Ilocos Norte Philippines

Preserving culture. Driving progress.

Ilocos Norte Philippines guide provides you with valuable information and resources to enable you to experience the best of Ilocos Norte - whether you're planning a trip or looking for investment opportunities or both.

Ilocos Norte is full of awe-inspiring historical, religious, cultural and natural sites that that attract tourists from all over the world.

Here you will find majestic antique Catholic churches, the most famous of which is a Gothic-Baroque-Oriental St. Augustine Cathedral built in 1704. It has been listed as a UNESCO Heritage site in 1993.

The province boasts of unspoiled white-sand beaches, tropical rainforests, caves with beautiful stalagmites and stalactites, and breathtaking landscapes.

Besides taking in the wonderful scenery by the beach, exploring the caves or marveling at the historical treasures in its museums, there are countless other exciting things you can do in Ilocos Norte including mountain trekking, whitewater rafting, and even shopping for ethnic crafts.

The people of Ilocos Norte are known for age-old industries of loom-weaving, pottery-making, salt-making in which they still engage to date.

While Ilocos Norte Philippines is heavily dependent on agriculture, fishing, food processing and furniture-making, it is gradually shifing its focus and is successfully attracting investments in the industrial, information technology and services sectors.

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