Fort Santiago

Fort Santiago (Spanish: Fuerte de Santiago Tagalog: Moog ng Santiago) is a defense fortress built for Spanish conquistador, Miguel López de Legazpi. The fort is part of the structures of the walled city of Intramuros, in Manila, Philippines. José Rizal, the Philippines' national hero, was imprisoned in the fort before his execution in 1896. the site features, embedded onto the ground in bronze, his final footsteps representing the walk from his cell to the location of the actual execution. (Wikipedia.com)

I spent 5 years of my life inside the Walled City. I studied at LPU. I've gone here once lang. Can barely recall how the fort looks like until me and my bff planned to pay a visit here. I've searched the net and check all the sites that has in connection or people that have been here. Listed all the possible places where we can go. Allocated the budget. Set the date and time.

Calesa ride

canyon

At first, you might think, it was just one of the plain parks we have. Trees, flowers, monuments, bench, picnic area. But as you go further, you'll discover more and starting to uncover the beauty and wonder of Fort Santiago.

entrance to Fort Santiago

Rizal's monument

There's a house named under Rizal. I believe he used to stay there when he was incarcerated. You can see there Rizal's things like an old lamp, his clothes, cane and his books. Even his inventions and discoveries.

Mi Ultimo Adios

view from the top

wanna go down?

Dungeons

The dungeons were opened before for public. Pero ngayon close na. When you're inside, you'll feel creepy. It's as if may mga wandering souls talaga sa loob. 

Rizal's cell

This is the cell kung saan nanggaling si Rizal papuntang Bagumbayan. You can also see his footsteps. Ang liliit ng footsteps nya. Maliit na tao ba si Rizal? Gusto ko sana sundan kung hanggang saan yung footsteps pero baka maligaw na ako.. :)

Rizal's footprints leading to Bagumbayan

Rajah Sulayman theater

Tramway