Porta Mariae - Camarines Sur
Located in front of the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral in Naga City in the province of Camarines Sur, Porta Mariae is a commemorative arch built to celebrate the 300 years of Bicolano devotion to Our Lady of Penafrancia. Although it's fairly a new attraction to the city, it's slowly gaining fame due to it's "background-ish" nature. What I mean is, it serves as a great backdrop to any pictures. As a matter of fact Porta Mariae as grandeur to the cathedral. Visitors and pilgrims would often leave positive comments about how the arch gives a regal feel once they enter the vicinity of the cathedral. Can you read the inscription? Solar powered arc huh? For those who don't know Porta Mariae is the Latin for Marian Gate. It was built and formally opened on the 9th of September 2010. The arch was built as a commemoration to the tercentenary of the devotion to Our Lady of penafrancia. It was blessed and inaugurated by Archbishop Leandro Legazpi. The arch