Ilocos Norte Loop: Laoag-Sarrat-Solsona-Dingras-San Nicolas

Ilocos Norte Loop covers the following towns & city:

• Laoag City:
One of the richest cities in the country in terms of per capita income and the Human Development Index. Strategically located at the northern tip of the Northwestern Luzon Growth Quadrangle.

Tourism has become a major economic driver of Laoag City, paving the way for new commercial investments and infrastructure development. A recent surge in Chinese and Taiwanese tourists have been flocking to splurge in the city's profitable casino located inside the only 5-star hotel in northern Philippines: Fort Ilocandia Hotel and Resort.

Other places of interest include a tour of heritage sites featuring Spanish colonial buildings, baroque churches, La Paz Sand Dunes, white-sand beach resorts of Pagudpud, and Marcos-era mansions.

• Sarrat:
The town is known as the birthplace of Ferdinand Marcos, the 10th President of the Philippines and for Sarrat Church, the largest church in the province and with the longest nave in the country and an Important Cultural Property of the Philippines.

The Santa Monica Parish Church, commonly known as the Sarrat Church, is the largest church in Ilocos Norte and the most visited place by tourists in Sarrat. The church has one of the longest nave in the country and was declared an Important Cultural Property of the Philippines in September 2009.

• Piddig:
The town is known for its role in the Basi Revolt, led by Pedro Mateo, a native of Piddig. Today, Piddig is known for its basi and for their sariwagwag, a dish made out of gabi leaves with fresh shrimps that are freshly gathered from their rich river.

Piddig's terrain is hilly with rice plains interspersed in between. It sits at a higher elevation than most of the towns in Ilocos Norte. It is a great place for a day hike, if one does not mind traversing through rivers, forests, and fields. The municipio (town hall) is located on top of a hill offering panoramic views of fields and mountains.

• Solsona is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

• Dingras:
The following is the List of Cultural Properties of Dingras:
o Versoza House Ruins
o Silvino Madamba House
o Taylan House
o Albano House
o St. Joseph Educational Center of Dingras (Built in the 1940s-1950s; formerly the parish church of Dingras)
o St. Joseph Parish Church of Dingras
o Boy Scouts Monument
o St. Joseph Institute of Dingras Building
o Puruganan Ancestral House (Currently used as Community Rural Bank of Dingras, with NHCP historical marker)
o Josefa Llanes Escoda Monument (House where Josefa Llanes Escoda was born)
o Dingras Cemetery
o Tabacalera de Dingras

• San Nicolas:
Pottery making is the main trademark of San Nicolas. It was introduced by the Spaniards mainly in Brgy. 8, and they called it Alfareria, meaning "Art of Pottery". Other traditional crafts include the making of Tagapulot, Lapida, Chicharon and Longganisa. The town also has a large rice field.

Source: WIKI

Road condition is very good with a lot of views of the farms & trees along the road.

Enjoy & have a safe trip!!!!

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