Location: Cebu City
Top Things to do in Cebu City
Top 10 Free Things to do in Cebu City, Visayas
Cebu City (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sugbu; Filipino: Lungsod ng Cebu) is a first class highly urbanized city in the island province of Cebu in Central Visayas, Philippines. Though the seat of government and capital for the province, it is governed independent and separate from it. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 922,611, making it the fifth most populated city in the nation and the most populous in the Visayas. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 630,003 registered voters. Cebu City is a significant center of commerce, trade and education in the Visayas.
Restaurants in Cebu City
1. ANTHILL Fabric Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 15 reviews
ANTHILL (Alternative Nest and Trading/ Training Hub for Indigenous/ Ingenious Little Livelihood seekers) Fabric Gallery is a social and cultural enterprise that works to preserve and promote our Philippine weaving traditions by applying them in contemporary design for everyday essentials to attract younger generation of weavers and weave wearers and provide sustainable livelihood to partner communities. ANTHILL works to promote everyday weave wearing. We provide market access to communities and ensure a sustainable and inclusive supply chain through capacity building programs in product design and innovation, business skills, leadership and financial literacy. In this hub, fabrics are more than just ingredients to fashion; it is where culture meets style; it is collective dreaming; it is a way of life.
2. Basilica del Santo Nino
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,158 reviews
This famous church dates back to the early Spanish colonial era. The Church was founded by the Augustinian friars since their arrival in 1565. You could also find in the church the miraculous image of Sto. Nino (Child-Jesus).
Reviewed By urmajestyc - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
my ritual in visiting this holy place is to light some candles outside and spend time inside the church for my prayers. i love the feeling everytime i’m here.
3. Ayala Center Cebu
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,806 reviews
Reviewed By 25yearstravell
Must visit while in Cebu - even better than Ayala centre in Manila!! Ayala's point of difference is high quality without jamming as much commercial shops into the property as possible. Instead, they leave space and existing trees and landscape it so there is a large tranquil space, the Terraces, to relax and get away from all the hustle of a big city Great mall shopping and the highlight is the Terraces with space in the shade to relax and enjoy looking at the big trees, shrubs and waterfalls. It has the usual variety of food outlets, national & local.
4. Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 169 reviews
Reviewed By Francis_Elvis_Verdin - Palawan Province, Philippines
Along the way going to Yap Sandiego Ancestral House we approach by this church its a quiet place and also nearby church by Sto. Nino Church. A good place for Pilgrimage.
5. Carmelite Monastery Cebu City
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 73 reviews
Reviewed By 815jensa
this place is good. i just drop here of my curiosity mind. will i always done it. i pass here during mass. the audio so good and good readers and accent. . .
6. Chapel of San Pedro Calungsod
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 136 reviews
Reviewed By Denim7303
A modern church whose patron is a Filipino saint, located near SM Seaside Mall in Cebu City. Very close as well is the newly opened Ocean Park.
7. Sugbo Mercado
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 97 reviews
“The Biggest Weekend Food Market In Cebu” Sugbo Mercado opened on September 25, 2015, with the goal of being the first and biggest year-round weekly food market in Cebu and as a venue for the best of the best of Cebu as well as budding new players in the local food industry to showcase their products in a tour de force of local pride.
Reviewed By Faithalicious_x - London, United Kingdom
Sugbo Mercado is filled with 10s of food stalls, selling all different kinds of meals, drinks, and desserts. Plates are around 100–150 pesos so it’s a great way of trying a number of different dishes in one go. It’s kind of like a Philippino Borough Market (if you’re from London and know what that is). The atmosphere is great too and the area feels totally safe. Furthermore there are lots of locals here so it must be good! That also means that you may have to wait a bit for a seat in peak times but no longer than 5-10 minutes. You can enjoy the live singing in the meantime. My sister is vegan and was able to find a mushroom pasta that she could eat, though there wasn’t much else. Vegetarians would be fine though. I believe the Mercado is only open on Thurs-Sundays so check before going. You might want to bring some tissues with you as we struggles to find napkins - though they do give you plastic gloves/utensils to eat the food with.
8. Santo Rosario Parish Church
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By profits101 - Cebu City, Philippines
I first began to notice this mid-size church, built in 1933, from taxis when I passed by. People were very reverent, crossing themselves if they were on the sidewalk, and it was always open for services. The location, near universities and a large urban population in Colon makes it very ideal. And there is something about it - those big wide doors, open-air to the side courtyards, and the many masses being read and sung that reaches out and provides a comforting island in the busy city. They hold almost hourly masses on weekdays and weekends, with the earliest service starting at 5 a.m. and the latest at 7 p.m.
9. Magellan's Cross
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1,820 reviews
This is the spot where Ferdinand Magellan planted a cross in the soil in 1521 and claimed the Philippines for Spain.
Reviewed By aamart1969 - Cebu City, Philippines
Magellan's Cross is an impressive , historical Christian Cross , planted by Portuguese & Spanish explorers as ordered by Ferdinand Magellan upon arriving in Cebu ???????? March 1521 Later that year , Ferdinand Magellan was killed at Lapu-Lapu ( Mactan Island , of Cebu City ???????? ) during the Battle of Mactan Magellan’s Cross holds a very big part of the history & Religious history of Cebu ???????? The original cross was believed by the people of old to have miraculous healing powers , so they started chipping it away ... Supposedly as a result , the government were prompted to encased the Magellan’s Cross in another wooden cross ... even thou , some Filipino’s say - the original cross was destroyed or disappeared after the death of Magellan. Today in downtown Cebu City ... the Cross ( real or replica ) is housed in an octagonal pavilion called the “ kiosk ” ... this is located in the open park , behind the outstanding Santo Niño Church ( which is another main attractions for tourists )
