Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The cathedral
High Town • Daily 5am-6pm
Construction of Boac's atmospheric Spanish Gothic
cathedral
started in 1580 in
honour of the Blessed Virgin of Immediate Succour, and was used in its early years
as a refuge from pirate attacks. Most of the original main structure, including the
red-brick facade and the belfry, is well preserved and there's a pleasant garden
outside. Look out above the main doors for a stone niche containing a statue of the
Blessed Virgin, enshrined here in 1792. Devotees say it is the most miraculous
statue in the country and tell of blind people who have regained their sight after
praying fervently beneath it day and night.
Marinduque National Museum
Boac Plaza •
T
0926 122 3555 • Tues-Sat 8am-noon & 1-5pm • P20
The small
Marinduque National Museum
is located in a lovely Spanish colonial
building that previously served as a prison, a boys' school and a courthouse. The
museum briefly charts the island's geological history, before introducing more recent
history including evidence of pre-Spanish trade with China. Displays include
sixteenth-century Chinese storage stoneware jars with dragon designs found on the
Lucena
MARINDUQUE
N
San Andres
Islands
Tayabas Bay
4
Maniwaya
Island
Mompong
Island
Balanacan
Polo
Island
Bagumbongan
Underground
River Cave
Santa Cruz
Islands
Tarug
Caves
Paadjao
Falls
Buyabod
Santa Cruz
Mogpog
Dick Malapote
Workshop
Boac
Salomague
Island
Ka Amon
Cave
Cawit
Julie Anne's
Handicrafts
Marinduque Airport
Jun Gabisan's
Pottery Workshop
Mt Gasan
(745m)
Poctoy
Gasan
Poctoy
White Beach
SIBUYAN SEA
Torrijos
ACCOMMODATION
A&B Coral Resort
Beach Club Cagpo
Bellarocca Island Resort
The Boac Hotel
Curba Farm Resort
Dewey Hotel
Ferguz Cloud Resort
Hideaway
Lucita's Cottages
Luxor Resort
Marinduque Hot Springs
Residencia de Palo Maria
Tahanan sa Isok
Villa sa Aplaya'a Beach Resort
Marinduque
Hot Springs
5
8
12
3
11
2
6
7
1
9
10
1
3
4
Malibago
Malbog
Tres Reyes
Islands
Gaspar
Island
Sihi
Buenavista
Melchor
Island
Mt Malindig
(1157m)
Baltazar Island
Elefante
Island
0
5
kilometres
