

Cebu Heritage Monument Tours and Tickets
Conceptualized by local award-winning sculptor Eduardo Castillo and unveiled in 2000, Cebu Heritage Monument is a brass, bronze, and steel monolith that showcases the country’s history in giant form. Telling a story of colonization and occupation, visit the monument to learn about the Philippines’ centuries-long struggle for freedom.
Dominating the heart of the monument is the sculpture of the Spanish galleon ship that carried explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his crew to 16th-century Cebu. Magellan’s arrival marked the beginning of the colonization of the Philippines, though on the night of April 21, 1521, local chieftain Lapu-Lapu ended up killing him in the Battle of Mactan, and Cebu Heritage Monument depicts this event too.
From Spanish sailboats to men preparing for battle, Cebu Heritage Monument is hyper masculine, though there are touches of color, with the red, white, and blue of the Philippine flag splashed across one corner of the monument.
Based in Plaza Parian in front of the Chapel of San Juan Bautista, the Philippines’ religious history is also carved into this monument. See the the conversion of Rajah Humabon — one of the first indigenous converts to Roman Catholicism — to Christianity. Spot a statue of the blessed Saint Pedro Calungsod, a giant cross, a representation of Cebu City’s first Mass, and depictions of Cebu City’s Basilica del Santo Niño, Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral, and San Juan Bautista Parish Church.
Tours and Tickets to Experience Cebu Heritage Monument
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Private Cebu & Lapu-Lapu City Tour with Uphill Spots & Lunch at House of Lechon

Half-Day Cebu City Tour

Cebu Simala & Historical Tour

Cebu City Tour with Fort San Pedro and Hotel Transport

Cebu City Tour - Private

Cebu City and Mactan Tour - Private

Cebu City Tour W/ Sirao & Temple of Leah

Cebu Simala & Historical Journeys

Cebu Historical & Cultural City Tour

Mactan and Cebu Twin City Tour with Lunch

Cebu Twin City Tour (whole Day)

3 Nights Cebu Free and Easy

Cebu Day Tour - Large Group Tour

3-Hour Small Group Cebu City Tour

Cebu City Historical Tour
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