SPOTS

Time to share this little secret. The Ranch Resort is located 7-8 km south of Toledo, on the west coast of Cebu. You will pass it unless you know about it, because there are no signs yet. It has only been open a month or so. Coming from Naga/Cebu, take left at the junction towards Toledo. Drive through Toledo and continue 7-8 km to barangay Bato. Take first left concrete road after you've passed the high school. Continue 300 meter, and you'll see it on the right hand side. From Cebu City, it's about 1 hour 40 minutes.

This is one of 9 - NINE - coming pools, according to the Philippine manager/owner.

I really love this pool, and also the layout. They clean the pool every night.

This is the kiddie pool. When the kids are using it, showers will fall from the mushroom "ceiling". There are life guards here, and they are quite attentive.

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Hotel and restaurant in the back

This is eye candy! Behind, to the right, they are building more pools. One of them should be ready in the end of this week.

Changing room, shower and CR to the left



Restaurant
First time I came here, I was quite impressed. Such a resort, here? There are several resorts south of Toledo, but none like this. How about the prices? Well, a day trip will cost you 100 peso. Food and beverages are dirt cheap for a resort like this. I think it's 35 for SMB. Their menu is mostly Philippine food, but tasty and very cheap. Service is friendly. They have no karaoke machines, the owner likes it peaceful and quiet. In the weekend they might have some accustic music.

Rooms are from 1800 and up, but they are really nice and brand new. Now, when they reach 9 pools, it will be a quite interesting tourist destination. Compared to the prices in Mactan, a family could save a lot of money coming here.

THE GOLDEN FESTIVAL - (hinulawan festival)

Toledo City's HINULAWAN Festival is an output of the ingenuity of Toledanos taking into consideration the facts handed unto this generation. After almost 50 years, the city focuses for an indelible identity that will be etched for the next generation to appreciate and sustain.

HINULAWAN Festival is a showcase of fusion of cultural dances depicting the colorful past and present of Toledo City starting from the Pintados, Pre-Spanish, Spanish, Rural, Neo-Ethnic to the Modern Toledo eras.

HINULAWAN Festival comes from a contraction of two Visayan words - Hinaguang Bulawan (Hin + ulawan = Hinulawan) and historically Hinulawan was the original settlement located in Daanglungsod of the early Toledanos. The name was changed to Toledo when the Spaniards arrived in the place, replicating that of a town in Spain.

Cebu’s tourism showcase Suroy-Suroy sa Sugbo- Exploring the midwest made its final stop in the mining town of Toledo City last Tuesday.

More than 300 local and foreign tourists joined townspeople in celebrating the city’s rich cultural heritage and honored the city’s patron St. John de Sahagun.

Toledo City used to be named Hinulawan for its rich gold and other mineral resources. Hinulawan is a contraction of two Cebuano words hinaguang bulawan or hard earned gold.

The annual festival street dancing contest showcases the city’s rich historical heritage starting from the Spanish era up to the present.

hinulawan festival