Bacarra
Bacarra, officially the Municipality of Bacarra is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
Bacarra, officially the Municipality of Bacarra is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 32,734 people.
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Worth seeing in and around Bacarra
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Bacarra Church
Saint Andrew the Apostle Parish, commonly known as Bacarra Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in the municipality of Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It falls under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Diocese of Laoag.
200 m · church in Ilocos Norte, Philippines · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Most sights in Bacarra are gathered in the vicinity of the town plaza.
- 01Bacarra Church
- 02Bacarra Belltower
- 03Vijia Watchtower
The ruins of a Spanish-era coastal fortification meant to look out for pirates and foreign invaders.
- 04Bacarra Municipal Hall
Despite multiple renovations it has retained its original neo-classic façade.
- 05Lazo Ancestral Home
- 06Peralta Ancestral Home
Paredes Street, Santa Rita (beside Bacarra Church).
From Wikivoyage: Bacarra, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Things to do
- 01Natba Beach
Bacarra's main beach, named after its silver sand.
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Getting to Bacarra
- Airports
- Laoag (LAO), 12 km
- Mabalacat → Bacarra337 km · quickest by road, 8h 48m · ₱930–1,230
- Olongapo → Bacarra382 km · quickest by road, 9h 58m · ₱1,090–1,450
- Manila (Pasay) → Bacarra414 km · quickest by air, 3h 54m · ₱3,040–4,710
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No local-transport research exists yet for Bacarra
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bacarra. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundCalesa - Horse-drawn carriage Jeepney Tricycle Rent-a-car
From Wikivoyage: Laoag, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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