A must-see when you set your foot in Bolinao Pangasinan.
Any travel will not be complete if you failed to visit a famous landmark in one's place. I guess that's the very essence of your travel in seeing it with your own eyes and be in that very exact place like what you saw in the pages of the book or pictures from the Internet.-istariray23
Bolinao Lighthouse is a representation of a thriving community of long ago. It holds different stories of people's lives living on its edge. Stories of strangers who just passed by this lighthouse or even the ships guided by the light of this Parola. I don't know, but it actually warms my heart whenever I see structures build long ago... it made me wonder the stories it witness and how many storms and strong winds gone by yet the lighthouse is still there.... stood still in the middle of those nights and will count another more years to come...
Let me share a little history of this lighthouse from Wikipedia. There are actually a lot of articles written about it that you could check online.
The Cape Bolinao Lighthouse at Patar rises 351 feet (107 m) above sea level atop Punta Piedra Point, a towering hill of solid rock which is the sharp point of Cape Bolinao itself. It was built by the Americans in 1903 on a 351 feet (107 m) high promontory at the western part of Cape Bolinao, the lighthouse still sends signals to vessels passing by the area.
The lighthouse provides a panoramic view of a portion of the 1,269 hectares Cape Bolinao Dendro Thermal Ipil-Ipil Plantation on a land area where archaeological excavations have revealed relics from the 14th to the 15th centuries. Filipino, British and American engineers constructed the lighthouse in 1905.
According to the Bureau of Geodetic Surveys, the land elevation is 250 feet (76 m). Visibility is 20 miles (32 km; 17 nmi) at midsea towards the lighthouse in Poro Point. The winding stairway has 6 platforms with 20 steps or rungs for a total of 120 steps plus 14 more to the illumination room, or an over-all total of 134 steps.
Bolinao Light House is open as early as 7AM until 5PM. There is NO Entrance Fee, No Parking Fee- however, you have to look for your own parking as there is no parking allotted to visitors. Going inside the lighthouse is "PROHIBITED DUE TO WEAK STRUCTURES" declared by the local civil engineer office of Bolinao. Upon hearing this, my excitement sank down, I actually wanted to go inside and climb the top and enjoy the view. Being a law-abiding citizen, I did not insist and just admired her beauty from the ground.
The facade is Instagram-worthy as well as the surroundings- you just have to be creative to include the lighthouse in your selfie :). For me, the lighthouse itself is a Beauty.
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You may also want to see my post about my iStariray23 in Bolinao Pangasinan
Click here to view My entire gallery of Cape Bolinao Light House
You may also want to see my post about my iStariray23 in Bolinao Pangasinan
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