Negros Occidental Travel Information

Sugar and gold have provided the province of Negros Occidental with a colorful, exotic past, when the island was home to powerful plantation owners, adventurers and fortune seekers. Its main tourist attractions are impressive, vast sugar plantations, old locomotives (iron dinosaurs), majestic mountains and the legacies of the colonial era.

Negros Occidental is also the leading ceramic producer of the country. The capital, Bacolod's, main festival is Masskara, a celebration showcasing colorful costumes and smiling masks.

Silay City, the "Paris de Negros", is famous for its stately mansions. Balay Negrense is a museum showcasing the lifestyle of the post-Spanish period.

Victorias is the home of the Victorias Milling Company. The city takes pride in its vintage steam locomotives. St. Joseph Church has a world famous mural, "The Angry Christ."

Mambucal is known for its hot sulphur springs and seven waterfalls. It is also the gateway to the Mt. Kanlaon National Park, a haven for mountain climbers.

Lakawon Island in Cadiz City has some of the best beaches in the province.

San Sebastian Cathedral, Bacolod, is made of coral stones and lime quarried from nearby Guimaras Island. The Chapel of Santa Clara ha a unique mural mosaic of the Virgin Mary, made up of 95,000 polished shells. The Chapel of Cartwheels, in Manapla, was constructed using old carabao cartwheels.

Sagay City is home to the legendary "Shay" steam locomotives and Vito Church.