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Casa Manila

General Luna St. | Intramuros, Manila, Luzon, Philippines
2-527-4084
Ranked #12 of 71 attractions in Manila
4.0 of 5 stars 15 Reviews
Type: Historic Sites, Landmarks/ Points of Interest, Religious Sites
Description: This replica of a mid-19th century house showcases the opulence of the former Filipino aristocracy.
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Darwin, Australia
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30 reviews 30 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

Intramuros can't be missed and while there, you are cheating yourself if you don't visit Casa Manila. A spectacular place to visit and take in the ambience of Manila's bygone era of opulance. More

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philippines
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30 reviews 30 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

This is the type of house that you can see in the 1800 in Manila and its called bahay na bato- which is a house made of stone. Only few pieces are in this house and its just a glimpse of what the house before looks like. More

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Bulacan Philippines
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2012

This place will be interesting for tourists who want to see how the Philippines' richest people of 19th century Manila lived. What their houses looked like, how their furniture and kitchen utensils, their bathrooms and living rooms looked like. It's right in the middle of intramuros, just across the old spanish era San Agustin church. It's a big, old style... More

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Markham, Canada
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2012

This house is such a beautiful representation of what homes looked like in Manila 100 years ago or more. I was fascinated to learn that ice for the ice box was shipped over from Boston, MA! That's a long way for ice to go! I also loved the ceiling fan and the beautiful carved wooden furniture made by the Chinese... More

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Pasay, Philippines
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

depicts a typical home of the upperclass during the spanish era More

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Manila, Philippines
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2012

For students of Architecture, Interior designs and the like, this is a wonderful place to visit , you will learn a lot of pre-spanish/ Filipino designs including the constructions, interiors, furnitures even the rooms . It's worth the visit. More

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Manila
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2012

Intramuros is famous for its military forts, but Casa Manila provides an interesting glimpse at how people from the Spanish era really lived. Of course, only the elite lived in such grand mansions at that time, a far cry from the true living conditions of most Filipinos, but having a little knowledge of Philippine history or even just having read... More

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Cebu City, Philippines
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51 reviews 51 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012

So very much of Old Manila was lost, destroyed either by the Japanese or the Americans in the final days of WWII! But this house remains as a reminder of a style of life before the wars. A house with high ceilings, dark louvres, low cane furniture, kerosene and candles. You can easily imagine the slow pace of household life... More

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muntinlupa city
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2012

It's a unique view...very antique style.Nice to reminisce the time of being old age.That's the original beauty of the casa manila... More

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Parañaque, Rizal, Philippines
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012
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one of the oldest place in manila, reminiscing the spaniards days More

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