Calle Crisologo
Calle Mena Crisologo
The core cobblestone street of the Vigan World Heritage old town, lined with 18th- and 19th-century brick-and-timber 'stone houses', where horse-drawn carriages clatter past as if you had stepped back into the Spanish colonial era.
Calle Crisologo is about 500 metres long and closed to motor vehicles. Both sides are lined with bahay na bato, the houses that blend Hokkien and Spanish styles, with brick and stone on the ground floor, timber above, capiz shell windows and wide eaves. Most were residences of Chinese-mestizo merchants of the time, and many are now souvenir shops, cafés and guesthouses. The street is least crowded in the early morning, which is the best time for photos, and it glows with warm yellow light after dusk. You can hire a traditional horse-drawn carriage (kalesa) by the hour to tour the sights of the old town, with prices set by the municipal standard. The street is open all day and free to enter.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Syquia Mansion
- Plaza Burgos Empanada Stalls
- Crisologo Museum
- Vigan Cathedral (St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral)
- Plaza Salcedo & Dancing Fountain
- Archbishop's Palace (Museo Nueva Segovia)
- Padre Burgos House (National Museum Ilocos)
- Pagburnayan Jar Factory