Located in Talisay, just a few minutes away from the city - thanks to the newly built roads, the Ruins is accessible, easy to go to and a tourist favorite. It's currently the number 1 attraction in Bacolod according to Trip Advisor.

The Ruins

There are tour guides provided to tell stories and trivia around the house. Unfortunately, we came at a busy time and we weren't able to find any available tour guide. Personally, I love it when there are little or no people in the Ruins. The empty house is just a little more appealing. You can read up on the historically romantic story of this iconic house on their website.

Faux Children

This place truly is romantic, it puts you in the romantic mood but there are a few things that (for me) snap be back to reality. When the sun goes down and the magic hour is done, the house then starts to glow. Not because of magic but because they have placed lights all over the place, even outlining the house.  There is also a huge christmas tree obstructing the view of the house, although bearable, I think that the house would look better without it.

Guest Entrance

Fountain

On the brighter side of things, the house is well maintained and the place is kept clean. Although this fountain has been retouched a couple of times, it still stays true to its form. It reminds me of me grand people used to live and yet it was elegant and beautiful. Past the fountain is their azucarera a.k.a sugar factory. Originally known as the Sugar Capital of the Philippines, it would only make sense that this rich family was involved in the sugar industry. Unfortunately, that area is not open to the tourists and I have no photo.

Children's Entrance

We would like to think we're the fun tour group and so we danced to our favorite chant from the party - CLAP YOUR HANDS UP IN THE AIR

The Crazy Bunch

The Ruins is definitely a must see for a lot of reasons. If this place has captured your heart, like it did ours, you can actually hold events and photo shoots here.