Magellan's Cross Cebu City

Magallanes Street Cebu City , Cebu, Visayas, Philippines

TravelPod Member ReviewsMagellan's Cross Cebu City

  • Satisfied or Unsatisfied

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    7tck7334 4 contributions Cambridge, United Kingdom Jan 26, 2012

    Annoyed by the hawkers selling thing i would never buy, interesting site though and free !!

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  • magdellin's cross

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    tonyfromlondon 3 contributions London, United Kingdom Oct 13, 2011

    magdellin's cross is worth the visit if you are in cebu,when you go there you have to place some candles under the cross,and say a prayer you have to give a small donation for the candles,this is optional to have to place the candles,it is for catholic's to say a small prayer and recieve a blessing,but anyone is allowed to enter....

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    Cross at Magellans Cross

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    Awesome Sky Experience

    On the 13th of July 2009, from Bohol, we took a ferry ride back to Cebu. We first had our lunch on one of the food chains found inside a big mall in Cebu City. After lunch, we head off to our limited time of tour...

    We first visited the famous Magellan's Cross -- the cross is housed in a chapel next to the Basilica de Minore del Santo Niņo …

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    Hot, busy, fun day...

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    Today was a full day of sightseeing in both Lapu Lapu City and Cebu City. We hired a driver to take us around, we have started doing this and enjoy having our own driver and it is usually cheaper than the tours. Essentially all the cab drivers seem to be tour guides as well, so they take us around to all the places the tours go to.< …

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    Busy Day of Touring!

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    Today we woke up at around 8 AM. We decided to go explore the island of Cebu, so we called a taxi. Sure enough, he ended up being a guide, so we hired him. Our first stop was at A Hernando de Magallanes, a monument commemorating Lapu Lapu for defending his men. After that, we were off to see Magellan's Cross. The cross is made of …

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    Tour of Lapu-Lapu City

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    I've been up for almost twenty four hours straight. I've been to the gym, and I've worked an eight hour shift. Now, I have to board an airplane for Cebu. As tired as I am, I know that it's still going to be a great weekend. After an average flight, my plane gently touched down onto the rain soaked runway, in the stormy city of Cebu. Flickers of …

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  • 7

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