34 places to discover
Bacolod Public Plaza is a historic urban park in downtown Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Located across from San Sebastian Cathedral, it was established in 1927 during the American colonial period. The plaza is known for its central gazebo/bandstand, century-old trees, landscaped gardens and paved walkways. It serves as the city's main public square and principal venue for the annual MassKara Festival.
Balay Negrense is a heritage house museum located on Cinco de Noviembre Street in Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Built in 1897 as the ancestral home of Victor Fernandez Gaston, son of sugar pioneer Yves Leopold Gaston, it showcases the lifestyle of a late 19th-century Negrense sugar baron. Now managed as a lifestyle museum, it displays original furniture, artifacts and architecture, and is recognized as a heritage house by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
The Bernardino Jalandoni Museum, also known as the Pink House, is a heritage house museum on Rizal Street in Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Built in 1908 for Bernardino Jalandoni and his wife Ysabel Lopez Ledesma, it is a well-preserved example of early 20th-century bahay na bato architecture. Declared a National Historical Landmark, it displays period furniture, artworks and memorabilia illustrating the lifestyle of a Negrense sugar elite family.
Buenos Aires Mountain Resort is a mountain resort located in Barangay Ilijan, Bago City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Situated in the upland area east of the city proper, it offers elevated views over Bago and the surrounding lowlands. The resort is known for its swimming pools, cottages and function facilities set amid a cool mountain environment. It serves as a local leisure destination for day visits, family gatherings and small events.
Campomanes Bay is a sheltered coastal bay in northern Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, on the southwestern coast of Negros Island. Known for its calm clear waters, dark and light sandy shoreline, and surrounding coconut groves and hills, it is a quiet alternative to the city's more developed beaches. The bay is noted for swimming, snorkeling and diving, with nearby resorts and fishing boats, and serves as a gateway to Sipalay's marine and beach attractions.
Campuestohan Highland Resort is a mountain theme park and resort located in Barangay Cabatangan, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines, on the highlands bordering Bacolod City. Set at about 800 meters above sea level, it features swimming pools including a wave pool, life-sized dinosaur and King Kong statues, zip lines, rope courses and horseback riding. Known for its cool climate and panoramic views, it offers day tours and overnight accommodations for families and groups.
Capitol Park and Lagoon is a 6-hectare provincial park surrounding the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. Centered on a man-made lagoon stocked with tilapia, the park is known for its landscaped gardens, jogging paths, and twin sculptures by National Artist Guillermo Tolentino depicting a man and a woman with a carabao. It serves as a popular urban green space and recreational area for residents and visitors.
Carbin Reef is a white sandbar and coral reef located within the Sagay Marine Reserve off the coast of Sagay City in Negros Occidental, Philippines. Visible prominently during low tide, it features powdery white sand surrounded by clear turquoise waters and coral formations. Part of a 32,000-hectare protected seascape, it is known for swimming, snorkeling and photography, and is accessible only by boat from the mainland jump-off points.
The Chapel of Cartwheels is a distinctive Catholic chapel located inside Hacienda Rosalia in Manapla, Negros Occidental. Built in the 1960s on a sugar estate owned by the Gaston family, its walls and interiors incorporate discarded wooden cartwheels from sugarcane carts. The chapel reflects the sugar heritage of northern Negros and serves as a religious and cultural landmark surrounded by sugarcane fields.
Danjugan Island is a 43-hectare coastal island and marine reserve off Barangay Bulata in Cauayan, Negros Occidental. Managed by the Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation Inc. (PRRCFI), it comprises five lagoons, limestone forests, and fringing coral reefs. It is notable as a community-based ecotourism and conservation site protecting diverse marine life, bats, birds, and coral ecosystems in the Sulu Sea.
El Ideal Bakery is a historic heritage bakery located on Rizal Street in Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Established in the 1920s, it is recognized as one of the oldest bakeries in the city and a landmark within Silay's heritage zone. Housed in a preserved ancestral building, it is notable for traditional Filipino breads and pastries, most famously its guapple pie, and for its continuous operation for over a century.
The Fountain of Justice is a historic monument and fountain located in front of the Old Bacolod City Hall along Araneta Street in central Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. It marks the site of the former residence of Jose Ruiz de Luzuriaga where the surrender of Spanish authorities and the establishment of the revolutionary government of Negros occurred on November 6, 1898. The fountain is a prominent city landmark and symbol of Negros Occidental's history.
