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Tourist my flock Bacolod for the highlights of the Masskara Festival this weekend but aside from that Bacolod has many interestinf places to offer than just the festival. So let me help you discover Bacolod and the neighbouring Cities for there are more to it than just Inasal, Piaya, sugar and smiles. Here’s a list for the Off the Beaten Path in Bacolod:

The Ruins in Talisay City

1. Chapel of Cartwheel – located in Santa Rosalia Farm Manapla, at the back of the Gaston ancestral mansion. The chapel are made of molave cartwheels that Msg. Gaston found in a warehouse.

2. Church of St. Joseph – Found at the heart of Victorias Milling Co. complex; features the world-renowned mural of “Christ” done in psychedelic colors. It is popularly known to the locals as the “Angry Christ”.

3. The Ruins in Talisay City – a most see structure of an Italianate architecture built by Don Mariano Ledesma in the early 1900’s.

4. Balay Negrense – located in Silay City, approximately 15 minutes from Bacolod. It was built in 1898, is the ancestral house of Don Victor Gaston, second son of Yves Leopold who developed the sugar industry in Northern Negros.

5. Jalandoni-Bernardino Museum – located in Silay City also, was built in 1908, it was nearly burned down in World War II when the Japanese occupied the town. Now, it was converted into a Family Museum by the Silay Heritage group.

6. Hofileña Ancestral House – located in Silay City, 15 km. from Bacolod city; home to a collection of rare art pieces, antiques and paintings done by Luna, Rizal, and Hidalgo; venue of the first wood printing in Negros.

7. Patag Valley Trekking – located in Silay City, 45 km. from Bacolod City; located 400 meters above sea level between the highlands of Mt. Silay and Mt. Marapara; home of the Philippines’ spotted deer; highlight of the visit is a skyline ride.

8. Guintubdan and Mt. Kanlaon Natl. Park – located Sitio Guintubdan, Bgy. Ara-al, La Carlota City. A tropical hideaway beneath a canopy of forest. Has springs, waterfalls, giant trees, ferns, among others.

9. Mambucal Mountain Resort – located in Murcia, 30 km. from Bacolod City; gateway to the Mt. Kanlaon National Park; built as a spa in 1928; situated at an altitude of roughly 2,000 ft. above sea level on the north-western foot of Mt. Kanlaon.

10. Kipot Twin Falls – located in Bgy. Mailum, Bago City. Consists of a stream separated by a sharp overhang that splits the water into 2 seemingly identical cascades.

11. Santa Clara Chapel – located in Santa Clara Subd. Bacolod City. It is popularly known as the “Mural of Birhen sang Barangay”. The chapel houses a large mural mosaic that is made of 95,000 pieces of various species of shells from Bacolod and Iloilo.

12. Capitol Building (Bacolod City) – Imposing structure of Romanesque neo-classical architectural design, official seat of government of the Province of Negros Occidental; served as headquarters of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II.

Aside from this off the beaten path that I listed, there are many places that are worth visiting in Bacolod and the neighbouring Cities. If you want to know more off the beaten path worth visiting just visit WOW Philippines. This is just a list for those visitors who have some time to spare with them during the Masskara Festival. And since you’re already in the province why not check some places out right? So what are you waiting for? Tara na! (Let’s Go!)

Thanks to ifoundme for the Ruins photo.