About the Historic City of Vigan. Vigan is a city in the Philippines, on the west coast of Luzon island. The city is home to the World Heritage site Historic City of Vigan, inscribed on the World ...

About Vigan. Founded in 1572 by Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo, Vigan; a UNESCO World Heritage Site is known for its ...

Roughly 250 miles north of the capital Manila, Vigan is a small, charming city in the northern Philippines. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the city has survived a plethora of challenges within the ...

The findings of the two pilot sites assessments will be shared with the local government, the ancestral homeowners and the Vigan Conservation Council through a series of lectures, training-workshops ...

Unfortunately, the magnitude 7 earthquake of July 27, 2022 damaged many of its heritage buildings, including heritage houses, the Vigan Cathedral and belfry, Archbishop’s Palace and Colegio ...

The Historic Town of Vigan (Philippines), inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999, has been recognized as a model of best practices in World Heritage site management, at the occasion of the 40 th ...

Vigan City's historical center called the heritage village is listed as one of the UNESCO's world heritage sites since December 1999 for its well-preserved monumental buildings. The National Museum of ...

Vigan was inscribed on Dec. 2, 1999 for its 630 cultural and natural properties of exceptional value in the entire world; it is one of only five heritage sites found in the Philippines.

The event, organized by the city government in partnership with the Association of Cucheros de Vigan, celebrates local creativity, cultural heritage, and the sustainable tradition of the kalesa. This ...

On the road to Vigan, Mitos, who is my batchmate from the Assumption Convent, rediscovered the city’s culinary heritage: Vigan longganisa, bagnet, pinakbet, tapa.