It has always been one of the good molds.

Always a step ahead of the others. 

Always carrying with it the potential to be great.

Cebu City is in all its essence, a wonderful prestige. To learn the ways of life, to be born and raised here is something I have to be grateful for.

This time, let me take you to the whys. 

KALESA RIDE

In Cebuano, this is translated to Tartanilla.

Time here is never wasted. It offers a wide array of places to explore and a wide array of cuisines to try : from Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Thailand and of course, our very own Pinoy.Young and old, hip and not will always find their way to the newest development: Ayala Center Cebu Terraces. 

Ayala Center Cebu Terraces

If you want a taste of Spanish, the Queen City of the South has not lost its taste. There are a number of significant Spanish colonial buildings in Cebu City. Let's go take a look: 

Basilica Minore del Santo Nino

The Basilica is a place of pilgrimage and prayer, flocked with visitors  every day of the year, each carrying their own prayers. The Santo Nino is said to be miraculous and a handful of people can attest to this. 

                                                   Magellan's Cross

Close to 500 years ago, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan planted a huge Christian cross in Sugbu (now Cebu) to celebrate the baptism into the Roman Catholic religion of island chief Rajah Humabon, his wife, and some 500 of their followers on April 21, 1521.

Fuerza de San Pedro 

is a military defence structure, built by Spanish and indigenous Cebuano labourers under the command of Spanish conquistador, Miguel Lopez de Legaspi and the Spanish Government in Cebu. The fort is triangular in shape, with two sides facing the sea and the third side fronting the land. The two sides facing the sea were defended with artillery and the front with a strong palisade made of wood.

An illustration how the fort may have looked like in 1565.

Fuerza de San Pedro floor plan. A.) Fuerza de San Pedro. B.) Cuerpo de Guardia. C.) Viviendo del Teniente. D.) Almazanes. E.)Pezo. F.)Mana para los Golas. G.) Almazanes del Polvora.

An illustration of how the fort came to be. 

The cannon

Fuerza San Pedro, the fort is described as built of stone mortar with a terraplein where guns are mounted. The fort contains the necessary buildings. The largest of these buildings was the "Cuerpo de Guardia" where the personnel that manned the fort lived. Adjacent to it was the "Vivende del Teniente" which was the living quarters of the lieutenant of the Fort. In between the aforementioned buildings is a well. At one corner attached to the walls of the bastion San Miguel (NE) was the "Alamazaros del Rivera" (powder magazine where the fort's supply or arms and gunpowder from Manila were stored). --General Tanon

The Casa Gorordo Museum 





Bedroom

Rocking Chair

Hallway

Ventana

Wishing Well

Front View

STK

STK Ta Bay which stands for "Sugba Tinola Kilawin"

Waterfront Hotel and Casino

The city derives significant income from tourism. It hosted the 1998 ASEAN Tourism Forum. The city also hosted the East Asian Tourism Forum on August 2002, in which the province of Cebu is a member and signatory. A Waterfront Hotel and Casino experience will surely make your Cebu stay worthwhile.

Take a glimpse on the chic rendezvous spots over Lahug area.

Anzani Mediterranean Restaurant

Wonderful owners Marco & Kate Anzani has given birth to an exceptional place that has a lethal mix of elegant setting, fantastic food and faultless service. The restaurant Anzani, located in the hills of Cebu near Marco Polo hotel, excudes the warmth of going to a stylish and elegant friend's house.

Special Underground cellar room

Marco Anzani in the Special Black room

Bellini

Bellini is a chill-out and dessert bar with live acoustic music. It is located in Lahug, overlooking Nivel Hills. It has the same owner as Anzani New Mediterranean restaurant. It is the latest high-end, fine dining establishment in Cebu.

This is the perfect spot in Bellini for a night out with friends.

The music of the live acoustic band reverberates throughout Bellini, which is shaped in a long fashion, following the edge of the Nivel Hills.

TOPS

Situated high on top of cool Busay Hills is an excellent sight seeing spot which offers a breathtaking view of Metro Cebu and the islands of Mactan and Olango. Cottages are available for daytime picnics and instant evening parties. Only 15 minutes ride from Cebu City's Lahug area.

Perfectly captured Cebu night sky

Fuente Osmena

 or the Osmena fountain is a fountain built to commemorate the completion of the Osmena Waterworks System in 1912. 

The waterworks system took 13 months to complete from January 1911 to February 1912 at a cost of 550,000 pesos.

The fountain itself symbolizes the march to progress of the city during the American-colonial ear as vital infrastructure projects are completed such as the waterworks system itself.

Details of the Fountain

Details of the Top Fountain

The Park at Night


Crown Regency

the tallest building outside Metro Manila