Guintubdan Mountain Resort is a mountain resort located in Barangay Ara-al, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, on the western slopes of Mount Kanlaon within the Mount Kanlaon Natural Park buffer zone. Known for its cool climate, natural spring-fed pools, forested surroundings and views of the volcano, it offers cottages, camping areas and picnic grounds. It serves as a base for nature recreation and as a jump-off point for treks toward Mount Kanlaon.
The Hofilena Heritage House is a preserved 1934 heritage house museum on Cinco de Noviembre Street in Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Built by Manuel Severino Hofileña for his family, it survived World War II and now operates as a private museum. It is notable for its Art Deco and American colonial architecture and its extensive collection of artworks, antiques, memorabilia, and personal effects that illustrate the lifestyle of a prominent sugar-era family in Negros.
Lakawon Island is a 13-hectare banana-shaped island located off the coast of Barangay Cadiz Viejo in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Situated about 48 kilometers north of Bacolod City, it is known for its white sandy beach, clear turquoise waters, and the TawHai Floating Bar, considered the largest floating bar in Asia. The island operates as a beach resort offering day tours and overnight stays, accessible by a short boat ride from the mainland.
Mag-aso Falls is a curtain-type waterfall located in Barangay Oringao, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Set within a forested valley about 7 kilometers from the city center, it features a wide, low cascade flowing over a curved rock wall into a shallow turquoise basin suitable for swimming. Developed as an eco-tourism site with cottages and pathways, it is notable for its accessible natural pool, scenic forest surroundings, and popularity as a local day-trip destination.
Malatan-og Falls is a forest waterfall located in Barangay Igmaya-an, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental, often called the Summer Capital of Negros. Surrounded by pine trees and cool highland vegetation, the falls features a multi-tiered cascade flowing into a shallow natural pool. It is notable for its accessible trek, scenic highland setting, and cool climate, making it a popular nature stop for visitors traveling between Bacolod and the northern highlands.
Mambukal Resort, officially Mambukal Mountain Resort, is a provincial government-owned mountain resort in Barangay Minoyan, Murcia, Negros Occidental, at the foot of Mount Kanlaon. Established in 1927, it is known for its sulfur hot springs, seven-tiered waterfalls, and forested setting. The 23.6-hectare resort offers hot and cold pools, cottages, a boating lagoon, butterfly garden and trekking trails, serving as a major eco-tourism and wellness destination near Bacolod City.
The Negros Museum is a history and cultural museum in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, housed in the former Provincial Agriculture Building near the Provincial Capitol and Capitol Lagoon. Established in 1996, it preserves and presents the history, culture and sugar industry heritage of Negros Island. Its collections include historical artifacts, sugar industry memorabilia, contemporary art, and rotating exhibitions highlighting Negrense identity and local artists.
Patag Eco-Tourism Area is a mountain eco-tourism destination in Barangay Patag, Silay City, Negros Occidental, within the Northern Negros Natural Park. Situated about 30 kilometers inland from Silay proper at elevated altitude, it is known for its cool climate, pine tree forest, and World War II historical sites. The area offers camping grounds, nature trails, and memorial markers commemorating the last stand of Japanese forces in Negros.
Punta Ballo is a long white-sand beach area in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, on the southwestern coast of Negros Island. Located south of the city proper, it is known for its wide shoreline, clear waters, and tranquil setting lined with beach resorts. The beach is a central tourism area of Sipalay, often visited for swimming, sunset views, and as a base for island hopping and coastal activities.
Punta Bulata White Beach Resort is a beachfront resort in Barangay Bulata, Cauayan in southern Negros Occidental, Philippines. Located on a white-sand cove facing the Sulu Sea, it is known for its calm clear waters, palm-lined shoreline and views of nearby islets including Danjugan Island. The resort offers cottages, rooms, a restaurant and day-use facilities, serving as a base for swimming, island hopping and nature trips along the Cauayan coastline.
San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral located on Rizal Street in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It serves as the seat of the Diocese of San Carlos which covers northern Negros Occidental and northeastern Negros Oriental. The present modern church was built in the late 1960s after the earlier church was destroyed in World War II, and became a cathedral in 1987.
