Friday, March 26, 2010

Most Visited Cities in the Philippines

The top most visited cities in the Philippines known for its history, uniqueness, beautiful attraction and many things you can do here.

Luzon

Justify Full- Manila City - The City of Our Affections and the Main Capital City in the Philippines. Manila is very famous because its full of Philippines History and It is the seat government administration, the fashion center, the intellectual pacesetter, the fountainhead of all religious and educational movements.

- Makati City - One of the most richest city in Manila and the greater metropolitan area of the national capital of the Philippines and the major financial, commercial and economic hub in the Philippines.

- Vigan - in Laoag City a unique city because it is one of many extensive surviving Philippine historic cities. A World Heritage Site in that it is one of numerous Hispanic towns in the Philippines, and is well-known for its cobblestone streets, and a unique architecture that fuses Philippine building design, and construction with colonial European architecture.

- Palawan Island - Palawan is composed of the long and narrow Palawan Island, plus a number of other smaller islands surrounding the main island. The Main attraction is many Islands to chose from because of there unique and beautiful sandy beaches.

- Baguio City - is known as Summer Capital of the Philippines, Baguio city is at an altitude of approximately 1500 meters in a moist tropical pine forest conducive to the growth of mossy plants and orchids.

- Banaue - a 4th class municipality in the province of Ifugao and known as the "Weaver’s Paradise" due to the presence of various weaving centers sporting different designs that bespeak of the province’s cultural heritage. It is widely known as the site of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Banaue Rice Terraces.

- Puerto Galera - 1st Class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. This coastal town is well known among tourists for its numerous pocket beaches and many snorkeling and Scuba diving spots.

Visayas
- Mactan Island - in Cebu City, Philippines The island is connected to Cebu by the two bridges one of which is the Marcelo Fernan Bridge and the Mactan Bridge. Being one of the major tourist Islands of Cebu, Mactan Island boast of a diverse tourist spots and attractions.

- Boracay Island - in Calibu Aklan, voted by the BMW Tropical Beach Handbook as one of the best beaches in the world in 1990, British publication TV Quick as the world's number one tropical beach in 1996.

- Panglao Island - in Bohol Philippines, Panglao is one of the top tourist destinations in the Philippines, famous for its beautiful dive spots and its coral reef, as well as many several islet ideal for beach bathing like the islets of Gak-ang and Pontod and in Bohol province known for its chocolate Hills and Historical Places.

Mindanao

- Davao City - named by the Foreign Direct Investment Magazine as the 10th "Asian City of the Future. The city boasts of some of the finest beaches and mountain resorts in the country and its proximity to the Philippines’ most captivating diving spots as well as its highest peak, Mount Apo.

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