Skip to content
Wondering Wanderer
  • Home
  • Destinations
    • Asia
      • Philippines
        • Aklan
        • Antique
        • Aurora
        • Bataan
        • Batangas
        • Benguet (Baguio)
        • Bohol
        • Camiguin
        • Cavite
        • Cebu
        • Davao
        • Guimaras
        • Ifugao
        • Ilocos Norte
        • Iloilo
        • Metro Manila
        • Mindoro (Oriental)
        • Mountain Province
        • Negros Occidental
        • Palawan
        • Pampanga
        • Pangasinan
        • Quezon
        • Rizal
        • Siargao
        • Siquijor
        • South Cotabato
        • Subic
      • Cambodia
        • Siem Reap
        • Phnom Penh
      • Vietnam
        • Ho Chi Minh
      • Thailand
        • Bangkok
        • Phuket
      • Japan
        • Tokyo
      • The Maldives
      • South Korea
        • Seoul
    • Australia
      • Sydney
    • Europe
      • Spain
    • Africa
      • Kenya
  • About
  • Privacy Policy

Ilocos Norte

Why Paoay Church Looks So Different From Other Churches in the Philippines

January 12, 2026 by Edwin Juen Jr
Paoay Church facade showing massive earthquake baroque buttresses

Having visited and admired numerous historical Roman Catholic churches across the Philippines, I thought I already knew what to expect—grand facades, stone bell towers, and familiar colonial designs shaped by centuries of Spanish influence. Yet standing before Paoay Church in …

Continue

Categories

  • Africa (1)
    • Kenya (1)
  • Asia (219)
    • Cambodia (26)
      • Phnom Penh (7)
      • Siem Reap (19)
    • Japan (1)
      • Tokyo (1)
    • Philippines (183)
      • Aklan (1)
      • Antique (1)
      • Aurora (10)
      • Bataan (1)
      • Batangas (3)
      • Benguet (Baguio) (11)
      • Bohol (15)
      • Bulacan (1)
      • Camiguin (13)
      • Cavite (12)
      • Cebu (8)
      • Davao (8)
      • Guimaras (7)
      • Ifugao (3)
      • Ilocos Norte (1)
      • Iloilo (1)
      • Metro Manila (9)
      • Mindoro (8)
      • Mountain Province (5)
      • Negros Occidental (16)
      • Palawan (7)
      • Pampanga (7)
      • Pangasinan (8)
      • Quezon (1)
      • Rizal (2)
      • Siargao (8)
      • Siquijor (7)
      • South Cotabato (5)
      • Subic (2)
    • Thailand (4)
      • Bangkok (2)
      • Phuket (3)
    • The Maldives (1)
    • Vietnam (5)
      • Ho Chi Minh (4)
      • Mekong Delta (2)
  • Australia (1)
    • Sydney (1)
  • Covid-19 Crisis (1)
  • Europe (2)
    • Spain (1)
  • Foodies (6)
  • South Korea (1)
    • Seoul (1)

Most Popular Posts

Dinadiawan Beach Resorts & Hotels – Dipaculao, Aurora
Campuestohan Highland Resort – Rates, Rooms, Shuttle & Contact Details
Picnic Grove – Tagaytay City, Cavite
Sea Breeze Resort and Restaurant – Taguig City
Dinosaurs Island – Clark, Pampanga
Hot Air Balloon Festival – Clark, Pampanga
Sierra Madre Hotel and Resort – Tanay, Rizal

  • Home
  • Destinations
    • Asia
      • Philippines
        • Aklan
        • Antique
        • Aurora
        • Bataan
        • Batangas
        • Benguet (Baguio)
        • Bohol
        • Camiguin
        • Cavite
        • Cebu
        • Davao
        • Guimaras
        • Ifugao
        • Ilocos Norte
        • Iloilo
        • Metro Manila
        • Mindoro (Oriental)
        • Mountain Province
        • Negros Occidental
        • Palawan
        • Pampanga
        • Pangasinan
        • Quezon
        • Rizal
        • Siargao
        • Siquijor
        • South Cotabato
        • Subic
      • Cambodia
        • Siem Reap
        • Phnom Penh
      • Vietnam
        • Ho Chi Minh
      • Thailand
        • Bangkok
        • Phuket
      • Japan
        • Tokyo
      • The Maldives
      • South Korea
        • Seoul
    • Australia
      • Sydney
    • Europe
      • Spain
    • Africa
      • Kenya
  • About
  • Privacy Policy
© Wondering Wanderer 2026