Manila Intramuros Historical Walking Tour

Manila Intramuros Historical Walking Tour

Philippine has a vast and long bloody history. Colonize and destroyed but we still have a reason to smile.
Old-world Intramuros is home to Spanish-era landmarks like Fort Santiago, with a large stone gate and a shrine to national hero José Rizal. The ornate Manila Cathedral houses bronze carvings and stained glass windows, while the San Agustin Church museum has religious artwork and statues. Spanish colonial furniture and art fill Casa Manila museum, and horse-drawn carriages (kalesa) ply the area’s cobblestone streets.

Itinerary
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Pass By: Manila Cathedral, Cabildo cor Beaterio Intramuros, Manila, Luzon 1002 Philippines

The cathedral was originally a parish church in Manila under the Archdiocese of Mexico in 1571, until it became a separate diocese on February 6, 1579 upon the issuance of the papal bull, Illius Fulti Præsido by Pope Gregory XIII. The cathedral was damaged and destroyed several times since the original structure was built in 1581 while the eighth and current structure of the cathedral was completed in 1958.

Stop At: Casa Manila, General Luna St. Intramuros, Manila, Luzon Philippines

The museum is the imposing stone-and-wood structure c. 1850, one of the grand houses in Barrio San Luis (one of the four original villages of Intramuros) is located across historic San Agustin church and bounded by Calle Real, General Luna, Cabildo and Urdaneta streets. The other two are the Los Hidalgos, c. 1650 and Cuyugan Mansion, c. 1890.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Baluarte de San Diego, 368 Sta. Lucia, Manila, Luzon 1000 Philippines

The existence of the fort started from Governor General Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas who integrated an older fort with cortina or curtain walls, built from 1591-1594. The bastion is a protruding structure with facing flanks built along the cortina. The purpose of its projection was to ensure a clearer view of the cortina for the artillery - in order for them to prepare against invaders. The bastion has two parts; face (which projected outward) and flanks (connecting the face and the cortina, or the curtain wall). Several developments were added in the course of time such as addition of semi-circular structures at the base called orillons or little ears making the bastion resemble an ace-of-spades shape.

Stop At: Baluarte De Santa Barbara, Intramuros, Manila, 1002 Metro Manila, Philippines

Baluarte de Santa Barbara, built in 1593, is a stone bastion that forms a part of the Santiago Fort in Manila. It bring back the memories of Second World War and the harsh treatment meted out to the prisoners arrested during this period. Formerly, a storage house of ammunition and arms, it was converted into a prison. Tales of deaths during floods and high-tide are in abundance. While you are in Manila, do visit this important landmark.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Fort Santiago, Gen Luna St Intramuros, Manila, Luzon 1002 Philippines

Fort Santiago is a citadel first built by Spanish navigator and governor Miguel López de Legazpi for the new established city of Manila in the Philippines. The defense fortress is part of the structures of the walled city of Manila referred to as Intramuros.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: INTRAMUROS WALL MANILA, Muralla St, Intramuros, Manila, 0063 Metro Manila, Philippines

Built in 1592 by the Spanish government to deter threats and invasion by other countries. Renovated in 1622. The area was much larger than what it is right now, the area that you'll see is the restored structure, for the whole area was destroyed during the American liberation of Manila from the Japanese occupation in 1845.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Mananzan Handicrafts, # 8 General Luna Street corner Sta. Clara Street, Manila, Luzon 1002 Philippines

This shop was a stop on our tour around Intramuros. There is quite a wide variety of locally made handicrafts and souvenirs.
The prices were reasonable and we were offered a 20% discount on anything we bought.The sales invoice was fastidiously written out by hand with the correct discount applied.

Duration: 1 hour