About 400 kilometers from manila is the unesco world heritage site of vigan Its layout and architecture showcase the seamless fusion of european colonial design and asian influences. The city is home to the world heritage site historic city of vigan, inscribed on the world heritage list in 1999 under criteria (ii) and (iv) The entire city of vigan was later inscribed as a unesco world heritage city after being declared as a unesco world heritage site It is a member of the organization of world heritage cities (owhc). Its architecture reflects the coming together.
An important trading post before the colonial era, vigan is located at the river delta of abra river, along the northwestern coastline of the main island of luzon, in the province of ilocos sur, philippine archipelago. While the city is largely planned by the spanish, the residents here were mostly chinese and if you walk around, it is not difficult to find them Vigan was officially recognised as one of the new7wonders cities in 2015 ce, although i know this is more a marketing campaign than something serious.
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