Cities Around The World: Baguio: The Summer Capital of the Philippines

Baguio is hailed as the summer capital of the Philippines and known as one of the industrialized cities in the Northern part of the Philippines.

Baguio City on Aerial View

Many people visit this city every summer because of its cold weather and attractive tourist spots. Based on the history of the city, it is the Americans, which recognized Baguio as one of the Philippine cities on June 1, 1903 at Kafagway.

Naguilian Highway, Marcos Highway and Kennon Road are the three accessible roads to the city. The most famous route to the city is Kennon Road, however, it is dangerous to take that route during the rainy season because the road is prone to land slides. In this case, travelers who want to visit the city is advised to travel by air since the city has an airport which is named as Loakan Airport.

Baguio City is a big city in the Northern region of the Philippines. Based on reports, the city has 130 barangays, which include the Session Road area, the barangay that is very popular for bars, restaurants and other business establishments that attract tourists and travelers to the area. Aside from the Session Road area, Mines View Park, Camp John Hay and Burnham Park are the other tourist attractions in the area.

Downtown Baguio City

For travelers who want to have a look at some tourist spots in city, they can also visit the vacation house of every Philippine president in Baguio. It is also exciting and luring to have a tour at some of the strawberry farms of the city. In addition, the city is also renowned for its top universities and colleges such as University of the Philippines Baguio, University of Baguio and Saint Louis University. Above all, Baguio is popular for Philippine Military Academy that is based on one of its barangays.

Many foreigners visit the place during February because it is the month in which the famous and luring Panagbenga Festival or Flower Festival is held. For those who want to visit the city during these times, they are advised to book in hotels in Baguio in advance. With the help of the Internet, players can visit Web sites that are created for travelers who want to have a background on the alluring tourist destinations in the city. The sites also have instant access to the places where travelers can stay when they visit Baguio. With these tools, tourists will surely enjoy their visit to the attractive city of the Philippines, the Baguio City.

OFFICIAL DETAILS:

City Head: Hon. Mayor Mauricio Domogan
City Land Area: 57.5 Square KM.
City Classification: Highly Urbanized City in the Philippines

Population: 450,000 est. as of 2010
Location: Benguet Province, Philippines

Website: http://www.baguio.gov.ph

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baguio

MONIKER/NICKNAME(S):

"The Summer Capital of the Philippines"

"The City of Pines"
"The Ghost Capital of the Philippines"

MORE LINKS FOR BAGUIO CITY HERE:

@ http://www.gobaguio.com

@ http://www.baguioboard.com

@ http://hotelsinbaguio.com