Sights and landmarks in Dumaguete

Sights and landmarks in Dumaguete

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   Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park

   A large protected forest area centered on two volcanic crater lakes. The flora and fauna have been considerably degraded, but it's still an interesting daytrip.

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   Bell Tower

   Campanario de Dumaguete

   This is the oldest surviving structure in the city, a relic of the long Spanish occupation of Negros Island. It used to be a watchtower to warn the locals against marauding pirates from Mindanao. The first two storeys date from the mid-1700s with the structure above that added later. Its largest bell is engraved with a date of 1818.

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   Cathedral of Santa Catalina

   Dumaguete Cathedral

   A fine old Roman Catholic church, built under Spanish rule in the 1700s and consequently the oldest stone church in the whole of the province of Negros Oriental. It's dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria who is the patron saint of the city. Her festival is vigorously celebrated around the end of November each year since a Mass celebrating liberation from the Spanish took place in its grounds on the 24 November 1898. The entrance gates are supported by sculptures of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John on tall pedestals.

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   Mt. Talinis

   The second-highest mountain in Negros Oriental at 1903 m, a dormant volcano, one of a group called the Cuernos de Negros (Horns of Negros). It has lakes, waterfalls and a mossy forest as well as a stream with sulfur vents. Local mountaineering groups frequent the mountain.

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   Palinpinon Geothermal Plant

   This geothermal plant provides electric power for all of Negros Island, Panay, and Guimaras, plus parts of Cebu Province. The power station plaza is closed to visitors at the guard house.

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   Silliman University Anthropology Museum

   The Anthropology Museum houses some Philippine artifacts that were excavated from many parts of the country dating back hundreds or thousands of years.

   Base rate PHP 40 for locals, PHP 60 for others, with discounts for children and seniors. Rates double on weekends or holidays

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   Silliman University Church

   A Protestant church with some fine stained glass windows. Like the university, it was set up by American Presbyterian missionaries, but its outlook today is very ecumenical; it describes itself as "a church ministering to all Sillimanians, regardless of their denomination and religious affiliations".

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   Silliman University Hall

   Built in 1902-1903, this is the oldest U.S. structure in the Philippines still standing. Its architecture is reminiscent of the Stick Style or Victorian type of architecture that characterized U.S. buildings in the late 19th century. On the east or ocean side of the hall is a bronze bust of Horace Silliman.

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   Silliman Zoo

   It conserves endangered Philippine native animals which are rarely seen; eg, spotted deer, warty pigs and crocodiles. Well worth the PHP 10 entry fee. They also need financial support. It's a 15-min walk from the city center or a PHP 8 pedicab ride.

   9AM-4PM·PHP 10

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    Volcanic Road

    Get up close and personal with some sulphur vents along the roadside

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    Luce Auditorium

    Considered the cultural center of the South. Named for the American Luce family, media magnates who owned Time, Life and other magazines. The tin ceiling was salvaged from an old theater in New York.

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    Marine Laboratory Museum

    Houses the second-largest whale bone collection in the world.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Dumaguete (CC BY-SA 4.0).