Dreaming of traveling but short on budget? Worry no more, because City of San Fernando, Pampanga, has you covered! Discover City of San Fernando and re-discover its history as you travel around the heritage sites with your very own City of San Fernando Heritage Passport. Be ready to explore the remarkable heritage sites and structures that City of San Fernando has to offer.
To avail of the CSF Heritage Passport, visit the City Hall, Heroes Hall, Heritage Cafe, City Tourism Office, or Old Train Station at Brgy. Sto Niño. Claiming the passport is available every Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with one heritage passport issued per individual.
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Get your cameras ready because every place included in the tour is picture-worthy! Take a snap to get a stamp! Yes, you’ve read it right—at each heritage site, make sure you snap a picture, as you will need to show it at the designated stamping station. Each heritage site has a corresponding stamping station where a picture is a must to get your stamp.
The Old Train Station, a defunct train station from the PNR North Line, is historically significant as part of the Bataan Death March, where American and Filipino prisoners stopped in 1942. Here, you can get your City of San Fernando Train Station stamp on your Heritage Passport. Additionally, you can tour the city via a kalesa, just like in the old times, to get a Kalesa stamp. Experience the magic of lantern-making in the City of San Fernando and understand why Pampanga is also known as the Christmas Capital of the Philippines. Don’t forget to get your Lantern Stamp.
Time travel through the history and visit structures that embody the past. City of San Fernando, Pampanga, deeply values its ancestral houses, with many conserved and open for tours. The Heritage Passport tour includes 12 structures that have withstood the test of time. Among these are:
- The Dayrit-Cuyugan House: Built in 1902.
- The Consunji House: Built in 1892 by Gobernadorcillo Antonio Consunji.
- The Datu-Bundalian House: Built in 1938, owned by Angel Datu and Jovita Bundalian.
- The Hizon-Paras Ancestral House: From the early 20th century.
- The Tabacalera House: Of Don Ramon Lopez.
- The Hizon-Ocampo House: Of Anacleto Hizon and his wife Victoria.
- The Cuyugan-Baron House: Owned by Vivencio Cuyugan Y Baron.
- The Agusto P. Hizon Heritage House: Located on Consunji Street.
- The Hizon-Singian House: Built in 1870.
- The Lazatin House: From 1925.
- The Henson-Hizon House: A Spanish colonial period house.
- The Asuncion Santos House: Now known as The Pampanga Hotel.
City of San Fernando, Pampanga, also boasts several monuments honoring historical figures and heroes such as Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Ninoy and Cory Aquino, Nicolasa Dayrit, Jose Abad Santos, Pedro Abad Santos, and Tiburcio Hilario. The Monumento Fernandino is a landmark that pays tribute to San Fernando’s history and culture.
Explore the everyday life of a local in City of San Fernando by visiting the City of San Fernando Elementary School, Pampanga High School, City Hall, and Baluyut Bridge, the first concrete pavement in the country. Don’t miss the City of San Fernando Water Tower, also known as the leaning water tower, built in the 1920s.
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City of San Fernando is truly a 1st class component city with much to offer. The city pays tribute to its heroes with Heroes Hall and Heroes Park, open for anyone to visit. Visit the Metropolitan Cathedral, formerly known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, to appreciate the city’s spiritual heritage.
Finish your tour quickly, as the first ten to complete it receive a token of appreciation from the City Government, while subsequent finishers receive a certificate to proudly showcase. City of San Fernando City is a must-visit destination, and with the City of San Fernando Heritage Passport acting as your guide to the city’s cultural sites and heritage properties, navigating around the city will be an enriching experience.
