- The main casa where four generations of the Gorordo's lived. A beautiful collection Martino Abellana's painting is exhibited on the first floor.
The Gorordo house is a Cebuano heritage icon. It takes its name from a prosperous family of merchant, the Gorordos.
Juan Isidro de Gorordo, a Spaniard bought the house from a certain Alejandro Reynes Y Rosales. Four generations of Gorordos lived in the house, including Juan Gorordo, Cebu’s first Filipino Bishop.Casa Gorordo is amazingly well preserved, thanks to the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation who acquired it sometime 1990’s. After restoration works, it opened as a museum.---
- The other Casa of Casa Gorordo where amateur art from young Cebuano artist are displayed
Unlike the house museum in Intramuros, Casa Gorordo is not a re-creation, there were no alteration made in the structure, in fact most of the furniture are originals. This bahay na bato is perhaps one the most well preserved I've ever seen. The Aboitiz foundation has done a marvelous job ensuring Filipino visitors would understand what a classic Hispano Filipino life was like.
Banner at the entrance of Casa Gorordo
This is great series about Cebu heritage!
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by my friend. Cebu is very similar to Manila, historically these two are connected.
ReplyDeleteNold are you now based there in Cebu or just taking a vacation?
ReplyDeleteHe's already based there. Why don't we both pay him a visit?
ReplyDeleteSure thing Pepe. Let's plan it. Hopefully we can have it within July to September.
ReplyDeleteNold, can we tour of the city, Carcar and argao in three days?
Its more than enough if you only plan to visit Argao and Carcar, of course Ciudad Cebu.
ReplyDeleteYou guys can share the expense in lodging, plane tix are not expensive during the last quarter of the year. Also, food is not a problem here for it is cheap.
Hmm, can you guys squeeze me and my wife in with this trip?
ReplyDeleteThe Ciudad is definitely impressive, I'd want to experience this first hand. Would you let us know when are you guys doing this?
The more the better. masaya to. I've checked air fair its 1500 round trip.
ReplyDeleteLet's take this plan seriously then!
ReplyDeletesana po i can take part on this trip... since taga dito rin po ako, maybe i can help you around here with some of the old churches and establishments. im also enthusiast when it comes to historical sight seeing..
ReplyDeleteThis is good.. We need to come up of a definite date, got to prep up my leave forms hehehe.
ReplyDeleteFriends, you have to work on setting a date - get each others contacts and talk amongst yourselves and make things happen :)
ReplyDeleteI can tour you to heritage sites here Sat & Sun, if you plan to go to beaches you can probably add another day but unfortunately I don't know any beach resorts here(and I'm limited to my weekends), believe it or not I've never been into one but they have many good resorts here, I'm not one of those what u call beachbums you know.
i can accompany you guyz here on weekend. kung sakali man po na gusto nyo pong mag beach.. pwede po tayo sa moalboal..
ReplyDeleteThanks Kiko - hopefully they can work out a date, only then can we create an itinerary.
ReplyDeleteWhen do you think is the best time to do this Brotha Arnold?
ReplyDeletesige po. keep in touch lang po tayo dito, or i can provide you with some of my contact details.. here's my email nga pala po: frapp0605@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteThanks Kiko!
ReplyDeleteLevi - Just give me a date so I can work on it, I'm busy during weekdays but traveling on weekends.
sige po sir arnold.. im looking forward on this trip.. =)
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