By continuing to read this article, you agree to double check with the authorities or other concerned entities for the latest updates.

OK, let’s get one thing out of the way in which: No, we didn’t see any aswang. Now not that we anticipated to.

Capiz’s shut affiliation with tales concerning the aswang — possibly the rustic’s maximum well known blood-sucking, fetus-munching, once in a while shape-shifting people monster — has been so embedded within the Pinoy psyche that after we discussed to someone that we had been Capiz-bound, it was once the very first thing to pop on their minds. It was once additionally one of the most first subjects that our information addressed, slightly 5 mins from the instant we emerged from the airport.

However as one nice thinker stated, “C’mon guys, it’s 2022!”

For the longest time, the aswang has overshadowed no matter else the province has to provide vacationers. However Capiz is so a lot more than its folklore. Excluding its herbal wonders, it additionally actively pushes sustainable points of interest showcasing its tradition, historical past, and delicacies, whilst serving to advertise the livelihood of the local people. If you happen to’re into new and off-the-beaten trail locations, right here’s an inventory of the issues to do and puts to seek advice from in Capiz.

Notice: This text is a piece in growth. As of now, we have now handiest explored Roxas Town and neighboring Panay. We’ll replace this as we go back and forth and uncover extra of the province.

WHAT’S COVERED IN THIS GUIDE?

Roxas Town is the capital of the province of Capiz. Actually, the province were given its title from it, which was once previously known as the Municipality of Capiz ahead of it was once renamed in honor of Manuel Roxas, the fourth president of the Republic of the Philippines. Lately, it serves because the gateway to the province and close by spaces in Panay Island. Listed below are one of the vital key points of interest in Roxas Town.

Roxas Town Museum (Ang Panublion)

Sitting on the middle of town is the Roxas Town Museum, formally named Ang Panublion Museum. The Hiligaynon time period panublion approach “heritage”, an apt description as it showcases cultural and historic artifacts together with the ones of the province’s indigenous teams, the Ati and the Panay Bukidnon.

Panublion Roxas City Museum

This is a nice first quit of the excursion as a result of it may function a handy guide a rough review of what town and province have to provide. This manner, you’ll have extra context whilst you seek advice from any other historical or cultural web page, permitting you to comprehend them higher.

Additionally on show are collections depicting the historical past of Capiz and of Panay Island as an entire. On the very heart of the room stand blown-up pictures of quite a lot of scenes within the province.

The museum construction itself is regarded as a historic landmark. Relationship again to 1910, the round water tank survived the claws of International Conflict II and was once sooner or later repurposed as a museum in 1993 through town govt.

Location: Legaspi Boulevard nook Hughes Boulevard, Roxas Town, Capiz
Opening Hours: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Tuesday – Friday); 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Saturday & Sunday); CLOSED (Monday)
Front Price: FREE


Roxas Town Plaza

Only one block clear of the Panublion Museum lies the Roxas Town Plaza, town’s historical core. Surrounded through a host necessary buildings, the sq. is a one-stop web page to look one of the vital town’s key landmarks:

Capiz Provincial Capitol

  • a fountain on the heart, which additionally serves because the Kilometer 0 mark
  • the Rizal Monument and the Capiz Provincial Capitol at the jap facet
  • a historical bridge at the southern facet
  • the Roxas Town Corridor at the northern facet
  • the Roxas Monument at the western facet
  • the Town Bandstand

However possibly probably the most dominant construction here’s the Roxas Cathedral. Extra officially referred to as the Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral, it’s the heart of Catholic religion in Capiz and the seat of the Archdiocese of Capiz.

Roxas Cathedral

The church’s historical past may also be traced again the entire solution to 1707, when it was once established through Augustinian missionaries. However the development we see lately was once finished in 1827.


Palina Greenbelt Ecopark & River Cruise

Located at the outskirts of town, about 5 kilometers west of the city heart, the Palina Greenbelt Ecopark gives riverside agro-tourism, river excursion, and recent seafood deal with on one of the most many floating open-hut cottages.

Palina Greenbelt Ecopark & River Cruise Roxas City

Get a glimpse into the seafood farming trade. Take note, Roxas Town is the rustic’s seafood capital! Right here, fishermen develop their very own oysters, mussels, shrimps, and different marine merchandise, selling sustainable tourism and the local people’s livelihood.

Controlled through the community-based group, Palina River Construction Affiliation, Inc., this multi-awarded endeavor has gained recognitions together with the ATOP-DOT Pearl Awards 2016 (Grand Winner for Group-based Accountable Tourism Endeavor), the ASEAN Sustainable Tourism Award 2018, and the Capiz Inexperienced Endeavor Award 2019 (Champion).

