This week, we are taking a look back at some of Cebu’s greatest National Heritage spots in and around Cebu. June is also a perfect month to so because it’s the month of national pride which means taking pride in Cebu and our Nation.
Here are the top 10 places you can go to right in the heart of Cebu to get in touch with the “heart” of Cebu:
1.) Casa Gorordo
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A 19th-century house, it currently serves as a museum with a shop and a café that serves local delicacies and coffee from Panay. The profit will be utilized for the museum’s social activities.
Schedule: Everyday 10 am-6 pm
Entrance fee: P70
Address: Lopez Jaena, Parian, Cebu City
Contact number: (032) 255-5645
2.) Heritage of Cebu Monument
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Commonly known as the Parian Monument, this sculpture by Eduardo Castillo of cement, iron and steel portrays several key moments in Cebu’s history.
Entrance fee: none but accept donations for the costs in preserving the monument.
Address: Lopez Jaena, Parian, Cebu City
Contact number:
3.) Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House
Image source: Needs and Solutions posted on the Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House Facebook page
This house now also serves as a museum. Most of its items come from Carcar, a town located south of Cebu. Read more on our previous article.
Schedule: Everyday 9 am-6 pm
Entrance fee: P50
Address: Lopez Jaena, Parian, Cebu City
Contact number: (+63) (32) 515-9000, 513-8000 or 253-5568
4.) Museo Parian
Image source: Museo Parian Facebook page
This originally housed Jesuit missionaries and later on was used as a headquarters for the US Armed Forces in the second World War.
Schedule: 8 am-12 nn, 1 pm-5 pm
Entrance fee: P30
Address: Lopez Jaena, Parian, Cebu City
Contact number: +63917-623-3838 or (032) 255-5408
5.) Museo Sugbo
Image source: Museo Sugbo Facebook account
It was once Carcel de Cebu or Provincial Jail of Cebu.
Schedule: Tuesdays to Saturdays, from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Entrance fee: P30
Senior Citizens: P10
Adults: P30 (Filipinos), P75 (foreigners and balikbayans)
Students: P10 (Filipinos), P50 (foreigners and balikbayans)
Address: M. J. Cuenco Ave, Cebu City
Contact number: (032) 239 5626
6.) Cathedral Museum of Cebu
“As it is the ecclesiastical museum of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu, it showcases religious architecture and artifacts from the region,” as written in a previous article.
Schedule:
Entrance fee: P50
Address: Manalili Corner P. Gomez Street, Cebu City
Contact number: (032)412-3455
7.) University of the Southern Philippines Foundation Rizaliana Museum
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Aside from Dr. Jose Rizal’s wardrobe, the museum has an original KKK flag. The museum requires a minimum of 20 people for it to open.
Entrance fee:
Adult: P35
Student: P15
Address: Mabini St., Cebu City
Contact number: (032) 414-8773
8.) Basilica del Minore Sto. Niño
Image source: Ronald M on Flickr
The church is situated in a compound with the museum and another building where the image of the Sto. Niño is kept.
For the museum
Schedule:
Mondays to Sundays (except Wednesdays)
8:00 AM – 11:45 AM
1:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Entrance fees:
Adult
P 30.00
Senior Citizen
P 15.00
Student
P 10.00
Children
P 10.00
Address: Osmeña Blvd, Cebu City
Contact number: 97660 / 97668 / 97669
9.) Fort San Pedro
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The Fort San Pedro was built for military use during the Spanish reign.
Schedule: Everyday 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Entrance fee: P50
Address: A. Pigafetta Street, Cebu City, 6000
Contact number: (032) 256 2284
10.) Rizal Memorial Library and Museum
Rare books, archeological discoveries, a theatre. The place has a lot to offer a tourist or a culture-hungry local. Read more in our previous article of Everything Cebu.
Schedule: Mondays to Fridays 8 am-12 nn, 1 pm-5 pm
Address: Osmeña Blvd, Cebu City
Contact number: (032) 253-1526
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