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Location within the Philippines

What is Baguio?

Baguio, officially the City of Baguio and often referred to as Baguio City, is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. 

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Baguio, on the Philippines’ Luzon island, is a mountain town of universities and resorts. Called the “City of Pines,” it’s particularly popular in summer due to unusually cool weather. At its center is Burnham Park, with gardens and a lake. Nearby, Baguio Cathedral, completed in 1936, has a rose-hued exterior. The main thoroughfare is Session Road, lined with shops, restaurants and entertainment options.

*Because of its cool climate, Baguio was designated by the Philippine Commission as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines" on June 1, 1903. 

*Summer capital of the

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*Tourist Spots in Baguio

*Panagbenga Park

Baguio is probably the city in the Philippines with the most public parks & pocket gardens with plant and flower varieties found nowhere else in the country, and where visitors and residents alike can relax, play, picnic and enjoy the great outdoors.

It is the place where they usually celebrate Panagbenga Festival.

Panagbenga Festival (English: Flower Festival) is a month-long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio. The term is of Malayo-Polynesian origin, meaning "season of blooming".

*Wright ParkWright Park, which is located at the eastern part of the city and fronting the main gate of the Mansion, is one of the many scenic parks in Baguio City. Its main features are a shallow elongated rectangular body of water known as the "Pool of Pines" and the park circle which is on one end of the park. 

Riding a pony is a favorite among children as well as adults. The place is usually crowded with people during sunny weekends and on holidays..

*Baguio Cathedral

Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral, better known as Baguio Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at Cathedral Loop adjacent to Session Road in Baguio, the Philippines, and is the see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baguio.

*Mines View Park is an overlook park on the northeastern outskirts of 

Baguio in the Philippines.

*Mines View Park

* A beautiful new day at Mines View Park

*The park features a man-made lake situated at the center where tourists can enjoy boating with rented boats

*Burnham Park

Night Daylight

*BurnhamPark

*Camp John Hay

Camp John Hay (CJH) is Baguio City's most popular visitor attraction. 

A beautiful resort in the mountains it features a world class competition Jack Niclaus - designed golf course (said to be the only course in the Philippines to have bent grass greens) as well as hotels, a shopping centre & a convention centre , among other attractions. 

*World Class Resort and Hotel in Baguio

*World Class Resort and Hotel in Baguio

*Strawberry Farm

Go Strawberry Picking in La Trinindad, BenguetOne activity that is highly recommended  is strawberry picking at the Strawberry Farm in the nearby La Trinidad, Benguet.

* A unique experience for the whole family, you get to pick fresh strawberries -- right alongside the Ibaloi

farmers -- to bring home or consume while on vacation in the Summer Capital of the Philippines. 

*It’s more fun in the Philippines!

Come and Visit Baguio!

*Submitted by:

Prudence NarcellesBST1-1