Pagburnayan (Burnay Pottery)

Pagburnayan is the traditional pottery district of Vigan City in Ilocos Sur, Philippines, renowned for its centuries-old burnay jar making. Located northwest of the city center, the area hosts family-run workshops using local clay and wood-fired dragon kilns. The craft, with pre-colonial roots and Chinese influences, produces distinctive reddish-brown unglazed jars used for storing water, grains and fermented products, preserving Vigan's UNESCO World Heritage cultural heritage.

Visitors can expect an open-air cluster of family-run pottery workshops along Pagburnayan road. You will see potters shaping local clay on manually operated wheels, drying jars in the sun, and firing them in large ground-level dragon kilns fueled by wood and rice husks. Workshops allow you to observe the full process, try hands-on pottery making with guidance, and browse display areas selling burnay jars, pots and souvenirs of various sizes.