Laoag City - Tourist Destinations

PLACES OF INTEREST

Tourism has become a major economic driver of Laoag City, paving the way for new commercial investments and infrastructure development. Laoag City, aside from being the capital of the province and the central hub for trading, it is also the merging point and jump-off location to other tourist destinations in Ilocos Norte. It is where bus stations, jeep and van terminals going to other municipalities of the province are located. Some places of interest include a tour of heritage sites featuring Spanish colonial buildings, baroque churches, Laoag Sand Dunes, white-sand beach resorts of Pagudpud, and Marcos-era mansions.

Laoag City Landmarks Cultural Properties Ilocos Norte Festivities

Saint William the Hermit Cathedral

Laoag Cathedral, canonically known as Saint William Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de San Guillermo) is a church in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines...

Tobacco Monopoly Monument

The Tobacco Monopoly Monument is one of the historical landmarks in Ilocos Norte. It was built at the foot of the Marcos Bridge over the Laoag River. This monument commemorates the lifting of tobacco monopoly in the Philippines in accordance to the royal decree of King Alfonso XIII on June 5, 1881. ...

Aurora Park

Aurora Park is situated at the center surrounded by the St. William Cathedral Church, Laoag City Hall, Marcos Hall of Justice...

Ilocos Norte Provincial Capitol

This building housed the office of the Civil Governor, the secretary, government offices and local branches which also included the Oficina de Haciendas, the Treasury and the Civil Guards during the Spanish rule...

Laoag International Airport

The airport was constructed by Americans before World War II as Gabu Airfield. The Japanese occupied the base on December 1941 and subsequently used it...

Gov. Roque B. Ablan Sr. Shrine

The Ablan Shrine and Library, rebuilt by the National Historical Institute (now the National Historical Commission), houses a mini-library and museum where the memorabilia of the late Ilocos Norte Gov. Roque Ablan Sr...

Ilocos Norte Heroes Memorial Hall

Formerly called “Ablan Heroes’ Memorial Hall”, this edifice is situated just a stone-thrown away from the Laoag City Plaza...

Puentes de Amor

This is one among the unnoticed heritage structures we have in the Province of Ilocos Norte. Located in Brgy. Barit in the City of Laoag, this "Puente de Barit" was one of the 4 Spanish bridges of Laoag...

Sinking Bell Tower

The St. William's Cathedral is also famous for its "Sinking Bell Tower", which sinks into the ground at a rate of an inch a year. It has survived several minor earthquakes since its construction, causing scholars to label it an Earthquake Baroque style structure...

Museo Ilocos Norte

Tabacalera Building or tobacco factory is a historical landmark standing within the museum. The old building was the Administration Center of the Tobacco Monopoly in Ilocos Norte during the Spanish times...

Laoag Sand Dunes

The Laoag Sand Dunes is an 85-square-kilometre (33 sq mi) protected sandy coastal desert and beach located in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, home of the 4x4 Sand Dunes Adventure and sand boarding activities...

Laoag City Hall

This structure is found on the western side of the Aurora Park. Once called Casa Tribunal, this Spanish-era structure is made of bricks with roof of tiles. Construction wasstarted on July 18, 1861, with an amount of 4,028.32 pesos is released for its construction...

Marcos Hall of Justice

The Marcos Hall of Justice was the old Provincial Jail or the Carcel Publica which is located north of the Laoag City Hall and southwest of the Provincial Capitol, houses the Regional, City, and Municipal Trial Courts...

Ermita Hill

Ermita Hill is located at the southeastern part of Laoag City. Even before the coming of the Spaniards, the hill was already the dwelling of early people of Laoag...

Spanish-Era Watch Towers

The proof that there is a watchtower in Laoag further enforces the importance of the city, as significant settlements then would truly require some level of protection and defense. Most recently, talking with more locals of Laoag revealed another lead: that The sand dunes landscape of La Paz also has a barangay called Torre...

Laoag City Commercial Complex

Located at the heart of of Laoag's business district, the commercial complex houses diffrent business stalls for dry-goods, kitchenwares, glasswares and more. The 3-storey building's basement is dedicated to local handicrafts, native products such as garlic, sukang-iloko...