After opening its first season with pre-booked Educational Tours of Intramuros,HEROES SQUARE now offers Vamos!, a regular run of 3-hour Summer Tours open to tourists and locals who want to experience history on a different level. Every weekend, Heroes Square will bring to life key sites in the old Walled City through music, theater, and living history. Led by passionate docents, participants will travel through time and meet some important figures from the past. Be transformed and be inspired as Heroes Square takes you on this memorable journey. Book now, and begin your Intramuros adventure. ¡Vamos ya! Mi Último Adiós Enter the Rizal Shrine museum and learn about the National Hero of the Philippines, Dr. José Rizal. Guided by a docent, examine precious artifacts, relics and other artworks that reveal his passion for the arts and sciences. Afterwards, visit the prison cell where he was incarcerated. Go up the grand staircase and set foot on the holiest part of the shrine. Get a view of the actual things that Rizal used – his clothes, exercise equipments and other personal effects. Then turn your eyes towards the center of the room and gaze at the reliquary containing a piece of bone from his vertebrae where the bullet which took his life is said to be imbedded up to now. Finally, get to meet José Rizal, Josephine Bracken, Doña Teodora Alonzo and Padre Sanchez in a heartwarming musical drama presentation at the Valedictory Hall. Don’t forget to take a moment and reflect on the question: What was Rizal’s life all about? ¡Viva La Independencia! Pass through the gates of Fort Santiago and experience an animated, theatrical walking tour of the National Shrine of Freedom. Amidst centuries-old baluartes and vaulted chambers, listen to stories that recount the Filipino people’s struggle to gain independence from its colonizers. Proceed to the Plaza Moriones fountain and learn about the fall and rise of Philippine freedom as two comical characters dramatize and reenact significant events in history. Join them as they journey through various periods and show you around the country’s oldest stone fortress. La Ciudad Murada Step on board the Tranvía, which is a recreation of the early 20th century electric rail car, and visit different historical sites within the Walled City. Guided by a docent, get a glimpse of life during the Spanish period and learn about the Filipinos’ courage and resilience throughout their history as a people. Lastly, appreciate the value of preserving Intramuros as a window to the past and an important heritage landmark in the Philippines. TOUR SCHEDULE: 9:00 am – 12:00 nn & 1:00 – 4:00 pm RATE: Php 1,200.00/person QUERIES & BOOKING: Landline: (+63-2) 481-6637 *Maximum number of participants per tour is 40 pax. Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Celebrating the life and heroism of Dr. José Rizal
The retelling of a nation’s struggle for freedom
Rediscovering Intramuros on board the Tranvía
Every Saturday and Sunday
May 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 & 29
Office Hours: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (Monday to Friday)
Mobile: (+63) 999-178-3956
JONATHAN C. BALSAMO
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