Sights & Sceneries.

These are some informations to those people who want or are just planning to explore EASTERN VISAYAS. And also to those who are hoping that it can help them and interest them more...



HISTORICAL
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MACARTHUR LANDING MEMORIAL
Palo, Leyte
[Statues one and a half times bigger than life - size reenact the historical landing of MacArthur and forces.]

LEYTE PROVICIAL CAPITOL
Tacloban City
[Seat of the Philippine Commonwealth Government in 1944. View bas-reliefs depicting the first Catholic Mass at Limasawa and MacArthur's return at Palo.]

CAP BUILDING (formerly PRICE MANSION)
Tacloban City
[Official residence and headquarters of General Douglas MacArthur during liberation of the Philippines in 1944.]

HILL 120
Dulag, Leyte
[Where the first American flag was raised by the US Liberation Forces on October 20, 1944 after the Fall of Bataan.]

PALO METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL
Palo, Leyte
[Converted into an evacuation hospital of Allied Forces of Liberation and refuge of civilians during the Japanese-American war of 1944. It is also a sample of modern gothic church architecture with the gold-plated 17th century altar as the main attraction.]

BUGA-BUGA HILLS
Villaba, Leyte
[Stronghold of General Suzuki and a favorite destination of the Japanese.]

THE BOY SCOUT MONUMENT
Tacloban City
[The First Boy Scout Monument in the world in human form erected in 1941.]

HILL 522
Palo, Leyte
[Entrance to the first liberated town of Palo in 1944. The fight is on this hill caused the loss of many American and Japanese lives.]

BREAKNECK RIDGE
Capoocan, Leyte
[Site of one of the bloodest battle during the liberation of the Philippines.]

NAVY 3149 BASE
Guiuan, Eastern Samar
[Base of the American soldiers of World War II.]


CULTURAL/ EDUCATIONAL
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STO. NIÑO SHRINE & HERITAGE MUSEUM
Tacloban City
[Houses the miraculuos image of Sto. Niño and priceless art object.]

VISAYAS STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
Baybay City
[Premier agricultural college in the south situated on the foothills of Baybay mountains.]

NATIONAL MARITIME POLYTECHNIC
Cabalawan, Tacloban City
[The most modern graduate institution for seamen in Asia. The multi-million training complex stands on a 15-hectare campus along picturesque San Juanico Strait.]

PEOPLE'S CENTER AND LIBRARY
Tacloban City
[A stately multi-purpose hall with a library containing more than 50,000 volumes.]


NATURAL
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SOHOTON NATURAL BRIDGE NATIONAL PARK
Basey, Samar
[Internationally known for its natural beauty expressed in its caves, subterranean rivers, waterfalls and unique limestone formation.]

CALBIGA CAVE
Calbiga, Samar
[The Philippines' biggest karst formation. The 2,968 hectare cave system has 12 caves with wide underground spaces, unique rock formation and subterranean watercourse.]

BANGON-BUGTONG FALLS
Calbayog City
[A magestic and spectacular waterfalls.]

BIRI ISLAND
Nothern Samar
[Awe-inspiring rock formations naturally shaped by time. View of San Bernardino Strait.]

BLANCA AURORA FALLS
Brgy. Blanca Aurora, Municipality of San jorge
[ A bathing resort mostly favored by the people of samar and other nearby areas.]

LAKE DANAO
Ormoc City
[Violen in shape, the lake lies 2,100-feet above sea level and is hemmed by cloud - capped mountain ranges and virgin forests.]

TONGONAN HOTSPRINGS
Ormoc City
[A vital geothermal power source. Nestled in a glen amidst lush forests, hotspring with power sprout all over.]

CUATRO ISLAS
Inopacan / Hilongos, Leyte
[Four lovely isles ideal for marine sports.]

MAHAGNAO VOLCANO NATIONAL PARK
Burauen, Leyte
[A park established since 1937 - a haven for nature lovers and trekkers.]

SULANGAN BEACH
Guiuan, Eastern Samar
[Habitat of the world famous "golden cowrie", a rare and expensive shell.]

LIMASA ISLAND
45-mins. pumpboat ride from Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte
[Site of the first Catholic Mass in the Orient and a diver's paradise.]

BILIRAN ISLAND
Naval, Biliran
[White sand beaches and rich coral gardens at Higatangan and Maripipi; waterfalls, hotsprings and volcano with a panoramic view of the island at Caibiran.]


RELIGIOUS
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STO. NIÑO CHURCH
Tacloban City
[Where the miraculous image of the Infant Jesus, Señor Sto. Niño de Leyte, Tacloban City's patron saint is enshrined.]

MARI KANNON
Tacloban City
[A lovely statue of an Asian madonna which stand as a symbol of peace between Philippines and Japan.]

STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Calvary Hill, Tacloban City
[A 7-foot concrete statues of Jesus Christ and other biblical characters leading to the monument of the Sacred Heart at the hilltop.]

CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Guiuan, Eastern Samar
[A 16th century church with its entire structure still preserved including old relic of "santos", handcarved altars and doors.]

BASEY 17th CENTURY CHURCH
Basey, Samar
[The Church Stands as a historical landmark of Basey.]


MANMADE
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SAN JUANICO BRIDGE
[It crosses over picturesque San Juanico Strait connecting the islands of Samar and Leyte.]