Palina Greenbelt Ecopark & River Cruise Capiz

If you wish to dig into the hottest catch, it’s extremely advisable to reserve an afternoon or two ahead of your scheduled seek advice from. For reservation and pre-order (menu), you might achieve the control by way of the touch main points underneath. You may additionally convey your individual meals, however corkage charges practice.

Location: Sitio Cablatan, Barangay Cagay, Roxas Town, Capiz
Opening Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Day by day). Notice that the time table would possibly trade, so all the time test the reputable Fb web page ahead of visiting.
Charges: P10/head (Front); P1,500 (Desk bound Floating Cottage, 4 hours); P1,500 (River Excursion, 1 hour, 15 pax); P2,000 (1-hour River Excursion + 2-hour Desk bound/Swimming)
Corkage Charges: P20/menu, P50/case, P100 (Lechon), P100 (Ice Cream)
Touch Main points: 0910 609 7475 / 0946 319 5772


The Fringe of Roxas Town + Painted Anitos

Crowning a cliff alongside the northern, uhm, fringe of the Culasi peninsula, The Edge is a moderately new hangout position the place one can recognize nature, meals, and humanities. The promontory faces the Sibuyan Sea, affording revelers picturesque perspectives of the encircling space.

The Edge of Roxas City
% courtesy of Jong Arcenas

It was once at the start constructed as a personal piece of paradise for friends and family of the homeowners however was once sooner or later opened to the general public. It has a snack bar serving refreshments, pica-pica (finger meals), and all-day breakfast for walk-ins. You’ll be able to additionally ask for the particular menu, however make sure to order an afternoon ahead of your deliberate seek advice from.

From the Port of Culasi, visitors wish to trek about 300 meters to achieve where. The web page additionally harbors the Barangay Culasi Lighthouse, only a brief trek up from The Edge right kind.

The Edge of Roxas City
Photograph courtesy of Jong Arcenas

Whilst its picture spots are plainly impressed through equivalent widespread websites in Bali, its middle and soul are grounded in native heritage. For your solution to the lighthouse, you’ll be greeted through colourful anitos. An anito can consult with ancestor spirit, which is respected in many people religions. The theory of putting in the painted statues got here from Mr. Jose “Jong” Arcenas and his deep appreciation of our precolonial tradition, particularly that of the Hangaway Pintados, the tattooed warriors in Panay and close by spaces.

Painted Anito
Photograph courtesy of Jong Arcenas
Painted Anito Roxas City
Photograph courtesy of Jong Arcenas

“(The anitos) are dressed up and painted with tattoo designs or conventional clothings,” Jong stocks. “Those tattoos have numerous meanings and the definition of each and every development is dependent upon the tribe it’s representing.” Excluding native designs, the figures additionally spotlight our Austronesian roots, showcasing Visayan kinds along the ones of our seafaring cousins just like the Maori; and illustrating how we’re all similar. Actually, each and every was once created consistent with its artist’s interpretation of quite a lot of conventional Austronesian designs together with batik (textile) and batuk (tattoo).

Jong’s dream is to catapult this interest undertaking of his into a significant vacationer appeal to convey this side of our heritage nearer to extra other people. It’s additionally a really perfect reminder of our wealthy tradition and id as a country.

Location: Barangay Culasi, Roxas Town, Cadiz
Opening Hours: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Day by day). Upon request, the final hour can lengthen as much as 10:00 PM. The time table would possibly trade so test the reputable Fb Web page or touch the control for the up to date time table ahead of going.
Front Price: P20/head


Paseo del Rio & Casa de Mercado

Paseo del Rio Roxas City

Introduced to the general public in February 2022, Paseo del Rio (River Stroll) was a dumping web page however was once later rehabilitated and remodeled right into a scenic prom. Working between San Roque Bridge and Jumbo Bridge (Juliano Alba Bridge), this can be a public recreational house, the place other people will have a calming stroll alongside the Panay River.

Probably the most outstanding construction here’s Casa de Mercado, fronted through the Paseo del Rio welcome signal. As of this writing, the casa is in large part empty and handiest booked for personal and public occasions. But it surely doesn’t take a lot creativeness to look it and the entire stretch as a colourful cultural hotspot — perhaps a weekend marketplace — that locals and vacationers alike can experience on a extra common foundation.


