The Backpack Adventures

Located in Jose P. Rizal Street in the Municipality of Guinobatan in the province of Albay, Guinobatan Church,  also known as the Our Lady of the Assumption Parish,  is dedicated to the Our Lady of the Assumption. Guinobatan Church Guinobatan Church History Guinobatan Church was built sometime in the 1680s when Guinobatan became an independent municipality from Camalig.  Guinobatan Church - Guinobatan, Albay This picture was taken from the road beside Guinobatan Church Throughout time Mother Nature and mankind often inflict terrible damage to the church. Despite these setbacks, the devoted people of Guinobatan dutifully rebuilt their church time and again. To date, the Guinobatan Church survived countless eruptions of Mayon Volcano, powerful earthquakes and typhoons, and the ravages of the revolutionary, Philippine-American, and the Second World War. Guinobatan Church belfry I visited the Guinobatan Church during our first Albay Road Trip. The church is easy to be sp

Located along Daang Hari in the City of Las Piñas,  Fernbrook Gardens also known as Palazzo Verde   is one of the most popular wedding venues in the country. Fernbrooks Gardens / Palazzo Verde Most people would contest that Fernbrook Gardens should be included in the  Visita Iglesia   section of my blog because regular church services are conducted in its chapel which is also known as  Notre Dame de Vie Chapel . Fernbrook Gardens - Las Pinas City Inside the Notre Dame de Vie Chapel Fernbrook Gardens has its own chapel but the chapel is just a small part of its venue. Overall, this place is more of a venue, than a pilgrimage site.  The beautiful fountain as seen from the chapel The fountain as seen from the entrance Having fun with the trumpeters Issues aside, Fernbrook Gardens would surely captivate visitors with its fantasy-like ambiance. Its greenhouse-like structure shows a unique contemporary architectural design. Aside from that the overall theme of the

Dasmariñas Church   has been the symbol of success and even failure for its devotees . Throughout time, the church stood witness to countless bloody engagements that almost wiped out the population of its townsfolk. Dasmarinas Church Dasmarinas Church details Located at Don Placido Campos Avenue, Dasmariñas City in the Cavite Province, Dasmarinas Church is one of the Spanish-colonial era churches of the province.  Dasmariñas Church -  Dasmariñas City, Cavite Ironically the town's name Dasmari ñas came from the name of an ill-fated Spanish Governor-General. Gomez Perez Dasmari ñas served as the Governor-General of the Philippines from 1590 until his murder in 1593. The NHI marker of Dasmarinas Church Dasmarinas Church was built sometime between 1866 and 1867 when the town of Dasmari ñas was founded by the Recollect Fathers. The church is also called Immaculate Conception Church . During the Spanish times, the convent of the church was the seat of the civil governm

One of the most visited churches in the province of Pampanga is Bacolor Church . It is located in Bacolor, one of the oldest towns in the province. Bacolor Church Bacolor Church History Bacolor Church was built in 1576, the church was named after San Guillermo, the patron saint of Bacolor. Like most Spanish built churches, San Guillermo Parish Church also depicts a Baroque architectural design. Bacolor Church - Bacolor, Pampanga The statue of Christ seen at the facade of Bacolor Church Bacolor Church interior Bacolor Church was destroyed by an earthquake in 1880 and was rebuilt six years later. After that, the town and Mother Nature coexisted peacefully for a long time. That's why the townspeople were caught unprepared when the dormant Mt. Pinatubo suddenly erupted in 1991. Bacolor Church altar Recuerdos and icons of Bacolor Church Miraculously, the town and the church was spared during the powerful eruption. However, in 1995, heavy rains dissolved t