Intramuros heritage churches take center stage in 2018 ‘Visita Iglesia’

Religion has played a strong role in the development of the Philippines. And like any other country where Catholicism is deeply rooted, cultural heritage – since the Spanish and Portuguese conquistadors spread this faith around the world – centered on the churches built within the vicinity of the seat of power.

Latin for “within walls,” the towering walls of Intramuros were constructed to protect the capital from foreign invasions, with Fort Santiago as the citadel at the mouth of the Pasig River.