Roxas Town Public Marketplace

Lipunan Public Market Roxas City

Simply throughout Paseo del Rio stands the Teodoro Arcenas Industry Middle, Roxas Town’s public marketplace and the most important in Capiz. Extra popularly recognized in the community as Lipunan Marketplace, it’s over 40 years outdated however was once lately renovated after Storm Ursula damages a few of its portions. It was once named after former mayor Teodoro Roxas Arcenas, who had the marker constructed.

Like every other marketplace, there are sections for fruit and veggies, meat, dry items, and different merchandise. But it surely’s additionally an excellent spot to search out one in every of Roxas’s biggest property — seafood — at pleasant costs!

Whilst Roxas Town is a contemporary town, its extra conventional roots will also be noticed in and across the marketplace, particularly at stores promoting quite a lot of pieces which can be claimed to have therapeutic houses, repeatedly utilized by albolaryo. In keeping with our information Jong Arcenas (grandson of Teodoro Arcenas, after whom where was once named), those come with staples like tawas, lana (coconut oil) and natural medication. You’ll additionally to find kamangyan, a kind of incense produced from dried resin of make a selection timber after which burnt to provide smoke, regularly utilized in treating sure sicknesses or at rituals; and sulfur powder, extensively utilized to heal some varieties of pores and skin diseases. However maximum curious of all are the anting-anting, amulets and talismans which can be claimed to struggle off or save you aswang assaults, usog (afflictions led to through the eye or greetings from strangers), or unhealthy good fortune.

Jong additionally extremely recommends Mang Inaso — nope, no longer Mang Inasal, however Mang Inaso. It’s a humble carinderia inside the marketplace premises that serves lutong-bahay-style Pinoy dishes however is absolute best recognized for his or her barbeque or grilled meat like liempo. Its dependable consumers come from all walks of lifestyles, from drivers to executives.


Baybay Seashore

Masking the northern border of Capiz, the seven-kilometer Baybay Seashore is a well-liked recreational vacation spot for locals as a result of its shut proximity to town heart. Often known as Los angeles Playa de Roxas, it overlooks the Sibuyan Sea, offering captivating beachfront perspectives, making it a favourite hangout spot, assembly position, and side road meals joint in Roxas.

Baybay Beach Roxas City

The apparently unending stretch of excellent darkish grey sand makes it a excellent venue for plenty of actions together with swimming, picnicking, enjoying seaside sports activities, jogging, walking, and observing the dawn and sundown. From right here, you’ll have a excellent have a look at one of the vital islands fronting town together with Mantalinga Island and Olotayan Island.

Guests regularly have a complete meal at one of the most seafood eating places lining the seaside.

Location: Folks’s Park, Arnaldo Side road, Roxas Town, Capiz
Opening Hours: 24/7
Front Price: FREE


Tabai Espresso + Take a look at Kitchen

However should you’re no longer up for a complete meal however would really like a drink whilst in Baybay, head over to Tabai Espresso + Take a look at Kitchen. Tabai is greater than only a cafe. Its largest asset is its location, good through Baybay, town’s primary seaside. From its beachfront deck, you’ll watch the waves and experience a view of the islands.

Right through the day, this can be a scenic cafe, very best for meet-and-chill or work-and-chill varieties of eventualities. However at night time, it turns right into a cocktail living room, the place you’ll meet up with buddies over a drink, ideally with alcohol. Baybay faces north so that you gained’t in reality get to catch the solar set from the shop, however you’ll nonetheless benefit from the glow because the day turns to nighttime whilst taking a sip of its signature Tabai sundown drink. Tabai additionally hosts conferences, small gatherings, and occasions (arts and song) amongst others.

Tabai Coffee Roxas City

The menu additionally comprises snacks, rice foods, rooster wings, and pizza. And true to its check kitchen tag, we had been served a dish that wasn’t at the menu but!


The Ruins of Alcatraz

The western finish of Baybay Seashore is ruled through the Ruins of Alcatraz, encroaching a promontory that overlooks the coast and the ocean. The towering wall intimidates its onlookers, but it surely delights the enthusiasts of Assault on Titans as it’s paying homage to its 3 colossal partitions (Sina, Rose, Maria).

It more or less reminds us of many different motion pictures and collection, too. Anything else with a large wall, in reality. From The Maze Runner to any medieval fable like Lord of the Rings or Recreation of Thrones. Let your creativeness run wild!

The wall was once meant to be a part of a hotel, which the Bermejo circle of relatives at the start deliberate for that web page however was once later dropped. Lately, the highest portion principally serves as a viewing spot, whilst the wall itself makes for an excellent background for photoshoots.

