Vigan Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Ilocos Sur
About Vigan
The area of Vigan was once a settlement of traders fromFujianProvince, China. At the time of Spanish colonization, the Chinese settlers, whose language was Southern Fujianese (Minnan, referred to as "Hokkien" by most Filipinos), referred to the area as "Bee Gan" (Chinese: 美岸; pinyin: Měi'àn, pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bí'gān), which means "Beautiful Shore." Since the Castillian and Basque Spanish conquistadors interchanged V and the B to refer to the B sound, they spelled the Hokkien Chinese name "Bee Gan" as "Vigan", which is the name used to this day. In pre-colonial times, Vigan was an important trading post for Chinese merchants trading gold, beeswax and other products from the central Cordilleras for exotic Asian goods. Many Chinese traders settled in themestizodistrict, marrying locals and starting
Top Attractions in Vigan
Explore the best things to see and do in Vigan:
- ★Barangay Pagpartian
- ★Calle Crisologo
- ★Crisologo Museum
- ★Donato House
- ★Hidden Garden
- ★Mestizo District
- ★Mindoro Beach
- ★Museo Nueva Segovia
Where to Stay in Vigan
- 🏨Casa Teofila Lodge
- 🏨Ciudad Fernandina Hotel
- 🏨Cordillera Inn
- 🏨El Juliana Hotel
- 🏨Grandpas Inn
- 🏨Hem Apartelle
Vigan Travel Guide Sections
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