Bolinao Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Pangasinan
About Bolinao
Bolinao began as a settlement composed of a little over a hundred families under Captain Pedro Lombi. Established in 1575 at a point called Binabalian, on the northern coast of Santiago Island. The rampant attacks and raids of Moro pirates urged Capitan Lombi (maybe with a little goading from Spanish Governor General Legaspi aka Adelantado) to transfer the town-site to the mainland and accordingly, with the aid of Fr Geronimo de Castro, he finally founded the town in 1596 near Libsong where a clear spring of about two meters in diameter kept lumping. By this spring grew aboli-bolinaotree of the molave family with luxuriant foliage from which was derived the present name of the town. Under this tree the affairs of the town were administered while stone walls were piled nearby as corner-ston
Top Attractions in Bolinao
Explore the best things to see and do in Bolinao:
- ★Balingasay River
- ★Batong Bugtong
- ★Bolinao Falls
- ★Cape Bolinao Beach
- ★Cape Bolinao Light House
- ★Church of St. James Fortress
- ★Cindys Cave
- ★Enchanted Cave
Where to Eat in Bolinao
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Adora's Restaurant
- 🍴Am Strand Resto Grill
- 🍴CIAO Pizzeria By The Sea & Mezze Club
- 🍴Giant Taklobo Seafood and Grill Ilog Malino Branch
- 🍴Mangunguna Seafood Bar And Grill
- 🍴River Village Resort and Restaurant
Where to Stay in Bolinao
- 🏨Cocos Beach Resort
- 🏨El Pescador
- 🏨Ilog Malino Beach Reosrt
- 🏨Puerto Del Sol Beach Resort and Hotel Club
- 🏨Punta Riviera Del Mar Resort
- 🏨Punta Riviera Resort
Bolinao Travel Guide Sections
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