Location: Sitio Nipa, Barangay Culasi, Roxas Town, Capiz
Opening Hours: 24/7
Front Price: FREE


Mantalinga Island

There are other forms of attractiveness. Mantalinga Island is a type that one can handiest recognize however no longer overcome. Separated from the mainland about one kilometer off the northern coast of Roxas Town, the uninhabited island is visual from Baybay Seashore, whether or not at the shore or in one of the most eating places lining the seaside.

Mantalinga Island

Topped with greenery, the island sits on a rocky increased throne, making it exhausting for other people to dock and set foot at the island. It used to function a roundabout for kayaking and sailboat racing pageant. The waters surrounding the island are decorated with colourful corals and are house to a various marine lifestyles, offering an excellent spot for scuba divers.

Nicknamed “Excellent Good fortune Island”, Mantalinga is assumed to convey excellent good fortune to fishermen who may have the names in their boats written at the rocky basis of the island ahead of they cross fishing throughout its maiden voyage. In keeping with a legend, Mantalinga, in conjunction with Olotayan Island and Iloilo’s Gigantes Islands, is a part of an enormous’s frame representing the eyes and the ears, therefore the title.

Location: Roxas Town, Capiz


Olotayan Island

In keeping with folklore, the 53-hectare Olotayan Island is a part of the mythical large’s anatomy, in particular the pinnacle and the stomach!

Located a couple of kilometers off the coast of Baybay Seashore, Olotayan is the only island barangay of Roxas Town. Whilst the settlements are most commonly niched at the jap and the northern shores, a lot of the land is roofed in plants.

An off-the-beaten seaside vacation spot, it isn’t normally frequented through vacationers, making it an excellent spot for individuals who desire quiet and no more touristy seashores. The shore seems to be white, but it surely’s made up of coral rubbles, so it’s absolute best to put on aqua footwear or sneakers whilst walking and exploring the seaside. For individuals who love venturing additional into the deep, the encircling waters are house to quite a lot of species of fish, corals, or even the fluted large clams, consistent with our information.

One of the crucial widespread jump-off issues are Baybay Seashore and Punta Cogon. The go back and forth time is round half-hour through boat. The sturdy waves make it difficult for smaller boats to pass the waters setting apart Olotayan from the mainland. It’s absolute best to convey your individual meals and sufficient consuming water.


Espacio Verde Hotel

Espacio Verde Resort Roxas City

As early as now, let me inform you that Espacio Verde isn’t reasonable whatsoever. However should you’re in Roxas to have fun an instance and also you don’t thoughts splurging a bit of, imagine staying in one in every of their 23 suites, all spacious and well-appointed. Those are housed in lawn villas, which can be surrounded through gardens and a synthetic lagoon, which you’ll discover through kayak. Touring with youngsters? They’ll have a dash zooming down the water slide into their swimming pool. It has one thing for everybody within the circle of relatives.

Our favourite phase is that this picturesque strolling trail, flanked through date timber!

Espacio Verde Resort Row of Date Trees

The hotel additionally has 3 eating places – Abuelo, Aquatico, and Veranda — however it’s the first that serves as the principle eating space, with a most commonly Spanish-Filipino menu.


Sacred Center of Jesus Christ Shrine

Crowning Tumandok Hill in Barangay Dinginan, the towering 132-foot Sacred Center of Jesus Christ statue is regarded as one of the most tallest and biggest Jesus pictures within the Philippines. (The determine of Christ measures 102 toes, whilst the bottom 30 toes.)

Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ Shrine Roxas City

The site gives pilgrims and guests a 360-degree view of Roxas Town and a breathtaking view of Sibuyan Sea. You’ll be able to additionally spot the statue from afar, no less than from some portions of the principle street (freeway).

The shrine is a undertaking of the Ong circle of relatives, who owns and runs the Sacred Center of Jesus Construction Company (SHJDC) and Pueblo de Panay, two of the largest employers within the province. However the web page is extra like a private tribute. We had the excitement of speaking to SHJDC VP for Company Affairs Hariette Ong-Banzon, one of the most Ong siblings. She shared with us the heartwarming tale of ways her sister, Hyacinth, was once identified with an extraordinary illness in 1990 and the way religion pulled their circle of relatives in combination and surrendered the whole lot to the Lord. Her miraculous restoration led them to development the statue, impressed through a imaginative and prescient she had whilst nonetheless fighting the affliction.

The development of the church on the base continues to be ongoing, so donations, giant or small, are very much liked. You’ll be able to additionally purchase snacks, beverages, and memento pieces beside the car parking zone and the transient chapel.

