ILOCOS SUR

• Apatot Beach in San Esteban


  A favorite among the local community, where US submarines surfaced to unload arms during World War II, named after a mangrove abundant in the area
• Archbishop's Palace in Vigan


  • Completed in 1793 after a span of seven years
  • Features sliding capiz windows and cutout decorations with floral motifs
  • Houses a collection of priceless ecclesiastical artifacts and relics from other Ilocos churches
• Katib Beach in San Juan


  Boasts a number of tourist facilities
• Santiago Cove or Sabangan Cove in Brgy. Sabangan, Santiago


  Isolated cove used by the guerillas as a resupply point during World War II, boasts a fishing village, a watch tower and a stretch of golden sand beach with amenities for picnicking and water sports
• Sta. Maria Church in Sta. Maria


  • A century-old structure situated on top of a 60-meter hill used as a stronghold during the 1896 revolution, now a national landmark
• Tagudin Sundial in Tagudin


  Standing in front of the municipal hall, built in 1848 as a resupply point by the Spanish colonizers