ILOCOS NORTE

• Cape Bojeador Lighthouse


  Built in 1892, the lighthouse is still sending out signals to ships passing by the cape facing the northern portion of the South China Sea. This is the highest lighthouse in the Philippines
• La Paz Sand Dunes


  Unique sand dunes, locally named Bantay Bimmaboy, are shaped like pigs and attract not only the natives but foreign tourists as well. The area has served as a filming location for local as well as international movies. Near the sand dunes is a beach area
• Marcos Museum


  The house where former President Ferdinand Marcos was born, now transformed into a museum
• Pagudpud Beach


  This white-sand beach, stretching across municipalities of Pagudpud and Bangui, is one of the most beautiful coastal strips in the northern section of Luzon, and is currently being developed as a tourist site
• Paoay Church


  Built of coral blocks and stucco plastered bricks, the church is a unique combination of Gothic, baroque, and oriental designs. Its construction started in 1704 and was finally completed in 1894
• Patapat Bridge


  The scenic bridge, ideally situated between mountains and the sea, connects the provinces of Ilocos Norte and Cagayan
• San Nicolas Church


  The first stone-and-brick building in the Ilocos Region, this church was built in 1591, was occupied by the Katipuneros under General Manuel Tinio in 1898 and was occupied by the American forces in 1899. The present structure is a reconstruction of the 18th-century building
• St. William's Cathedral


  Designed in the style of the Italian Renaissance, this church was built by the Agustinians in 1642. It has a unique two-storey façade held by four pairs of complete columns