San Diego Pro-Cathedral, commonly known as Silay Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic pro-cathedral located on Rizal Street in Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Completed in 1927 and designed by Italian architect Lucio Bernasconi, it is the only pro-cathedral outside Manila in the country. Built in Italian Renaissance style with a prominent dome, it serves under the Diocese of Bacolod and is a major heritage and religious landmark of Silay, known as the Paris of Negros.
San Sebastian Cathedral, also known as Bacolod Cathedral, is the Roman Catholic cathedral located in central Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines, fronting Bacolod Public Plaza. Originally established as a small wooden church in 1724 and rebuilt in coral stone in the 19th century, the present structure was completed in 1882. Notable for its twin bell towers added in 1927, Romanesque features, and historic bells, it serves as the seat of the Diocese of Bacolod and a central religious landmark.
The Silay Heritage Houses are a collection of well-preserved ancestral homes in Silay City, Negros Occidental, often called the Paris of Negros. Located about 15 kilometers north of Bacolod, the ensemble includes 31 heritage structures declared by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Built between the late 19th and early 20th centuries by sugar barons during the sugar boom, the houses showcase American colonial and bahay na bato architecture and now function as museums and cultural landmarks.
Sipaway Island, also known as Refugio Island, is a small coastal island off the coast of San Carlos City in Negros Occidental, Philippines, within the Tañon Strait. It comprises Barangays Ermita and San Juan and is known for its white sand beaches, clear waters, and relaxed island setting. The island is a popular day-trip and overnight destination for swimming, snorkeling, and island hopping from San Carlos Port.
St. James Church Replica (Medjugorje) is a Catholic church in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Built as a faithful replica of St. James Church in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, it serves as a local pilgrimage site for devotees of Our Lady of Medjugorje. The church features similar architecture to the original, with a simple facade, twin bell towers, and an open plaza, attracting visitors for prayer, Mass, and religious tourism near Bacolod City.
St. Joseph the Worker Chapel, commonly known as the Church of the Angry Christ, is a modernist Roman Catholic chapel inside the Victorias Milling Company compound in Victorias City, Negros Occidental. Completed in 1950 and designed by Czech-American architect Antonin Raymond, it is renowned for the large mosaic mural of the Angry Christ by Alfonso Ossorio. Declared an Important Cultural Property by the National Museum of the Philippines, it is considered a pioneering example of modern liturgical architecture in the country.
Sugar Beach is a long, curved white-sand beach in Barangay Nauhang, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, on the southwestern coast of Negros Island. Known for its fine light-colored sand, calm clear waters and tranquil setting, it stretches for several kilometers facing the Sulu Sea. The beach is lined with small resorts and fishing boats and is notable as a quiet alternative to more developed beaches in Sipalay.
Suyac Island Mangrove Eco-Park is a community-managed eco-tourism site on Suyac Island in Barangay Taba-ao, Sagay City, Negros Occidental. Located within the Sagay Marine Reserve, the 32-hectare island is covered by dense old-growth and reforested mangroves. It is notable for its extensive mangrove forest, wooden boardwalks, and sustainable tourism model operated by local fisherfolk, offering education on coastal ecosystem conservation.
The Ruins is the skeletal remains of a grand early-1900s Italianate mansion in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, often called the Taj Mahal of Negros. Built by sugar baron Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson in memory of his wife Maria Braga, the structure was burned during World War II to prevent Japanese occupation. Today its concrete shell, surrounded by manicured gardens, stands as a preserved heritage landmark and popular visitor attraction near Bacolod City.
Tinagong Dagat is a small coastal islet and enclosed lagoon off the coast of Sipalay City in Negros Occidental, Philippines. Known as the 'Hidden Sea,' it features limestone cliffs surrounding a calm, shallow lagoon accessible only by boat. The islet is notable for its clear turquoise water, natural rock formations, and tranquil setting. It is a popular stop on Sipalay island-hopping tours for swimming, sightseeing, and photography.
Vito Church, formally St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Church, is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Barangay Vito, Sagay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Serving the Vito community, it is a prominent local religious landmark along the Sagay-Bacolod corridor. The church is known for its simple contemporary facade, active parish life, and annual fiesta honoring St. Vincent Ferrer. It functions as a center for worship and community gatherings for residents and visitors.