Location: St.Peter’s Street, Tumandok Hill, Pueblo de Panay Township, Barangay Dinginan, Roxas Town, Capiz
Opening Hours: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Day by day). Notice that the time table would possibly trade, so all the time test the reputable Fb web page (Holy Trinity Pressure Therapeutic Ministry, Inc.) or touch the control ahead of visiting.
Front Price: FREE


Homegrown Cafés

The laidback vibe of Roxas Town is an ideal atmosphere for espresso breaks and meetups. Fascinating homegrown cafés are often turning into widespread. Every has its personal forte and providing each native and global flavors and concoctions.

Luna Cafe Roxas City

Probably the most emerging spots for a caffeine repair is Luna Espresso, positioned proper on the middle of Roxas, simply a few hundred meters west of the Town Plaza’s Kilometer 0 Fountain. In the beginning look, it’s rather tricky to pin down the theme it’s going for. Aesthetically, it has the fashionable commercial glance, however ledges are decorated through pieces from the Surprise Cinematic Universe and partitions are neon-lit with Korean and Filipino words. However this hodgepodge of decors is more than likely what makes it fascinating. Each nook here’s stylishly Instagrammable, this is if you’ll catch it unoccupied.

The cafe takes probably the most pleasure in its freshly made home made coffee and iced Spanish latte. However alas, we weren’t within the temper for espresso on the time, so we ended up having a cup in their “purple drink”, made with strawberries and condensed milk.


Café Terraza

Perched on a hill within the sloping advanced of Circulo Conference Middle, Cafe Terraza proudly claims to be the one scenic hilltop eating vacation spot in Roxas Town. The cafe is ready on a spacious terrace, enabling native consumers and guests to soak in beautiful nation-state perspectives and laid-back vibe. It additionally has 15 local cabanas and a pavilion, and serves Filipino and global dishes.

More or less 3 kilometers south of the city heart, its accessibility may be a contributing issue to its reputation.

Location: El Circulo Conference, Sacred Center of Jesus Street, Barangay Dinginan, Roxas Town, Capiz
Opening Hours: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM (Day by day). Notice that the time table would possibly trade, so all the time test the reputable Fb web page ahead of visiting.


Banica Dried Fish Middle

Banica Dried Fish Market

Banica Dried Fish Middle is positioned over two kilometers east of town heart, in Barangay Banica. This is a widespread wholesale dried fish marketplace and pasalubong heart. The entire stretch of side road, from the principle street to the Banica Wharf, is covered with distributors promoting other forms of dried fish — tabagak, barol, balingon, and dilis, simply to call a couple of. If you’re making plans to shop for pasalubong right here, your landmark is the Banica Bridge and the Shell Gas Station.

We had a pleasant chat with one of the most distributors, Ate Mylene, who defined to us lots of the merchandise on show. If you happen to’re making plans on purchasing dried seafood, seek advice from her at Andre and Janna Retailer, however there gave the look to be no signage so simply make a selection the 3rd stall from the principle street. Or search for her.

Banica Dried Fish Market Roxas City
That is Ate Mylene! Bili kayo sa kanya. 🙂

Location: Iloilo East Coast – Capiz Street, Barangay Banica, Roxas Town, Capiz


Capiz Provincial Park

Capiz Provincial Park

A inexperienced haven, the Capiz Provincial Park grants a handy guide a rough breather from the hustle and bustle of town. Its centerpiece is a small artifical rocky fountain surrounded through a small lagoon. The park additionally serves as an arboretum of a few local timber within the Philippines.

It’s additionally right here that you just’ll to find the Capiz Vacationer Data Middle and Uniqueness Retail outlets, a one-stop store for native home made merchandise, cuisine, and souvenirs from no longer simply Roxas Town but additionally different municipalities in Capiz. Some snack stores be offering unfastened samples for tasting so you already know which pieces to buy with out regrets!

Capiz Provincial Park Pasalubong Center

Location: Fuentes Pressure, Roxas Town, Capiz
Opening Hours: 24/7 (Park)
Front Price: FREE


Culajao Mangrove Eco Park

You’ll know Roxas Town puts nice significance on atmosphere and sustainable tourism through the collection of eco-friendly points of interest dotting town’s map. Any other inexperienced vacation spot is the Culajao Mangrove Eco Park, a just about five-hectare mangrove reservation space in Barangay Culajao, about 4 kilometers northeast of town heart.

