Ilocandia: Paoay Church

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We hurriedly go back to our designated vans.  Since its all raining outside, I don’t have the chance to see the beauty of possibly what I can see outside. I was actually hoping that the weather would give us even a minute to mesmerize the surroundings.

And voila, the rains stops before reaching our next destination. This is it! This is what we are all waiting for. We all go down from our seat and hurriedly took some time while the sun is set in Paoay Church.

Paoay Church also known as St. Augustine Church in Paoay is just 4km away from Marcos Mausoleum.

The church which was made of Baked Bricks, Coral Rocks and massive buttresses is an Earthquake Baroque style structure. It is an architectural answer to the seismic state of the country where most of earlier churches suffered from destructive earthquakes.

Beside the church is a 3-storey coral stone bell tower that served as an observation post by the Katipuneros during the Philippine revolution. It is been distanced to the church to avoid the destruction in case of collapse.

Follow the journey of Let's Go Ady: Ilocandia trip on the links below:

Let's GO!: Ilocos TripItinerary
D1, Part 1: Ilocandia: Uno Grille and Chavit Singson’s Baluarte
D1, Part 2: Ilocandia: Burgos Museum and Vigan Jar Factory
D1, Part 3: Ilocandia: Crisolog Museum
D1, Part 4: Ilocandia: Marcos Mausoleum
D1, Part 5: Ilocandia: Paoay Church