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Top 10 places to visit in Manila

Manila, which is the capital city of Philippines, is positioned on the island of Luzon. It is a bayside city that blends the colonial architecture of Spain with contemporary skyscrapers and a colonial-era walled city, known as Intramuros. The city is an abode to the elaborate sixteenth-century Fort Santiago, a storied fortress and an earlier military jail, as well as to the renowned San Agustin Church.

Things to do in Manila

1. Book a flight to Manila to explore the Fort Santiago

The Fort Santiago is the leading tourist appeal of Intramuros, which protects the entrance of the Pasig River. Tourists visiting the spot can find beautiful gardens, fountains, and plazas, which lead them to a domed gate and an attractive lily pool. Inside the fort, tourists can visit the Rizal Shrine museum, where Dr. José Rizal, the national hero of Philippines was imprisoned in 1896 for execution. The museum also displays different charming displays of Rizal memorabilia, a reconstruction of his compartment, as well as the courtroom trial.

2. Explore the cultural and historical objects in the San Agustin Church

The San Agustin Church is the oldest cathedral in the city, which was constructed in 1587. The strangeness of the church is that it did not become a victim of the Second World War when the entire Intramuros wall city was destructed. Sightseers booking a flight to Manila and visiting the church will be amazed to see its massive front elevation that obscures an elaborate interior of the cathedral. Here, visitors can enjoy witnessing the objects of great cultural and historical merit.

3. Enjoy the inspiring galleries at the Pinto Art Museum

The Pinto Art Museum is a worth seeing as well as an ideal tourist spot for those who want to flee from the city madness. Visitors can enjoy witnessing the displays of some of the top modern artists of Philippines. The museum consists of six imposing galleries, outside art installations, as well as a local arts division, where they can have a genuine Kalinga tattoo. Visitors can have a relaxed time seeing the wonderfully landscaped areas, with sweeping sights of smoke-suffocated Manila.

4. Book a flight from Manila to visit the Chinese Cemetery

The Chinese Cemetery is a place, where the wealthy people of China are buried with contemporary convenience. The graveyard is entirely different from the standard cemeteries, as it offers a look of a small town, lined with tombs in the street. Visitors will be amazed and feel the look a residential town.  Tourists can see some mausoleums with gemstone chandeliers, air-condition, hot as well as cold flowing water, kitchens, as well as flushing restrooms.

5. Know the art and culture of Philippines at the Ayala Museum

The Ayala Museum is a shiny museum that consists of four floors, where visitors can see beautifully displays, demonstrating the history, art, and culture of Philippines. The museum is also an ideal spot for kids because visitors and kids can find the compilation of a brilliant display that consists of 60 dioramas that briefly, yet efficiently, trace the history of the country. Tourists booking a flight from Manila and visiting the museum can find a huge collection of beautiful native cloth collection on the fourth floor of the museum. They can also witness a few exquisite sections of gold jewelry as well as some objects that belong to the pre–Hispanic era.

6. National Museum of the Filipino People-the place where savaged items are preserved

This national museum, which is functioning inside a splendid neoclassical structure, is considered the wonderful museum in Manila. Tourists paying an airfare for Manila and visiting the museum can enjoy witnessing huge and diverse collections, such as the skullcap, which is the most primitive famous inhabitant of Philippines, a primitive Tabon Man, who lived in 24,000 BC.  Visitors can also find the remains of San Diego, a galleon of Spain that descended the Luzon coast during 1600. They can witness the display of many salvaged things, such as shell-covered swords, porcelain plates, coins, and jewelry.

7. Manila American Cemetery

The Manila American Cemetery is a war graveyard that offers an emotional as well as a serene atmosphere to the visitors. The highlight of this peaceful graveyard is its green, wonderfully manicured design. It is the place where the body of 17,206 warriors, who were killed during the Second World War.  Besides hundreds of rows of flawlessly arranged white crosses, visitors of the cemetery can also see many outstanding outdoor galleries with wall paintings as well as descriptions of important battles.

8. Pay an airfare for Manila to visit the Bamboo Organ of Las Pinas

The Bamboo Organ of Las Pinas is a renowned organ, which is considered the cultural treasure of Philippines. It is also the oldest organ, which was constructed in the Las Pinas St Joseph Parish Church between 1816 and 1824. Due to lean moments, Padre Diego Cera, the Spanish pastor, instructed that bamboo should be used to build the organ, rather than using more costly metal for the most part of the pipes of organs. Sightseers visiting the spot can take pleasure in witnessing a short organ performance and they can visit a small museum in the spot, as well.

9. Metropolitan Museum of Manila-the leading gallery in the city

The Metropolitan Museum of Manila is a top-notch gallery tracing the development of Filipino art of Philippines from the early twentieth century to the current period. It includes almost all famous Filipino painters from the preceding century, whereas the collection of modern and tentative art is the best in the country. Tourists visiting the museum will be amazed to see the gyratory exhibitions in the ground floor. In the second floor of the museum, they can see the extensive permanent compilation of displays.

10. Take a ticket to Manila to visit the Marikina Shoe Museum

Tourists visiting the Marikina Shoe Museum can have an opportunity to witness a range of shoes used by Imelda Marcos, the widow of Ferdinand Marcos, a Filipino dictator. The museum also displays the shoes of other renowned celebrities, but most local as well as international tourists visit the museum only to see the shoes of   Imelda Marcos. The reason is that the widow has used as much as 800 pairs of shoes, which are beautifully arranged in rows behind a glass case. It is said that the shoes of Imelda Marcos on display are only 25% of those used by the peculiar earlier First Lady.

Weather conditions in Manila

Manila features the same tropical climate of Philippines, meaning tourists cannot stay in the city for a longer period, as the climate will be extremely hot and humid throughout the year. While May is the hottest month in the city, January is the coldest month. February is the driest month and the city will experience more rain during the month of August.

The best time to take a ticket to Manila is from December to the following month, January, as tourists will experience fine weather with enjoyable standard temperatures.

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