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Balaoan is a town in La Union. It has extensive beaches and a Spanish-era watchtower.
Map of Balaoan
Understand
[edit | edit source]Balaoan was founded in 1704.
Get in
[edit | edit source]Balaoan is along Route 2 (Manila North Road). Buses also ply this highway. However, its coastal barangays are physically inaccessible from the inland downtown. Instead, beachgoing travelers enter through a junction in Bacnotan leading to Balaoan-Luna-Bacnotan Road.
Get around
[edit | edit source]Tricycles are the main form of transportation in town.
See
[edit | edit source]- 1 Almeida Watchtower, Almeida. A stout, Spanish-era watchtower meant to guard against pirates and foreign invaders from the South China Sea. The site was declared a National Cultural Treasure by the Philippine government in 2015.
- 2 Immuki Island, Paraoir (at the back of Paraoir Barangay Hall). Not really an island but a series of three lagoons, mangroves, tidal pools and flats with clear waters and teeming with marine life. The entire site is walkable during low tide.
- 3 Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Parish Church (Balaoan Church), Manila North Road, Dr. Camilo Osias. Balaoan's main Roman Catholic church, built in a Baroque style during the Spanish era in 1864.
- 4 Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, Manila North Road, Bungol. A Roman Catholic hillside shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Do
[edit | edit source]Buy
[edit | edit source]- 1 Balaoan Public Market, Manila North Road, Nalasin.
Eat
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[edit | edit source]Connect
[edit | edit source]Go next
[edit | edit source]| Routes through Balaoan |
| Vigan ← Luna ← | N  S | → Bacnotan → San Fernando |