Opened in June 2008, this mangrove reforestation undertaking is spearheaded through the Roxas Town Executive in partnership with Katunggan Sa Culajao Salbaron Affiliation (KACUSA), Inc. and PEW Fellows Program in Marine Conservation, aiming to coach each locals and vacationers on the advantages of mangroves locally, the ecosystem, and the surroundings as an entire.

The Culajao Mangrove Wooded area is house to a number of mangrove species and various flora and fauna — birds, fishes, bugs, mollusks, and extra. Cottages are to be had for guests who love to spend extra time right here.

Location: Barangay Culajao, Roxas Town, Capiz
Opening Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Day by day). Notice that the time table would possibly trade, so all the time test the reputable Fb web page ahead of visiting.
Front Price: P20 (Grownup), P15 (Scholar), P10 (Kid)
Different Charges: P100-250 (Cottage, relying at the measurement); P100/5 pax (Paddle Boat, P30/head if not up to 5 pax, P20/head if greater than 5 pax); P300/commute (Floating Bamboo Raft, 15-30 pax, to be had handiest throughout top tide)


Whilst Roxas Town is the reputable capital of Capiz, the municipality of Panay (pronounced Pan-ay) was once declared the heritage capital of the province. Actually, it’s the second one oldest Spanish agreement within the Philippines, subsequent handiest to Cebu. It’s regularly incorporated in and regularly turns into the spotlight of maximum Capiz excursion itineraries. Beneath are one of the vital must-see points of interest in Panay.

Panay Church

Panay Church Capiz

Formally named Santa Monica Parish Church, the historical Panay Church lines its roots again to the past due seventeenth century, however the present construction was once constructed within the past due Nineteenth century. It was once designated a Nationwide Historic Landmark through the Nationwide Historic Fee of the Philippines in 1997 and a Nationwide Cultural Treasure through the Nationwide Museum in 2001.

The Neo-Classical Baroque construction was once fabricated from coral stones that includes three-meter-thick partitions. Different options are the outdated picket roof truss, the artifacts, the museum, the Our Girl of Lourdes Grotto, the outdated Spanish nicely in the back of the church, and naturally, its well-known bells!

Historical past buffs may have a grand time admiring the church’s maximum exceptional treasure — the humongous Nineteenth-century bell fondly known as Dakong Linganay. It’s lately the most important Catholic bell recorded within the Philippines and in Asia.

Largest Bells in the Philippines at Sta. Monica Church, Panay, Capiz
Biggest Bell in Asia at Sta. Monica Church, Panay, Capiz

Commissioned through Father Jose Beloso and finished in 1884, the famed bell was once created through Don Juan Reina out of cash donated through the townspeople. It measures 5 toes tall with a diameter of 7 toes and weighs over 10,000 kilograms. If you wish to climb up the five-story bell tower to look the unique centuries-old bell (and the opposite 8), you’ll ask one of the most team of workers (normally, it’s Kuya Joseph) to accompany you.

If you’ll’t or don’t need to climb the belfry, you’ll to find the copy of the bell, positioned in entrance of the Museo de Santa Monica subsequent to the church.

Location: Iloilo East Coast – Capiz Street, Panay, Capiz
Opening Hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Monday, Wednesday – Saturday); 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM (Sunday); CLOSED (Tuesday). Notice that the time table would possibly trade, so all the time test the reputable Fb web page ahead of visiting.
Front Price: FREE, however you might be welcome to donate any quantity. And you might also give tip to the team of workers member accompanying you to turn your appreciation.


Balay ni Nanay Lording

Balay ni Nanay Lording Capiz

Situated alongside Calle Revolucion, stated to be the second-oldest side road within the nation, in Barangay Poblacion Ilawod, Balay ni Nanay Lording is likely one of the heritage homes in Capiz. From the out of doors, the home would possibly no longer glance too outdated as a result of the trendy accents added over the years, however whilst you step inside of, you’ll see that it has preserved many portions of the outdated internal.

That is the circle of relatives house of Ms. Vicky Baes, President of Capiz-Roxas Shuttle Companies and Excursion Operators Affiliation (CARTATOA). She herself confirmed us round the home, which additionally serves as a museum, safeguarding a variety of vintage tableware and age-old clothes, nostalgic furnishings, and different collections. You’ll see one of the vital circle of relatives’s heirloom and precious possessions.

The gap downstairs was once remodeled right into a forte eating place, Cafe Marcelo, providing meal applications, together with all-out seafood-all-you-can (P378 in line with head), excellent for giant teams, together with crabs, scallops, oysters (served uncooked), squid, and fish, all served recent!

