Bantay Church
The Parish of Saint Augustine of Hippo in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, also called the Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Charity. A Roman Catholic church of the Spanish period, it has a separate bell tower on a hill that served as a watchtower.
- Where
- Bantay, Ilocos, Philippines
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 17.5812, 120.3920
Get the Bantay Church stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bantay Church. 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 Ilocos volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bantay Church
Santa Maria Church 26 km
A hilltop church in Ilocos Sur, completed in 1810 and reached by a wide stone staircase of 85 steps. Thick brick walls and massive buttresses give it the look of a fortress, and it was used as a lookout in times of attack. It is part of the Baroque Churches UNESCO listing.
Paoay Church 55 km
Saint Augustine Parish Church in Ilocos Norte, finished in 1710 and built of coral stone and brick. Huge buttresses along its sides, partly Gothic and partly Asian in style, helped it withstand earthquakes. It is one of the four churches in the Baroque Churches UNESCO listing.
Cape Bojeador Lighthouse 106 km
A lighthouse of the Spanish colonial period in Burgos, Ilocos Norte, first lit on 30 March 1892. It stands high on a hill above the northwest tip of Luzon and is also known as Burgos Lighthouse.
Banaue Rice Terraces 107 km
Terraces carved into the mountains of Ifugao by the Ifugao people, by tradition some 2,000 years ago, and still farmed by hand. They climb the slopes in steps fed by channels from the forest above. They are part of the UNESCO listed Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras.
Kapurpurawan Rock Formation 110 km
A natural formation of pale, wind carved limestone on the coast at Burgos, Ilocos Norte. Its smooth white cliffs and arches face the open sea, and the name comes from the Ilocano word for white.
Bangui Windmills 111 km
A wind farm in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, with 20 Vestas turbines standing 70 metres tall. They are arranged in a single row along 9 kilometres of shoreline on Bangui Bay, facing the West Philippine Sea.
Mount Pulag 123 km
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Mines View Park 131 km
An overlook park on a promontory about 4 kilometres from downtown Baguio, in the Cordillera mountains. It looks over the mining town of Itogon and the abandoned gold and copper mines, and a row of souvenir stalls lines the walk to the viewpoint.
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Questions
Where is Bantay Church?
Bantay Church is in Bantay, Ilocos, Philippines. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Santa Maria Church (26 km), Paoay Church (55 km), Cape Bojeador Lighthouse (106 km).
How do I get the Bantay Church stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bantay Church and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ilocos volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bantay Church before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ilocos volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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