Source: City Government of Vigan, 2021; Sustainable Tourism Toolkit, UNESCO, 2015. Contribution towards the implementation of the 2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape The project aims ...

Vigan City, through the World Heritage Convention, was able to organize and empower the local community to become primary stakeholders and keepers of their tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

Established in the 16th century, Vigan is the best-preserved example of a planned Spanish colonial town in Asia. Its architecture reflects the coming together of cultural elements from elsewhere in ...