Carcar

Carcar is an old colonial town on the coast south of Cebu City.

Understand

Carcar is the southernmost municipality administered as part of Metro Cebu. Latest population figures are about 120 thousand (census, 1 August 2015)

Get in

By car

Carcar is 40 km (25 mi) south west of Cebu City centre along the coastal highway.

By bus

Carcar is on the bus route between the South Bus Terminal in Cebu City and Dumaguete; the commonest route to Carcar is on those buses. Some Cebu-Moalboal buses also go via Carcar.

Get around

See Metro Cebu get around section for general information about transport in the urban region.

The town is small enough that walking is often practical; if you want to ride, there are tricycles.

See

St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish
Mercado ancestral home
  • 🌍 Balay na Tisa (Sarmiento - OsmeΓ±a House). Fully restored colonial building from 1859.
  • 🌍 Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The parish church dates back to 1860.
  • 🌍 Mercado Mansion. Bahay-na-bato heritage house painted Mediterranean blue
  • 🌍 Rizal Monument, Town Plaza.
  • 🌍 Carcar City Museum (formerly, Carcar Dispensary).

Do

  • 🌍 Tuyom Beach.
  • 🌍 Guadalupe Mabugnao Mainit Hot Spring National Park. Hot springs where cottages and pools have been developed. Life-size statues of saints. Caves

Buy

  • 🌍 SM Savemore Supermarket, National Highway. 8AM-8PM.
  • 🌍 Gaisano Grand Mall. 9AM-8PM. has a Gaisano Supermarket.
  • 🌍 PNB Bank, J P Rizal Street (GF Aviva Building), ☎ +63 32-4879057. 24-hour. Has a Visa ATM.
  • 🌍 Metro Bank, Gaisano Grand National Highway., ☎ +63 3-2668511. 24-hour ATM. Master Card/Visa Card ATM.

Eat

Drink

Sleep

  • 🌍 Carcar Travelers Inn, Cebu S Road. A/C double room with own bathroom and cable TV. β‚±600.
  • 🌍 Totope Travel Lodge, Cebu S Road.
  • 🌍 South Guest House, Cebu S Road..
  • 🌍 RL Apartments, 444 Gen Luna Street, ☎ +63 32 4787624. Check-out: noon. A/C double with own bathroom and cable TV. β‚±700.

Go next

Routes through Carcar

Cebu City ← San Fernando ←  N  S  β†’ Santander


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