Tuguegarao - Tourism

Tourism

• Buntun Bridge is 2.50 kilometers from Tuguegarao City proper. It is the longest river bridge in the country at 1.124 kilometers and offers an unobstructed view of the Cagayan River.

• St. Peter Metropolitan Cathedral is the seat of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. The church with the belfry is the biggest Spanish-built church in Cagayan Valley. Constructed under the supervision of Fr. Antonio Lobato, OP on January 17, 1761 to 1767. The cathedral suffered massive destruction in WWII and was rebuilt by Msgr. Bishop Constance Jurgens who was entombed inside the church. The picture of the Cathedral appears at Rome Basilica and is considered one of the most beautiful works of art in the country and the world today.

• St. Hyacinth Church (San Jacinto Church) is an elevated chapel whose construction dates back from 1604. It was reconstructed *after World War II. American soldiers in the Filipino-American War used it as headquarters in 1899. It is 100 years older than the St. Peter Cathedral. St Hyacinth is the Patron Saint of Tuguegarao City whose feast is being celebrated on August 15 through the Pav-vurulun Festival.

• Cagayan Provincial Museum and Historical Research Center is for the culture-oriented. Located at the provincial capitol complex, it was conceived by the Provincial Board in 1971 and became operational on its inauguration on August 15, 1973 during the traditional Aggao na Cagayan. It is a general museum and houses an extensive collection of artifacts, antiques, ethnographics, trade wares, heirloom pieces and liturgical works of the province and fossils of animals that once roamed the valley. The museum houses extensive data on the discovery of Callao Man by the National Museum. The center is only five kilometers from Tuguegarao.