapestry - weaving?

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

13 Apr 16

yap, they weave here, sadly...few are just doing it :(

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@gudheart (12659)

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12 Apr 16

Sounds really interesting. I am not much of a traveller but I do love reading about different places.

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

12 Apr 16

quite interesting here :D

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