In Its Full Glory

Walking on the cobblestone streets of Vigan among Spanish colonial homes on Calle Crisologo is like travelling back in time. One is transported back to 1572, the year when Vigan, Ilocos Sur’s charming capital, was founded by the Spanish Juan de Salcedo, when or (horse-drawn carriages) and people in traditional and used to ply its bustling streets. “It’s reminiscent of what the Philippines was in the Spanish colonial time, and it’s such a great way to go back, the 16th-century architectural structures and the ancient urban plan have remained, seamlessly juxtaposed with the modern world of cars, cafés and shops, with people in jeans and shirts.