Ultimate short travel guide to 140 cities and districts around the Philippines
GUIDE TO PHILIPPINES: Did you know..? To be honest, I didn´t know that Bukidnon is the Pineapple Capital of the Philippines. But I know that Cebu City, the former capital, is the oldest city of a country with 2,000 populated islands. Here is our guide to cities and well-known areas. Only Palawan is branded as Heaven on Earth among 140 best places to visit in Philippines.
Best places to visit in Philippines is not easy to answer, but most likely one of the 140 alternatives listed belove.
𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Largest City in the Philippines. 𝗧𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗺 ↦ Music Capital of the South. 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗹 – Phil. Island Garden City. 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 ↦ Banana Capital. 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗶 ↦ Coconut City of the South. 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗼𝘀↦ Clay Capital of Mindanao. 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮 ↦ Banana Capital of Davao. 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 ↦ City at the foot of Mount Apo. 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Durian Capital, Cacao Capital. 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗹 ↦ Ilonggo City of the South. 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Tuna Capital. 𝗕𝘂𝗸𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗼𝗻 ↦ Pineapple Capital. Mindanao.
City of Golden Friendship
𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆 ↦ Summer Capital of the South.
𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗼 ↦ Fruit Basket and King City of the South. 𝗖𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗼 ↦ City of Golden Friendship. 𝗜𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗻 ↦ Oil Palm Capital of the Philippines. 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻 ↦ Island Born of Fire.
𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗮𝗶, 𝗧𝗮𝘄𝗶 𝗧𝗮𝘄𝗶 ↦ Venice of the South. 𝗖𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗼 ↦ Land of Mightiest Mountain. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗦𝘂𝗿 ↦ Cradle of Muslim Art. 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗼 ↦ Conference Capital of Mindanao.
Love, Beauty and Surfing
𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 ↦ Mystical Province of Love. 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 ↦ Surfing Capital. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 ↦ Land of Beauty and Bounty. 𝗢𝗿𝗼𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮 ↦ City of Good Life. 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 ↦Province of South’s Twin City. 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗼 ↦ Seat of Muslim Mindanao. 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗰𝗰 ↦Christmas Capital of Mindanao. 𝗔𝗴𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 ↦ Land of Antiquated Finds. 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗻 ↦ Timber City of the South. 𝗚𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗴 ↦ City of Good Luck. 𝗗𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 ↦ Shrine and Historic City of the South. 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 ↦ Little Hong Kong of the South.
Sea meets mountain
𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Asias Latin City, Sardines Capital, City of Flowers. 𝗦𝘂𝗹𝘂 ↦ Land of Exotic Fruits. 𝗜𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻 ↦ industrial City of the South. 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴 ↦ The Phil. Orchid City. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻, 𝗕𝘂𝗸𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗼𝗻↦ Vegetable Basket of Mindanao. 𝗔𝗸𝗹𝗮𝗻 ↦ Oldest province in the Philippines. 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 ↦Province where the mountain meets the sea. 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼 ↦ City in the Sky. 𝗔𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗮 ↦ Land of Golden Sunrise.
The Banana Capital
𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻, 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 ↦ Banana Capital of Panay. 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿 ↦ Band Capital of the Philippines. 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗼𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Summer Capital/ City of Pines. 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗮𝗻 ↦ History Hub of Central Luzon. 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘀 ↦Diving and Shipping Capital. 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀 ↦ Land of True Insulars. 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗱 ↦ City of Smiles. 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻↦ Shipyard of Antiquity. 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘁 ↦ Salad Bowl of the Philippines.
𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻 ↦ King City of the East. 𝗕𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗹 ↦ Calamay Capital of the Philippines. Boracay – the sunset island, touristic. 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗻 ↦ Manila’s Gateway to the North.
City of gentle people
𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗯𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗴 ↦ City of Waterfalls. 𝗖𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮, 𝗥𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗹 ↦ Bibingka Capital. 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮 ↦ Hot Spring Capital. 𝗖𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝘂𝗿 ↦ Wakeboarding Capital. 𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲 ↦ Cradle of Phil. Revolution.
𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗮𝗻 ↦ City of Captivating Contrast. 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀 ↦ Land of the Howling Wind. 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻, 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗮 ↦ Mushroom City of the North. 𝗖𝗲𝗯𝘂 ↦ Gateway to a Thousand Journeys. 𝗗𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘁𝗲 ↦City of Gentle People. 𝗗𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗻 ↦ Bangus Capital. 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹, 𝗦𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗴𝗼𝗻 ↦ World’s Whale Shark Capital.
