CEBU CITY

The Philippines is famous

worldwide for its beautiful
Come and
beaches but, if not for Vigan,
Philippines would be
Visit the
Queen City
unknown for its colonial
architecture. There are a lot
of century old houses
scattered today across the
Philippines and if you are up
of The
South:
for a ‘bring me back to the
old times’ feeling, you are
SUBMITTED BY: ALGEMAR ARONDA &
just in the right page for we
Cebu City
SHERWIN PONCE
are about to give up a taste XII- DURKHEIM
of these old houses and
SUBMITTED TO: MR. ROSEVELY ADARO
museums in Cebu City.
 ACADEMIC TRIP MUSEO
SUGBO
ACCOMODATION & FOOD

YAP SAN-DIEGO ANCESTRAL HOME

YAP-SAN DIEGO
ANCESTRAL
HOUSE
Built in the late 17th century, is one of the
oldest houses in the Philippines. Owned by
Don Juan Yap and Doña Maria Florido, this
ancestral house is still in its original state
amidst the remains of weather-beaten but
unyielding structures and old age.
What was once called as “Carcel de Cebu”
or Provincial Jail of Cebu, Museo Sugbo is
located in the former Cebu Provincial
Detention and Rehabilitation Center
(CPDRC). Designed by Domingo de
Escondrillas in 1869, Museo Sugbo was
originally proposed to be the main prison
cell for the Visayan District.
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Location: 155-Lopez Jaena corner Mabini
St., 6000 Parian, Cebu City
Operating Hours: 9AM to 6PM daily
Entrance Fee: ₱50 per head
MUSEO DE SUGBO
Location: Zulueta Street, Parian, Cebu City
Operating Hours: 10AM to 5PM, Mondays
to Saturdays
Entrance Fee: No entrance Fee

LECHON DE CEBU
Archdiocesan
(MUSEO
DE Museum of
PARIAN) Cebu

In 18th century house remarkably
preserved behind big walls in the heart of
Parian district is the 1730 Jesuit House.
has proven to be tough for having
survived various transformations – from
being the residence of a religious
community to a hardware store and
warehouse.
POCHERO
Nestled next to the Cebu Metropolitan
Cathedral, the Cathedral Museum of
Cebu is the home of the regional Church
architecture and artifacts. Built in the early
nineteen hundred century, the museum
reopened on November 2006. Cathedral
SIOMAI SA TISA
Museum of Cebu is also the ecclesiastical
museum of the Roman Catholic of the
Archdiocese of Cebu.