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Valeria-Delgado Food Strip

Marcos — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:00:46 +0000

Valeria and Delgado Streets in Downtown Iloilo is a food and shopping haven in Downtown Iloilo City. A few mid-sized shopping centers are located in the area such as SM Delgado, Marymart Mall, Amigo Mall, and The Atrium. Aside from the restaurants inside the malls, there are also restaurant/coffee shop strips along Valeria St. called “La Sallette” and another in Delgado St. called “La Terraza,” where locals and visitors go to for delicious food or just to sip coffee and do people watching along the arcaded sidewalks.

Location Map of Valeria-Delgado Food and Shopping Strip
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Iloilo Central Market

Marcos — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:38:38 +0000

The Iloilo Central Market is located in Downtown Iloilo City, bounded by Iznart – Guanco – Aldeguer – Rizal Streets. Its art deco style main entrance / portal is one of the protectedÂ heritage buildings of the Calle Real Heritage Zone. The Iloilo Central Market is a popular destination in Iloilo City for cheap wares, crafts, and fresh agricultural produce.

Location map of Iloilo Central Market

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Ledesma (Eagle) House

Marcos — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:31:13 +0000

The Ledesma House (sometimes called “Eagle House”) is an imposing Gothic Renaissance inspired heritage house located at the corner of Rizal and Ortiz Street in Downtown Iloilo City. The house features sculptures of eagles perched on top of its front fence. A caged Philippine Eagle is also prominently displayed on its second floor balcony. The Ledesma House is a landmark for passengers going to Guimaras Island via the Ortiz Wharf.

Location map of Ledesma (Eagle) House

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Freedom Grandstand and General Macario Peralta Dinagyang Park

Marcos — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:20:45 +0000

The Freedom Grandstand is an large outdoor stage located along Iznart St., in Downtown Iloilo. It is named Freedom Grandstand because it is a venue for all sorts of events and political demonstrations in the city. Freedom Grandstand is the main judging area during the annual Dinagyang Festival.

Behind the staduim is a park named after Ilonggo war hero General Macario Peralta. A statue stands in the park in his honor.

Location Map of Freedom Grandstand and General Macario Peralta Dinagyang Park
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General Hughes Highway

Marcos — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:00:51 +0000

General Hughes Street used to be a prominent thoroughfare during the Spanish and American Colonial Period where several grand seaside villas and commercial buildings were built (like the Laguda House). The street starts from Plaza Libertad and ends in Fort San Pedro.

A Colonial-era residence turned into an Italian restaurant called Afriques

A Mediterranean-inspired building along Gen. hughes highway

Ruins of the Laguda House, one of the seaside villas along the highway

The Neglected Fort San Pedro, where General Hughes Highway ends and turns into Fort San Pedro Drive

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Iloilo Dinagyang Festival

Marcos — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:05:02 +0000

The Dinagyang Festival is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City, Philippines held on the fourth Sunday of January, or right after the Sinulog In Cebu and the Ati-Atihan in Aklan. It is held both to honor the Santo Nino and to celebrate the arrival on Panay of Malay settlers and the subsequent selling of the island to them by the Atis.

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Muelle Loney (Iloilo’s River Wharf) – Hub of the Booming Sugar Trade in the Visayas during the 19th century

Marcos — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:00:15 +0000

Muelle Loney (pronounced as Mool-ye) refers to Iloilo’s River Wharf and the street at the western side of the river. It is being used today as a port for inter-island vessels such as ferries and “Roll-on Roll-off” (RORO) boats plying the Iloilo to Bacolod route. Thousands of passengers, pedestrians, and motorists pass by Muelle Loney everyday. Unknown to most of them is the history of Muelle Loney and its central-role in the birth of the prosperous sugar industry of the Visayas during the 1800s to 1900s.

Iloilo’s River Wharf, a natural harbor for ships seeking protection from strong winds and tropical monsoons.
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The Laguda House: A remnant of Iloilo’s glorious past

Marcos — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:00:42 +0000

“Even in its ruined state, the Laguda House continues to capture the awe of onlookers with its mysterious aura that never fails to spark the memories of its glorious days. This neoclassic edifice is located along General Hughes highway, which used to be one of Iloilo’s “high street” and was lined with a row of buildings and seaside villas.
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Calle Real de Iloilo

habagatcentral — Tue, 29 May 2007 07:00:21 +0000

Time stood still amidst the hustle and bustle of downtown traffic of modernity. Decades old establishments still stand against the test of time, reflecting the glorious days of commerce and trade of what was then, the Queen City of the South.Read the rest of Calle Real de Iloilo (8 comments)

Fort San Pedro

Marcos — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:00:44 +0000

Fort San Pedro or Fort Nuestra Senora del Rosario is located along San Pedro Drive in the domestic port area. Quadrilateral in shape, the fort was built between 1603 and 1616 and measured 60 by 60 meters. The walls were composed of cut outs of Guimaras rocks and coral stonesfrom along the Panay Coast. It is approximately 12 feet high from low tide of the sea and 30 feet thick.

The fort provides a scenic view of Guimaras Island

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