🏘️ Top 3 Heritage towns in Metro Manila (2026)
The best heritage towns in Metro Manila in 2026, by our editorial score, are Fort Santiago, San Agustin Church and Casa Manila Museum. Last updated November 5, 2026 · Methodology
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Fort Santiago
Spanish-era citadel at the mouth of the Pasig River managed by the Intramuros Administration, with the Rizal Shrine and riverside ramparts; published adult entry is PHP 75.
Don't miss: Walk the ramparts at sunset and visit the Rizal Shrine inside the fort.
★ 4.1 (2,164 TripAdvisor)98 -
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San Agustin Church
One of the four UNESCO-listed Baroque Churches of the Philippines (inscribed 1993); the stone church inside Intramuros is noted for its trompe-l'oeil ceiling paintings and high-Baroque retablos.
Don't miss: Look up at the painted ceiling, then walk the cloisters of the adjoining museum.
★ 4.3 (1,613 TripAdvisor)96 -
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Casa Manila Museum
Reconstructed 19th-century bahay na bato house museum run by the Intramuros Administration, furnished to show upper-class colonial domestic life.
Don't miss: Tour the furnished rooms of a 19th-century merchant house.
★ 4.1 (454 TripAdvisor)92
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