Heaven on Earth
𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿 ↦ Gateway to Phil. Discovery. 𝗘𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿, 𝗠𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗿 ↦ City of Divine Mercy. 𝗘𝗹 𝗡𝗶𝗱𝗼↦ Heaven on Earth. 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀 ↦ Mango County of Visayas. 𝗚𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰, 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯. 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 ↦ Pebble Capital. 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 ↦ Province with most number of barangays. 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ The First Queen City of the South, City where the Past is always present. 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗼𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿 ↦ Heritage Haven of the Far North. 𝗜𝗺𝘂𝘀 ↦ The Philippine Flag Capital. 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗮 ↦ Rice Granary of the North. 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮 ↦ White Rafting Capital of the North. 𝗟𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 ↦ Surfing Capital of the North. 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗮 ↦ The Silicon Valley.
Fun and Adventure
Laoag – The President City. 𝗟𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱, 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘁 ↦ Strawberry Capital. 𝗟𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘀 ↦ Salt Center of Metro Manila. 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗽𝗶 ↦ City of Fun and Adventure, ATV capital. 𝗟𝗶𝗽𝗮, 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘀 ↦City of Pride. 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗻 ↦ The Most Romantic Place. 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮, 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘇𝗼𝗻 ↦ Biofuel & Biopalm City. 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗦. 𝗟𝗲𝘆𝘁𝗲 ↦ The Religious City. 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗶 ↦ Manhattan of the Philippines. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗮 ↦Shoe Capital of the Philippines. 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 ↦ Great Wild West of Phil. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮 ↦ Ever Distinguished Loyal City. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗾𝘂𝗲 ↦ Heart of the Philippines. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗲 ↦ Furniture Capital. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗴 ↦ Shopping Capital.
The Onion Capital
𝗠𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗼, 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 ↦ Municipality with most number of barangays, Onion Capital of Visayas. 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗼, 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 ↦ Athens of the Philippines. 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗹𝘂𝗽𝗮 ↦ The Emerald City. 𝗡𝗮𝗴𝗮 ↦ Bicols Queen City. 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘀 ↦ Fishing Capital of Greater Manila. 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘀 𝗢𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 ↦ Sugar Bowl. 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗢𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 ↦ Province with most number of cities. 𝗡𝗲𝗴. 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 ↦ Whale and Dolphin Haven. 𝗡𝘂𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗘𝗰𝗶𝗷𝗮 ↦ Rice Granary of the Philippines. 𝗡𝘂𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗩𝗶𝘇𝗰𝗮𝘆𝗮 ↦ Watershed Haven of Cagayan Valley. 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗼 ↦ Harbor Gateway to the South.
City of Sunset and Beaches
𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 ↦ Largest Province in the Philippines. 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 ↦ Philippines’ Last Frontier. 𝗣𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮↦ Culinary Capital of the Philippines. 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻 ↦ Saltmaking Capital. 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀 ↦ Balut Capital. 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗾𝘂𝗲 ↦ Fashion Capital. 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝗮𝘆 ↦ Travel Capital. 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶 ↦ Sweet City at the Heart of Panay. 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗻, 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 ↦ Christmas Capital of Visayas. 𝗣𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮 ↦ Mini Boracay. 𝗣𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗮 ↦EcoTourism Capital.
Port Barton – City of Sunset and Beaches.
Island of Fire
𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ City of Stars and New Horizons. 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗼 ↦ Forest Heartland of Cagayan Valley. 𝗥𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗹 ↦ Cradle of Philippine Arts. 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗻 ↦ Marble Capital.
𝗥𝗼𝘅𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 ↦ Seafood Capital of the Philippines. 𝗦𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻, 𝗢𝗰𝗰. 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗼 ↦ Largest Municipality in the Philippines. 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿 ↦ Spelunking Capital. 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗮𝗻 ↦ Tiangge Capital. 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼 ↦Lantern Capital. 𝗦𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗷𝗼𝗿 ↦ Island of Fire. 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗰 ↦ Melting Pot of Central Luzon. 𝗧𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆↦ City of Hope. 𝗧𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻 ↦ City of Peace and Friendship. 𝗧𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗴 ↦ The ProbinSyudad, City of Metro Manila. 𝗧𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗼 ↦ Premier Ybanag City, City of Caracter. Cagayan Valley /Northeastern Luzon. in Cagayan Valley and Northeastern Luzon. Vigan City, Ilocos Sur – Spanish colonial fairy tale. 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘇𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗮 ↦ Metro Manila. Vibrant City of Discipline. 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 in Luzon ↦ Chromite Capital and stunning beaches.
Best time to visit Philippines
December, January, and February are the best time to visit Philippines, when temperatures are around 75°F to 88°F.
December to April has the highest number of tourists. The rainfall is minimal, and the weather are delightful during these months.
Some prefer September and October, the cheapest month to travel.
June to August the most active for typhoons in the Philippine Sea.
