Fellowship Day/City Tour
October 28, 2022 Friday
Facts about the City Tour
Explore Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. You go on a historic tour in the walled city of Intramuros during Spanish occupation, explore Rizal Park, the Central Bank of the Philippines museum, Cultural Center of the Philippines.
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Featured Destinations
Intramuros & Fort Santiago, Manila
Old-world Intramuros is home to Spanish-era landmarks like Fort Santiago, with a large stone gate and a shrine to national hero José Rizal. The ornate Manila Cathedral houses bronze carvings and stained glass windows, while the San Agustin Church museum has religious artwork and statues. Spanish colonial furniture and art fill Casa Manila museum, and horse-drawn carriages (kalesa) ply the area’s cobblestone streets.
Rizal Park
Rizal Park’s history began in 1820 when the Paseo de Luneta was completed just south of the walls of Manila on a marshy patch of land next to the beach during the Spanish rule. Prior to the park, the marshy land was the location of a small town called Nuevo Barrio (“New Town” or Bagumbayan in Tagalog) that dates back to 1601. The town and its churches, being close to the walled city, were strategically used as cover by the British during their attack.
National Museum of the Philippines
A trust of the Government, is an educational, scientific and cultural institution that acquires, documents, preserves, exhibits, and fosters scholarly study and public appreciation of works of art, specimens, and cultural and historical artifacts representative of the unique cultural heritage of the Filipino people and the natural history of the Philippines.
Cultural Center of the Philippines
The Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex, also known as the CCP Complex, is an 88-hectare reclaimed property owned by the Cultural Center of the Philippines located along Roxas Boulevard in Metro Manila, Philippines.
Manila House Private Club Inc.
Venue for Lunch
A Culturally shape space of ideas and passions expressed, And inspired conversations articulated Of refuge and respite savoured in privacy Of camaraderie and conviviality Of parallel rhythms and shared world views Of affinities discovered and enjoyed.
A Culturally shape space of ideas and passions expressed, And inspired conversations articulated Of refuge and respite savoured in privacy Of camaraderie and conviviality Of parallel rhythms and shared world views Of affinities discovered and enjoyed.
Tour Reminder
Wear casual attire and comfortable footwear. Sponsored lunch will be at the Manila House Private Club