Visayas: Tourist Spots and Landmarks

• Beautiful spots and historical landmarks

Boracay

• Boracay is the most visited tourist spot in Visayas
• It is a favorite hangout for famous celebrities and tourists
• It is in Malay, Aklan

Lake Balanan

• Lake Balanan is a mysterious lake
• It formed due to a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in 1925
• A perfect place to relax and breathe fresh air as it's surrounded by forest
• It is located in Siaton, Negros Oriental

Pescador Island

• Pescador Island is a beautiful island, shaped like a disc from afar
• Popular site in Visayas and home to thousands of sardines
• "The Sardine Run of Pescador Island” is a famous site
• It can be found in Moalboal, Cebu

Chocolate Hills

• Chocolate Hills is composed of hundreds of chocolate-like hills
• Hills are covered with grass that dries and turns brown during summer
• Chocolate Hills are located in Bohol

Bantayan Island

• Bantayan Island is a famous tourist destination in Visayas
• It is known for its powdery white sand beach
• It is located in Cebu.

Cebu Taoist Temple

• Cebu Taoist Temple is a popular tourist spot in Visayas
• The temple has 81 steps, representing the 81 chapters in Taoism scriptures
• Tourists climb the steps to learn their fortune from fortune sticks

Camotes Island

• Camotes Island is one of the best destinations in Visayas
• Ideal for beach adventures
• The island is a group of islands in the Camotes Sea
• The beaches are clean and unspoiled

Panglao Island

• Panglao Island is considered the best summer destination in Bohol
• It offers white sand beaches and great dive sites
• The island is located southwest of Bohol, and east and south of Cebu

Magellan's Cross

• Magellan’s Cross is a wooden cross placed by Ferdinand Magellan
• Magellan was a Portuguese explorer
• He arrived in the Philippines in 1521
• The cross marks the site where the first Filipinos were baptized as Christians
• The cross is kept inside a small chapel for protection

Lapu-Lapu Monument

• The Lapu-Lapu Monument honors Datu Lapu-Lapu.
• Datu Lapu-Lapu was a Filipino hero
• He fought against Magellan in the Battle of Mactan in 1521
• The statue depicts him holding a sword and shield
• It reminds Filipinos of his bravery when defending the land

Basilica Minore del Santo Nino de Cebu

• Basilica Minore del Santo Nino de Cebu is a famous church in Visayas
• It is the oldest church in the Philippines
• The church's name was inspired by the story of Santo Nino
• Santo Nino was untouched by fire when Spaniards burned barangays

Blood Compact Monument

• The Blood Compact Monument marks a historic event in 1565
• Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi and Bohol’s chieftain Datu Sikatuna made a peace agreement
• They drank wine mixed with blood
• This act symbolized friendship and trust between Filipinos and Spaniards

The MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park

• The MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park is a protected area in the Philippines
• It commemorates the historic landing of General Douglas MacArthur in Leyte