Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Manila, Philippines

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 4.4 km
Ascend 71 m
Descend 71 m

Experience Manila in Philippines in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in ManilaIndividual Sights in Manila

Sight 1: Manila Ocean Park

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The Manila Ocean Park, is an oceanarium in Manila, Philippines. It is owned by China Oceanis Philippines Inc., a subsidiary of China Oceanis Inc., a Singaporean-registered firm. It is located behind the Quirino Grandstand at Rizal Park.

Wikipedia: Manila Ocean Park (EN)

274 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Quirino Grandstand

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Quirino Grandstand Patrickroque01 / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Quirino Grandstand, formerly known as the Independence Grandstand, is a grandstand located at Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines.

Wikipedia: Quirino Grandstand (EN)

630 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Rizal Park

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Rizal Park, also known as Luneta Park or simply Luneta, is a historic urban park located in Ermita, Manila. It is considered one of the largest urban parks in the Philippines, covering an area of 58 hectares. The site on where the park is situated was originally known as Bagumbayan during the Spanish colonial period. It is adjacent to the historic Walled City of Intramuros.

Wikipedia: Rizal Park (EN)

107 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Rizal Park Flag Pole

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Rizal Park Flag Pole patrickroque01 / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Independence Flagpole or the Philippine National Flagpole is a 45.72 m (150.0 ft) flagpole located near the Rizal Monument in Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines. It is the highest flagpole in the country.

Wikipedia: Independence Flagpole (EN)

93 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Rizal Monument

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The Rizal Monument is a memorial in Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines built to commemorate the executed Filipino nationalist, José Rizal. The monument consists of a standing bronze sculpture of Rizal, with an obelisk, set on a stone base within which his remains are interred, holding his 2 famous novels "El Filibusterismo and Noli Me Tangere". A plaque on the pedestal's front reads: "To the memory of José Rizal, patriot and martyr, executed on Bagumbayan Field December 30 1896. This monument is dedicated by the people of the Philippine Islands."

Wikipedia: Rizal Monument (EN)

316 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Rizal Park Open Air Auditorium

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The Rizal Park Open-Air Auditorium is a covered amphitheater situated within the Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines which serves as a venue for concerts and other events.

Wikipedia: Rizal Park Open Air Auditorium (EN)

372 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Sentinel of Freedom

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The Statue of the Sentinel of Freedom or the Lapu Monument is a monument to Lapulapu formerly located at the center of the Agrifina Circle at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines.

Wikipedia: Statue of the Sentinel of Freedom (EN)

392 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Spoliarium

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Spoliarium

The Spoliarium is a painting by Filipino painter Juan Luna. Luna, working on canvas, spent eight months completing the painting which depicts dying gladiators. The painting was submitted by Luna to the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes in 1884 in Madrid, where it garnered the first gold medal. The picture recreates a despoiling scene in a Roman circus where dead gladiators are stripped of weapons and garments. Together with other works of the Spanish Academy, the Spoliarium was on exhibit in Rome in April 1884.

Wikipedia: Spoliarium (EN)

733 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 9: National Planetarium

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The National Planetarium, also known as the National Museum Planetarium, was a planetarium owned and operated by the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila. It was a 16-meter (52 ft) dome located in Rizal Park between the Japanese Garden and Chinese Garden on Padre Burgos Avenue in the central district of Ermita. It opened on October 8, 1975.

Wikipedia: National Planetarium (Manila) (EN)

731 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 10: San Agustin Church

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The Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation and Cincture, also known as the Church of Saint Augustine and Immaculate Conception Parish, is a Roman Catholic church under the auspices of the Order of Saint Augustine located inside the historic walled city of Intramuros in Manila, Philippines. Completed in 1607, it is the oldest stone church in the country.

Wikipedia: San Agustin Church (Manila) (EN)

325 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Museo de Intramuros

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Museo de Intramuros is an ecclesiastical museum operated and managed by the Intramuros Administration. It is located at the reconstructed San Ignacio Church and Convent within the historic walled area of Intramuros in Manila, Philippines.

Wikipedia: Museo de Intramuros (EN)

93 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: San Ignacio Church

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San Ignacio Church

San Ignacio Church in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines, was designed for the Jesuits by architect Félix Roxas Sr., and completed in 1899. It was known as their "Golden Dream" but was destroyed during World War II. Its interiors, embellished with carvings, had been designed by Isabelo Tampinco. The church building is currently being was reconstructed, along with its adjoining Casa Misión Convent. It eventually became the home of the Centro de Turismo Intramuros, which the mission house became the site of the Museo de Intramuros.

Wikipedia: San Ignacio Church (Manila) (EN)

366 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: Casa Manila

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Casa ManilaJorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia / CC BY 2.0

Casa Manila is a museum in Intramuros depicting colonial lifestyle during Spanish colonization of the Philippines.

Wikipedia: Casa Manila (EN)

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