If old Spanish houses designed with capiz (mother-of-pearl) windows, floral arches and huge doorways fascinates you, then you should visit San Nicolas - Binondo’s largest district.
A short walk from Binondo Church you will find fascinating and marvelous vintage houses in this old Manila district.
This area in Binondo probably has the largest collection of 19th-century houses in Metro Manila or probably in the entire Luzon. According to some historian, San Nicolas is one of the few parts of Manila that survived World War II.
Most of the old houses can be found in the streets of Madrid, Lara, Elcano, Lavezares, Camba, San Nicolas, Barcelona and Peñarubia. At the corner of Madrid and Peñarubia Street, there is a three-storey Floral style bahay na bato (brick made house) which was built in 1890.
How to Get There: This Old Manila district is located in the Western side of North Manila, at the edge of the Pasig River surrounded by the districts of Binondo and Tondo. Take a short walk passing a short bridge in front of the Plaza Lorenzo Ruiz and the Binondo Church.
