Santa Maria Church

Nice place to visit

This church has been designated as a world heritage site. It is one of the oldest churches in the Philippines. Whereas the outside looks dirty, the church still represents what the Spanish missionarie...

UNESCO

One of three Heritage churches in the Philippines. Brings you back to when Catholic masses are the center of the Filipino faith. No Tagalog masses though, all are in the native Ilokano.

Worth a look if you're in the area

Lonely Planet refer to this as "La Nuestra Senora de La Asuncion Parish Church" and indeed that is its full name, but as TripAdvisor say it's actually just known as plain old Santa Maria Church to loc...

Very beautiful church on top of a hill

The church is gorgeously sitting on top of a hill. We attended the Sunday Service at 8:30 am. Other times for mass 5am and 630 am. If you are worried about the climb, vehicles can climb through the ba...

Mesmerizing

Magnificent views, rich history, mesmerizing interiors you got it all here. Just pay respect when visiting the area, try to avoid loud noise and keep your trash. There is a wonderful staircase at the ...