Iloilo Historic Districts Bike Tour #Iloiloikot
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Iloilo Historic Districts Bike Tour #Iloiloikot

A cycling route starting in Iloilo City, Western Visayas, Philippines.

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See old mansions on "Millionaire's Row", an old provincial jail, and 3 town plazas where you can sit and relax for a bike break.

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Duration
12.6 km
Distance
22 m
Ascent
19 m
Descent
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Points of interest along the route

  1. Point of interest after 1 km

    Fort San Pedro was built during Spanish colonization between 1603 and 1616 and measured 60 by 60 meters, meant to protect the city from Dutch or Moro intrusion. It was destroyed during World War II, but the areas of the four towers that once stood at its corners can still be seen. http://www.exploreiloilo.com/do/info/fort-san-pedro/

  2. Highlight 2 along the Bikemap route "Iloilo Historic Districts Bike Tour #Iloiloikot"

    Point of interest after 4.7 km

    The wood and stone building that was once here was at first the seat of the civil government of Iloilo until 1901. In 1911 the jail was constructed during the American colonial period, and during World War II it was used as a military garrison by occupying Japanese forces from 1942 to 1945. After the jail closed & inmates moved to another facility in 2006, the Iloilo provincial government officially turned it over to the National Museum in April of 2018 to be the Western Visayas Regional Museum. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/80781/iloilo-prison-to-get-new-lease-on-life-as-museum

  3. Highlight 3 along the Bikemap route "Iloilo Historic Districts Bike Tour #Iloiloikot"

    Point of interest after 5.4 km

    La Paz market is where the famous La Paz batchoy was born, found at Netong's Batchoy inside the market. It is also home to the age-old local favorite Madge’s Cafe. Madge Cafe hours: 530am-1230pm on sundays (closes 7pm all other days) Netong's hours: (To be updated)

  4. Highlight 4 along the Bikemap route "Iloilo Historic Districts Bike Tour #Iloiloikot"

    Point of interest after 6 km

    La Paz church, or Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje (Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage) was founded in 1857, the church is named after a statue of Mary that was on-board the Manila Galleon “El Almirante” in 1624. After 3 months of travel and a fire on the ship, a Spanish governor also on-board attributed the safe arrival of the ship to the statue. Today, the church is popular to pilgrims and others asking for protection from the Lady. The district of La Paz is named after her, but the actual statue was placed at the Antipolo Cathedral in the province of Rizal. Today, an antique replica can still be found in Antipolo. http://lapazchurch.org/about/ https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=OSqhZphG_gQC&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=el+almirante+galleon&source=bl&ots=rLposXBwPF&sig=egeOWxGq1yIRJAXqPQ0UH37Wg-A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwis6qGF7JTdAhWVM94KHZlxDSwQ6AEwDXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=el%20almirante%20galleon&f=false

  5. Highlight 5 along the Bikemap route "Iloilo Historic Districts Bike Tour #Iloiloikot"

    Point of interest after 6.2 km

    La Paz Plaza or La Paz Park where residents relax, and concerts and sports programs take place. Inside sits a tennis court, a statue of Jose Rizal, beautiful invasive exotic plants like Lantana camara or Baho-Baho, and a small lagoon surrounded by native Talisay trees.

  6. Highlight 6 along the Bikemap route "Iloilo Historic Districts Bike Tour #Iloiloikot"

    Point of interest after 8.2 km

    Jaro Plaza. Location of the Jaro belfry (built in 1774), and where Ilongo revolutionary General Martin Delgado prepared his troops as they marched to Plaza Libertad in the south to receive the surrender of the Spaniards on December 25, 1898. http://www.thenewstoday.info/2008/10/31/the.jaro.plaza.as.a.heritage.gem.html

  7. Highlight 7 along the Bikemap route "Iloilo Historic Districts Bike Tour #Iloiloikot"

    Point of interest after 8.5 km

    Jaro Belfry or kampanario was built in 1744 and had undergone multiple reconstructions due to earthquakes and typhoons over the years. Like other watch towers in the country, it was built high so that its bell tolls could reach far and wide, and its view distant enough to see incoming aggressors. Its size makes a statement of its long-looming presence over the rich families and padres that lived here throughout the past century, despite its now rust-colored, soot-stained facade. https://iloveiloilo.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/the-campanario-a-landmark-of-jaro-iloilo/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/iloilocity/1452911494/in/photostream/

  8. Highlight 8 along the Bikemap route "Iloilo Historic Districts Bike Tour #Iloiloikot"

    Point of interest after 8.5 km

    Jaro Cathedral, home of the Lady of Candles which Pope John Paul II laid a crown on during a Catholic ritual in 1981. The statue is easily seen on the facade with steps leading up to it in front of the church. http://ourladyofcandlesnationalshrine.com/about/

  9. Highlight 9 along the Bikemap route "Iloilo Historic Districts Bike Tour #Iloiloikot"

    Point of interest after 8.6 km

    Lopez-Vito Mansion, one of many examples where adaptive re-use or the reuse of an old building for a new purpose had been applied. The 2nd floor had been left untouched, but the 1st floor is now Isla Bank. http://www.islabank.com/

  10. Highlight 10 along the Bikemap route "Iloilo Historic Districts Bike Tour #Iloiloikot"

    Point of interest after 8.7 km

    The Ledesma Mansion, although dilapidated, still has its long greek-like columns in front, holding up a large 2nd floor patio. http://mybeautifuliloilo.blogspot.com/2011/02/houses-of-history-in-city.html

  11. Highlight 11 along the Bikemap route "Iloilo Historic Districts Bike Tour #Iloiloikot"

    Point of interest after 8.7 km

    The Don Rodrigo Araneta Montinola mansion.

