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8 places from 10 Cebu travel vlogs, most-mentioned first. The play button jumps to that moment in the video.

8 places

  1. Magellan's Cross

    Historic site · Downtown Cebu

    Historic cross marking Magellan's 1521 arrival in Cebu, one of the city's best-known tourist landmarks.

    7:37· My Philippines Channelin 8 vlogs

  2. Fort San Pedro

    Historic site · Downtown Cebu

    Well-preserved Spanish fort, described as the first built in the Philippines and older than Manila's Fort Santiago. Entry is 30 pesos.

    10:49· My Philippines Channelin 8 vlogs

  3. Basilica Minore del Santo Niño

    Historic site · Downtown Cebu

    Cebu's revered basilica housing the Santo Niño image, near Magellan's Cross and at the center of the Sinulog festival every January.

    3:36· Alden Escabartein 7 vlogs

  4. Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House

    Historic site · Parian

    One of the country's oldest residential homes, built of wood and coral stone in the late 1600s and full of antique furniture.

    11:17· Alden Escabartein 4 vlogs

  5. Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral

    Historic site · Downtown Cebu

    Cathedral with architecture typical of Spanish colonial churches, among the first churches established in the Philippines.

    5:31· Alden Escabartein 2 vlogs

  6. Lapu-Lapu Shrine

    Historic site · Punta Engaño, Mactan

    Statue of Lapu-Lapu marking where Ferdinand Magellan was killed by Lapu-Lapu and his men in 1521.

    11:24· Island Hopper TVin 2 vlogs

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2 more picks, each from a single vlog, so not ranked.

  1. Oslob Cuartel Ruins

    Historic site · Oslob

    Ruins of 1800s Spanish army barracks in Oslob, a quick historic stop in southern Cebu.

    3:49· Renzo Maano1 vlog

  2. Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church

    Historic site · Oslob

    One of the oldest churches in Cebu, standing next to the Cuartel ruins in Oslob.

    3:56· Renzo Maano1 vlog