History of bohol
Bohol Island is the main island of Bohol  Province in the Visayas. It lies southeast from  Cebu Island across the Cebu Strait (in some  references called Bohol Strait) and southwest  from Leyte Island, separated by the Camotes  Sea and Canigao Channel. Bohol is also  located north of Mindanao with the Bohol Sea  between them

climate

Unlike Luzon and the northern part of the  Visayas, Bohol is mostly unaffected by the  numerous typhoons that hit the country. The  weather is mostly mild all year round. When  typhoons do hit the island, they usually cross  quickly and are no longer powerful, their  energy dissipated by the mountains in Leyte  and Samar.

BOHOL'S BEST

Bohol is one of the many islands of the  Philippine archipelago. Rich with nature's  beauty and abundance, historical heritage as  well. So many things can be found and done in  Bohol. Just 2 hours by fast craft from Cebu, or  1 hour by plane from the Philippine

Capital, Manila.

Upon arrival at port, various transportation are  available that could bring you to the places to  visit in Bohol. Stay in resorts nearby beaches  so that you could enjoy the white sand beach.  Many had been to Bohol, locals and foreigners  alike.

Strong sense of spirituality

Bohol has a mix of Catholic and animistic  cultures, with the island-province popular for  its manghihilot (traditional healers) and tawas  (aluminum potassium sulfate, a substance  commonly used as a deodorant or as  alternative medicine).

Some said it is a great place to learn more  about Filipino culture. "Bohol is like Peru, if not  better," she said.

Unique architecture

Bohol is home to centuries-old stone  churches, ancestral houses and other  historical sites. Among them are the  Immaculate Conception Parish Church in  Baclayon, the Assumption of Our Lady  Shrine in Dauis, and the Clarin Ancestral  House in Loay.

Arts and crafts

Bohol also lets its visitors experience its  culture through the arts, from creations of  National Artist Napoleon Abueva to the  performances of the world-renowned Loboc  Children's Choir, a group of young Boholanos.

Centuries-old crafts such as pots, brooms and  jewelry are also sold all over the province.

Boholano cuisine

Bohol is also known for its rich seafood  selection, as well as delicacies such as  polvoron (a pastry made from compressed  toasted flour), and aromatic ube (purple yam).

Every July, the province celebrates a festival  where locals and tourists can eat food from at  least ten houses for free.

Sandugo festival >

Boholano people
The Boholano people, also called Bol-  anon, refers to the people who live in the  island province of Bohol. They are part of the  wider Visayans ethnolinguistic group, who  constitute the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic  group.

Language

Boholano is a dialect of Cebuano that is  spoken on the island of Bohol in the  Philippines, which is a Visayan speech  variety, although it is sometimes described as  a separate language. Boholano, especially the  dialects used in Central Bohol, can be  distinguished from other Cebuano dialects by  a few phonetic changes.

Culture

The Boholano culture is much like the culture  of the Philippines. It is based on the majority  population of Austronesian or Malayo-  Polynesian people on the island. There are  influences from indigenous Melanesian people  such as the Eskaya tribe, and from the  colonizing Spanish and trade with Mexico.  There is also influence in the culture from  China and other Asian countries.

Places to be in bohol

The Church of Our Lady of  the Immaculate  Conception in Baclayon is  considered to be one of  the oldest churches in the  Philippines. It is one of the  best presevered Jesuit  build churches in the  region.

Blood compact site

this is where the  historical agreement  was made.

Loboc river cruise'

Enjoy lunch and dinner  at Loboc river cruise, it's  a floating restaurant  along the river, enjoy  fresh air and wild  greens along the river  bank while enjoying a  sumptuous meal. Food  is Php300.00 per  person including  children plus there is an  entrance of Php 100.00.

Hanging bridge

it's a bridge made of  bamboo with a river  underneath. This is  only for human  passage. Quite scary  but enjoy the thrill of  it, it sways when you  pass through it. Such  fun.

Alona beach resorts

love the white sand  beach, foreign  nationals are widely  visible on these  resorts. So, refreshing  is the crystal clear  water and the  powdery white sand  all over.

Chocolate hills

the world's famous  chocolate

hills, destination of

most tourists visiting  the Philippines. It's  name is chocolate  because of it's  brownish color during  summer. it's not only  one hill but thousands  of them.

There's so much in Bohol that

you wouldn't want to miss.

"Leave nothing but footprints. Take nothing but pictures. Kill nothing but time."