ITINENARY

HOW TO GET THERE

• Air

  There are daily flights from Manila to Roxas City, Capiz.

• Land

  From Iloilo City, Capiz is two hours y awaby bus or private car.

• Sea

  The ferry from Manila may take 16 hours. The terminal is at Culasi Port in Roxas City. From Banica Port, boats go to Mandaon, Masbate.

PLACES TO VISIT

Capiz is full of caves. Explore the massive chambers of Quipot Cave. You’ll also find wild ducks, birds and deer in the area.

PLACES TO VISIT

If you’re looking for a relaxing walk by the shore, head to Baybay Beach. It’s a modest beach with gray sand. But delicious seafood dishes are sold along the shoreline. Watch the local skimboarders by sunset.

PLACES TO VISIT

Another religious site is Agtalin Shrine, nestled on top of a hill at Brgy. Dulangan, Pilar. Its 80-foot statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the tallest religious icons in the country.

PLACES TO VISIT

The Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Cathedral, standing proudly beside the city plaza, is one of the oldest churches in Panay Island. Dumalag Church was constructed out of yellow sandstone has a cross-shaped interior, and has a five-storey belfry housing five bells of different sizes.

PLACES TO VISIT

Green mussels abound in the waters of Sapian. Visit the Mussel Farm, where hundreds of bamboo stilts rise from briny waters