Manila

The historic walled city founded by the Spanish in 1571, preserving colonial-era churches, plazas and horse-drawn carriages in central Manila.

A 16th-century Spanish fortress guarding the Pasig River entrance, a national shrine where Jose Rizal was imprisoned before his execution.

A UNESCO World Heritage baroque church completed in 1607, the oldest stone church in the Philippines, located inside Intramuros.

The Roman Catholic Basilica-Cathedral of Manila in Intramuros, rebuilt several times since 1581 and topped by a dome and bell tower.

Manila's principal urban park, also known as Luneta, centred on the Rizal Monument honoring the Philippine national hero.

A neoclassical government museum on Rizal Park housing Philippine ethnographic and archaeological collections, with free admission.