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Fort San Pedro

05.01.2012 by Leah //

Fort San Pedro is to Cebu as Fort Santiago is to Manila.   It was built in 1738 and served mainly as a military defense structure, first by the Spaniards against Muslim raiders, and later by the Filipino revolutionaries against their Spanish conquerors.  At present, Fort San Pedro is being maintained as a historical park, while part of it has been turned into a museum with Spanish artifacts inside (info from Wikipedia).

On the day we visited Fort San Pedro, AJ and I were surprised to find lots of Korean tourists inside, complete with Korean tour guides.  I wonder if they were able to appreciate the historical value of this fuerza which, interestingly, is the smallest and oldest triangular bastion fort built in the Philippines.

This is AJ looking through the old pictures of Fort San Pedro, which you will find just right at the entrance.

There’s an entrance fee of P30.00 per head at Fort San Pedro (is that cheap?).   It was a crazy, hot that day we went there (and that was last April only) but we managed to see most of the structures inside.

Front entrance to the Fuerza de San Pedro (Fort San Pedro).

Most parts of the building were “restored” by the Cebu government to make it look faithfully close to the original, with coral stones being hauled from the Cebu seas which were cut and polished to fit as blocks (from Wikipedia).

One of the cannons still intact at Fort San Pedro (I was not able to take note though of how many cannons survived at present).

“Cuerpo de Guardia” is where the personnel that manned the fort lived.

The facade inside the entrance to Fort San Pedro.

Thankfully, we found this cool spot inside the Fort to chill on.

Fort San Pedro is located just beside Plaza de Independencia in Cebu City.   It is open Wednesday to Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 

Categories // Travels Tags // cebu, philippine tourism, travels

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  1. pseudoshrink says

    May 1, 2012 at 12:57 pm

    When we went there last December, lots of Koreans are milling about. When we went there again last weekend, what do you know, Koreans again. When we went swimming in a local resort, Koreans again. LOL! They’re taking over our tourist spots!

    • leadeleon says

      May 1, 2012 at 1:12 pm

      Grabe, I couldn’t agree more. They seem to love Cebu, especially the beaches.

      • pseudoshrink says

        May 1, 2012 at 11:03 pm

        “They seem to love Cebu…”
        …And Bora. And Baguio. And Dumaguete. And…
        Seriously, they’re everywhere.

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