  12. Highlight 12 along the Bikemap route "Iloilo Historic Districts Bike Tour #Iloiloikot"

    Point of interest after 9.1 km

    Casa Sanson y Montinola. Owned by hacienderos or plantation owners, the Montinola’s trace their lineage to a Spanish army captain named Don Juan Montinola who arrived in Jaro in 1781. He then became governor of neighboring province Antique from 1786 to 1787. The house, like many others on this street is balay or bahay na bato, or a house with its lower floor made of bricks or stone, and its upper floors made of wood. http://bluprint.onemega.com/casa-sanson-y-montinola-jaro-iloilo/

  13. Highlight 13 along the Bikemap route "Iloilo Historic Districts Bike Tour #Iloiloikot"

    Point of interest after 9.4 km

    Lopez Heritage House, also known as Nelly Garden. Built with concrete in 1928, It has a large front lawn. This garden estate was named after the eldest daughter in the family, Nelly. http://panayisland.com/nelly-garden-queen-iloilo-heritage-houses/ http://www.valcaulin.com/article/the-grandiose-nelly-garden/3089/

  14. Highlight 14 along the Bikemap route "Iloilo Historic Districts Bike Tour #Iloiloikot"

    Point of interest after 9.8 km

    Iloilo National High School. Founded in 1902, the school moved to its current location in 1906, and was originally made of wood. It is also known as a “Gabaldon school”, which refers to Isauro Gabaldón y González of Nueva Ecija who authored the Gabaldon Act of 1907. The act appropriated P1 million pesos between 1907 and 1915 for the construction of permanent school buildings in the country. The architecture of these “Gabaldon schools” were designed by William Parsons who supervised the design of public buildings and parks during American colonization. He was referred to the job by Daniel Burnham whom Filipinos recall more often since he designed city plans for Manila and Baguio in 1905, and has a park named after him in Baguio. Today, an iteration of Parson’s Gabaldon structure can be seen in many schools, noted by a wide main facade full of columns and arches. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isauro_Gabald%C3%B3n https://www.facebook.com/GabaldonHeritageSchools/

  15. Highlight 15 along the Bikemap route "Iloilo Historic Districts Bike Tour #Iloiloikot"

    Point of interest after 11.1 km

    Eusebio Villanueva House. The home was constructed in 1928 with concrete, and with wood from the now threatened Narra tree (also the National Tree of the Philippines). According to the Philippine Information Agency, the house was used as headquarters by Japanese occupiers during World War II, and the basement became a torture chamber for Filipinos caught during the war. https://pia.gov.ph/provinces/iloilo

  16. Highlight 16 along the Bikemap route "Iloilo Historic Districts Bike Tour #Iloiloikot"

    Point of interest after 11.2 km

    Museo Iloilo. Contemporary works by Ilonggo artists can be found alongside exhibits on Iloilo’s history. Open 8am to 5pm, Mon to Fri.

  17. Point of interest after 11.4 km

    Established as the Iloilo Provincial Capitol in 1901 with General Delgado as first governador, it is also Kilometer Zero of Iloilo where distance markers in the province refer to. It was used by the Japanaese occupation during World War II and is now Casa Real de Iloilo after having undergone adaptive re-use to become an event venue for the provincial government. http://www.exploreiloilo.com/blog/old-iloilo-provincial-capitol-casa-real-restoration-project/ https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/01/28/governor-restricts-use-of-casa-real-de-iloilo/

  18. Point of interest after 12.3 km

    The E. Villanueva Building is the large light blue building on this corner. It was once the International Hotel, where foreign traders and merchants stayed in the early 1900's. http://bluprint.onemega.com/calle-real-shows-escolta-how-its-done/

  19. Point of interest after 12.4 km

    Javellana Building. What was once a building blackened in a fire in the 1980's, it was then renovated and leased to Sarabia Optical. Here one can find Roberto's restaurant which opened in 1978. It is home of the "Queen" siopao which is filled with Chinese sausage, chicken, pork adobo, and a boiled egg. http://bluprint.onemega.com/calle-real-shows-escolta-how-its-done/

  20. Highlight 20 along the Bikemap route "Iloilo Historic Districts Bike Tour #Iloiloikot"

    Point of interest after 12.4 km

    Roberto's. Located at the first floor of the Javellana Building, Roberto’s first opened in 1978. It is best-known for its “Queen” siopao: a large, flavorful white bun with bacon, Chinese sausage, chicken, pork adobo, and a boiled egg. A tagline of theirs posted on their menu is “Manamit bisan wala sauce” or “Delicious even without sauce,” and it’s true. They also have a “King” version which has ham, instead of bacon. Open daily, 8am-7pm http://www.choosephilippines.com/go/restaurants/3358/robertos-siopao-iloilo

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