Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral
The seat of the Archbishop of Cebu, beside the Basilica of the Santo Niño in the old city. The church was built in the 1560s and rebuilt after wartime damage, and its bell tower started life as part of a Spanish fort. Saint Vitalis of Milan is its patron.
- Where
- Cebu City, Central Visayas, Philippines
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 10.2958, 123.9029
Get the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Central Visayas volume with your photos and a note.
Near Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral
Basilica del Santo Niño 0.3 km
A church in Cebu City that houses the Santo Niño image, said to have been given by Magellan to the queen of Cebu in 1521. The site is considered the oldest Roman Catholic foundation in the country. The Sinulog festival each January centres on the basilica.
Magellan's Cross 0.3 km
A stone kiosk on Plaza Sugbo, beside the Basilica del Santo Niño in Cebu City. It houses a cross planted by the Spanish expedition of the first circumnavigation, led by Ferdinand Magellan, which arrived in Cebu in 1521.
Fort San Pedro 0.5 km
A Spanish military fortress in Cebu City, built under Miguel López de Legazpi, the first governor of the Captaincy General of the Philippines. It stands at Plaza Independencia near the harbour and is among the oldest and smallest forts in the country.
Casa Gorordo Museum 0.5 km
A heritage house museum in the Parian district of Cebu City, built in the 1850s. It shows the domestic life of elite Cebuano families in the 19th and early 20th centuries, with period furniture and a ground floor of stone.
Marcelo Fernan Bridge 7.8 km
A cable stayed bridge between Cebu Island and Mactan Island, opened in 1999 as the second crossing over the Mactan Channel. It carries traffic towards the airport and the beach resorts of Mactan, and it is a landmark of the Cebu skyline at night.
Liberty Shrine 12 km
A memorial park on Mactan Island, also called the Mactan Shrine. It hosts two monuments, one to Ferdinand Magellan and one to the chieftain Lapulapu, who fought his forces here in 1521.
Chocolate Hills 51 km
A field of at least 1,260 grass covered limestone mounds in the middle of Bohol. The hills turn brown in the dry season, which gives them their name. A viewing deck at Carmen climbs more than 200 steps to look over the rounded hills.
Camotes Islands 68 km
A group of islands in the Camotes Sea, east of Cebu, reached by ferry from Cebu or Leyte. They have white beaches, limestone caves and freshwater lagoons such as Lake Danao. The islands are quieter than the main tourist spots of the Visayas.
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Questions
Where is Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral?
Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral is in Cebu City, Central Visayas, Philippines. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Basilica del Santo Niño (0.3 km), Magellan's Cross (0.3 km), Fort San Pedro (0.5 km).
How do I get the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Central Visayas volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Central Visayas volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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