DISCOVER THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE
The Soul of Miag-ao
A journey through heritage, arts, and nature in the heart of Iloilo
OUR HERITAGE
A Town Steeped in History
Our hometown is Miag-ao, located one hour’s drive south of Iloilo City, Province of Iloilo, Panay Island, Philippines. Founded in 1716, the town’s most visible structure is the Miag-ao Church, which has been for many years now a UNESCO Heritage Church. The beauty of Miag-ao extends beyond the architectural heritage, it lies in Miag-ao’s people and its surroundings beyond the town center. It is all about the sea, the mountains, the waterfalls, hanging bridges, pottery villages, hablon fabric manufacturing, fishing, rice terraces, rivers and many more. Come and visit us for a unique and wonderful experience!
The Miag-ao LGU has published a list of tourist attractions in Miag-ao and this can be accessed in this pdf.
There are a number of articles that describe Miag-ao’s scenic beauty. Here is one of them:
The Miag-ao Church
Parish of st. thomas of villanova
“In one of its periodic compliance reports to the World Heritage Committee in 2002, our own government lamented that conservation efforts by locals had invariably been “exchanged for their own concept of what this entails–essentially beautification or renovation that are not in consonance with or relevant to the authenticity of the structure.” Two decades after Miag-ao Church has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, our national and local government agencies should reject the politicking and parochialism that keeps them stonewalling instead of addressing the problem of incompetence rife in their ranks and amongst those who maintain our cultural and historical patrimony.”–from BLUPRINT
Cultural pride
Treasures Beyond the Garden
Hablon Weaving
Hablon weaving in Miag-ao, Iloilo, has significant cultural meaning. It is a traditional craft that has been passed down through generations, representing the community’s heritage and identity.
Rice Terraces
Miag-ao’s version of Banaue rice terraces never fails to overwhelm tourists who sought to witness the jaw-dropping and inconceivable panorama of terraces carved in the mountains of Cabalaunan.
Tinagong Dagat
At an elevation of 3,000 feet above sea level is a lake with an astounding view and shrouded in mystery which originally dubbed as “Danao” and locally known as“ Tinagong Dagat”