Fort Santiago Review

Historical park with a lot of greenery. For history enthusiasts, highlights include the Rizal Museum and underground tunnels detailing Japanese atrocities during WWII. You also get a great view of the river.

If you like going to museums and historical sites then definitely Fort Santiago is worth a visit! I would recommend this place for those people visiting Manila. Worth a visit!!

The castle of Santiago was built in 1571 and is the ancient king city of Manila. Later, after several fires and natural disasters, it was constantly rebuilt and maintained. Now the castle has become a tourist attraction. Especially there are the museum of the Filipino national hero Rizal and large statues. Foreigners have to charge a few yuan. The cafe in the ancient castle is good.

Santiago Castle (Fort Santiago) is an ancient king city in Manila. In 1590, the Spanish Governor Santiago converted the original wooden fence into a stone castle. There is a moat outside the city wall, and a tower is built on the wall of 10 meters thick, and there is a battery. The Riza Memorial in the castle is a two-story Spanish-style building that displays information and documents from the life of Riza. It once imprisoned countless Filipino patriots, including national hero Jose Riza, who died in a dark, depressed cell. Located in the famous Cebu province, the building is a Spanish-style building that belongs to typical Baroque architecture, built by Spain during the Philippines' colonial rule and a symbol of the Philippines' colonial rule at the time. We can find in our tour here that this building is divided into two floors, the upper floor is the living area, and the lower floor is the office area, and the back is a huge garden, which has been preserved intact, which is a good choice for us in the outing. The wall is also very majestic, after the wall there is a giant moat, the moat is wide enough to resist the various weapons that can cause harm to the city at that time. Because there are many places here about the famous Filipino rebels, so there are many documents about the historical introduction and record here, we can get a lot of relevant introductions in our tourism here, and add a lot of knowledge to our travel. Santiago tourism is a good choice for us during the holiday, not only a romantic trip, but also a historical baptism, understand a period of colonial culture, feel the vicissitudes of a city. The time to travel here is also to pay attention to, we should travel here between December and May of the next year, because the other times of the year are typhoon time, the typhoon has a great impact here, While the Philippines is cooler after December and May, this time is very good. We can feel the passing time in San Diego Castle, and I believe that the tour here will leave us many good memories.

Today's San Diego Castle has become a park and tourist attraction, the land outside the city wall has built a wide golf course, the original barracks and church has been transformed into a performance hall, the park has added sculptures, souvenir shops and coffee shops. The cells that were held in the Philippine hero Richa and many patriots have now been transformed into a memorial hall in Richa, with some of the items used in Richa and literature created in the prison. In 2011, the entrance ticket to the San Diego Castle was 75 pesos for adults and 50 pesos for children. The opening time is 08:00—18:00.

we need not travel far frommanila have an adventure. Located in the heart of Old Manila, Intramuros Manila (“within the walls” when translated literally from Spanish) is one of the Philippines’ biggest cultural and historical landmarks.The Walled City and its famous citadel Fort Santiago were the seat of government during the Spanish colonial period. Now, it is still very much a living, breathing city with universities, government offices, banks, hotels, and restaurants—and it is well worth the visit. The best part is you can enjoy most parts of Intramuros Manila without breaking the bank!