Cafe Marcelo at Balay ni Nanay Lording

Chocolate lover? Espresso addict? The lawn cafe additionally has a neighborhood tablea and low showroom. You’ll be able to take house a few of their own tablea chocolate (P200-300 in line with pack) and local Capiz espresso in pasalubong-ready packs. Salud salud!

Location: Calle Revolucion, Poblacion Ilawod, Panay, Capiz


Istorya Wooded area Lawn

Istorya Forest Garden

It was once exhausting to search out one label that matches Istorya Wooded area Lawn. It’s an outside bar, providing an entire vary of alcoholic beverages from cocktails to sangria to wine to whiskey. This is a eating place, serving what was once without a doubt the most productive meal we had in Capiz. This is a romantic sanctuary, set beneath the cover of towering timber, surrounded through nature, illuminated through strains of lanterns at night time.

However it’s firstly a hotel. It was once at the start a personal circle of relatives hotel, however in 2019 it after all began accepting visitors, in the hunt for safe haven from the busy paintings week. This eight-hectare lush belongings homes 4 villas and 23 rooms. For in a single day keep, reserve and ebook through contacting them thru e mail, cellular numbers, or Fb messenger (main points underneath).

You may additionally seek advice from on an afternoon excursion, but it surely’s absolute best to touch them ahead of you cross. Whilst the resto-bar may be open to non-staying guests, they are going to handiest drop through on specified days (see main points underneath) ahead of 5pm. Past those hours, the valuables is unique to hotel visitors who’re checked in. The hotel additionally hosts occasions, personal dinners, and Sunday Brunch Buffet.

Istorya Forest Garden Pork Belly

Istorya Forest Garden Paella

Location: Barangay Poblacion Ilaya, Panay, Capiz
Opening Hours: Oculars 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Thursday – Sunday); Bar Botanico 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Friday – Sunday). Notice that the time table would possibly trade, so all the time test the reputable Fb web page or touch the control ahead of visiting.
Touch Main points: [email protected] / 0933 855 1705 / 0917 855 9307


Capiz Ecology Park and Cultural Village

Encompassing 16 hectares, the Capiz Ecology and Cultural Village is an unlimited inexperienced house established to advertise sustainable community-based livelihood and agro-tourism. House to quite a lot of endemic timber and vegetation, the park additionally serves as an academic web page for natural farming and forestry.

Capiz Ecological Park

Controlled through the provincial govt, it additionally purposes as an open-air museum showcasing one of the vital conventional homes within the Philippines together with the Ati’s sapew ke meme, the Hiligaynon/Akeanon/Kinaray-a’s payag, the Igorot’s Bontoc area or fayu, the Panay Bukidnon’s area, and Jama Mapun’s luma. We had been advised there additionally was a lepa, the Badjao’s conventional boathouse, however was once destroyed through a contemporary storm.

with Kuya Warlito Salveo

Our information from the Tourism and Cultural Affairs Administrative center, Sir Ahdiemar Baylon, toured us and patiently defined each and every quit. He additionally allowed us to witness how local cuisine are made (together with my favourite nilupak, which is made with plantains on this a part of the rustic) and be informed extra concerning the province’s cultural heritage thru weaving and different native crafts.

The park additionally hosts company workforce structures, seminars, retreats, campings, and only a fast getaway from the standard day-to-day grind. Different amenities are spa area, wall hiking, treehouse, memento store, and a café (Kapehan sa Ecopark).

The park is positioned in Brgy. Nagba within the municipality of Cuartero, slightly indifferent from the standard vacationer points of interest. However if you want to come seek advice from, you can get in contact with Park Supervisor Rolly Miguel at 09194720875.

Location: Barangay Nagba, Cuartero, Capiz
Opening Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Day by day). Notice that the time table would possibly trade, so all the time test the reputable Fb web page ahead of visiting.
How you can get there: From Roxas Town, board a bus to Cuartero the town heart (P60-80). From there, the park is only a 10-minute tricycle trip away.
Front Price: FREE


Diwal and Different Seafood

In Capiz, you’ll to find the hottest and maximum scrumptious seafood the rustic has to provide. Hi?! You’re within the Seafood Capital of the Philippines, so cross on and stuff your face with the moderately reasonably priced native and vintage seafood dishes.

