Tourism
The majestic Santa Monica Parish Church is the most visited place by tourists. Anybody who visits this heritage is overwhelmed by the size of its aging yet exquisite structure.
The nipa hut cottages along the banks of the Padsan River comes in second to attracting visitors. It is located at barangay San Joaquin (Barrio Uno) and is maintained by private entrepreneurs from the same barangay. These nipa huts are seasonal: built around December purposely for the summer season and are dismantled as soon as the rainy season kicks in. The nipa huts not only offer shade and comfort to the visitors but are equipped with Videoke system to complete the entertainment.
The Santa Monica Parish Museum is a repository of Artifacts and memorabilia that dates back to the construction of the Church edifice in 1779, was established in 1993 on the initiative of its parish priest, Rev. Msgr. Jacinto A. Jose and blessed Rev. Edmundo M. Abaya D.D. Bishop of Laoag.
It was completed and put in its present form in 1997 with the help of the Kannawidan Foundation Inc., The iloko Foundation for Arts and Culture. This organization is dedicated to the preservation of the cultural and historical heritage of the people of Ilocos Norte under the following officers and directors. Francis Ablan, Maximino J. Edralin, Rosie Mata Castro, Georgia Balmaceda Alviar, Lita Marcos Roque, Amparo Javier Araullo, Rolando P. Dela Cuesta, Wenceslao Agnir Jr., Caesar Agnir, Roxanne A. De la Cuesta, Arnold Segundo and Guia M. Valenciano
Read more about this topic: Sarrat, Ilocos Norte
Famous quotes containing the word tourism:
“In the middle ages people were tourists because of their religion, whereas now they are tourists because tourism is their religion.”
—Robert Runcie (b. 1921)