Central Visayas, Administrative region in western Philippines.
Description
Central Visayas is an administrative region in the central Philippines that includes the provinces of Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor. Cebu City serves as the capital and largest urban center within the region.
History
Ferdinand Magellan landed on Cebu Island in 1521, marking the start of Spanish influence in the archipelago. In the following centuries the islands became a center for Christian trade and missionary work.
Culture
The Santo Niño Festival in Cebu draws dancers and spectators who honor the child Jesus through costumes, drums, and processions. Many towns maintain small chapels and shrines with votive offerings and candles that make Catholic faith visible in daily life.
Practical
Several provinces in the region lie on separate islands, so travelers need ferries and boats to move between them. Domestic flights connect the larger centers, while smaller towns are usually reached by bus or jeepney.
Did you know?
The Chocolate Hills in Bohol display more than a thousand cone-shaped mounds that turn brown during the dry season and resemble chocolate truffles. This geological sight stretches over a wide area and looks like a gentle rolling landscape made of limestone.
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Chocolate Hills
73.7 km
Simala Shrine
11.2 km
Magellan’s Cross Pavilion
54.8 km
Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway
54.3 km
Minor Basilica of the Holy Child
54.8 km
Magellan’s Cross
54.8 km
Fort San Pedro
55.1 km
Cebu Taoist Temple
56.5 km
Baclayon Church
61.7 km
Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral
55.1 km
Loboc Church
70.9 km
Biliran
203.8 km
Marcelo Fernan Bridge
62.7 km
Cebu Provincial Capitol
55.5 km
Hinagdanan Cave
53.2 km
Alona Beach
58.4 km
Mactan-Mandaue Bridge
61.3 km
Malacañang sa Sugbo
54.9 km
Museo Sugbo
55.9 km
Archdiocesan Shrine of Patrocinio de Maria Santisima
41.3 km
Kawasan Falls
26 km
Loon Church
39.2 km
Carbon Market
54.4 km
Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
19.4 kmCentral Cebu Protected Landscape
67 km
10,000 Led Roses
55.3 kmCebu City Philippines Temple
57.1 km
Tagbilaran Cathedral
56 km
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