Diwal or Angel Wing Clam

From the Baybay Seashore seafood grills and eateries to the Palina Greenbelt floating eating places to the limitless seafood buffets, the choices are apparently unending — crabs, prawns, mussels, scallops, catfish, marlins, shrimps, and oysters! However our favourite is without a doubt the diwal, sometimes called Oriental angel wing clam (Pholas orientalis). Oriental, possibly to distinguish it from any other equivalent having a look clam within the west (Cyrtopleura costata). Angel wing, as a result of have a look at it! They do seem like how angel’s wings had been depicted for hundreds of years — ivory white, dove-like, and complicated.

Whilst diwal will also be present in different provinces (and different international locations), those seasonal mollusks are maximum ample on this a part of Panay Island, in particular Capiz. In comparison to different bivalves, diwal packs extra meat and is way more uncomplicated to open and devour. It’s additionally juicier and tastier. We’ve had them some ways however we beloved them grilled.


Facet commute to Gigantes Islands, Iloilo

The Gigantes Islands, a bunch of islands off the northeastern coast of Iloilo, in conjunction with Olotayan and Mantalinga Islands of Capiz, are shrouded in legends, myths, and people stories. There are lots of variations on how the islands were given their names, however one persistently floats at the floor: they’re scattered stays of a prehistoric large.

Gigantes Islands

Brace your self whilst you embark on a adventure to the islands for the reason that “giants” will seize you and weigh down you with what they are able to be offering — magnificent rock formations and cliffs, scenic islands and islets, pristine seashores, fascinating caves, a saltwater lagoon, and a Nineteenth-century lighthouse. The standard island hopping stops are Cabugao Gamay, Antonia Island, and Bantigui Island. Some applications additionally come with Pandan Island (Ojastras Island) and Mini (Little) Boracay Seashore (for small boats handiest).

Don’t put out of your mind to check out the recent limitless or piso scallops whilst you get the risk. Ask your boatman or excursion operator for main points.

Gigantes Islands Tourist Spots

How you can Get There: Gigantes Island is beneath the jurisdiction of Carles Municipality within the province of Iloilo, however if you’re coming from Manila, the closest primary airport is Roxas Airport in Capiz. The go back and forth time from the airport to Bancal Port, which is the jump-off level to Gigantes, is ready two hours. If you’re coming from Iloilo World Airport, the adventure takes 3 to 4 hours, relying at the visitors and street situation.


AirAsia, one of the most nation’s best funds airways, had its inaugural flight to Roxas on 2022 June 16! It now flies 3x weekly (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday) to Roxas Town from Manila by way of NAIA Terminal 4. The go back and forth time is 45 mins to an hour.

AirAsia Flights to Roxas City

Via the way in which, each and every reserving is inclusive of a complimentary 7kg carry-on luggage allowance. For a hassle-free and extra comfy adventure, it’s possible you’ll need to test its Price Pack, which covers 20kg check-in luggage allowance, same old seat variety, a meal, and Track Offer protection to insurance coverage (for luggage lengthen & 1 hour on-time ensure coverage). In the meantime, their Top class Flex possibility permits you to trade the date and time of your flight as much as two instances.

Inside AirAsia Aircraft

Previous to our fresh commute, the workforce were to the entire provinces within the Western Visayas Area (Area VI) EXCEPT Capiz, which has all the time piqued our interest. So when AirAsia invited us to after all revel in the Seafood Capital of the Philippines, we stated sure in an instant! Particular because of the AirAsia fam for taking care of us thru all the adventure!


Roxas City Tricycle

Whilst it’s fully conceivable to discover Roxas Town and the remainder of Capiz through public transportation by yourself, we propose hiring a excursion information or becoming a member of a excursion. Capiz is a type of locations that don’t in an instant stun at the floor, however you’ll recognize higher as you dig deeper. A lot of the points of interest are historical and cultural, making them extra experiential than visible.

For more info about excursion applications, touch:

SAN MATEO TRAVEL & TOURS
Headed through Ms. Vicky Baes
Cell No.: 09478063578
E-mail: [email protected]

If you happen to desire a extra custom designed form of excursion, get in contact with:

JONG ARCENAS
Freelance Excursion Information
Cell No.: 09175332990

As a neighborhood, Jong is likely one of the maximum an expert excursion guides we’ve had within the Philippines. He had numerous compelling tales to percentage about each and every web page, and lets inform that it’s coming from a spot of pleasure and love for his place of origin. Whether or not you’re on a barkada commute or corporate day trip, having Jong will make your excursion extra insightful. You’ll be able to additionally ask him for pointers and different suggestions.


Written through Asta Alvarez
Pictures and extra phrases through Yosh Dimen

First up: 2⃣0⃣2⃣2⃣ • 7⃣ • 2⃣