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IT Park and the area around Ayala Center have the restaurants, bars and newer hostels. Many travellers skip the city and head straight for Moalboal, Malapascua or Bohol.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Old centre | History | Magellan's Cross and the Basilica; quiet at night. | 10.2930 | 123.9020 |  | \nIT Park | Nightlife | Restaurants, bars and newer hostels. | 10.3300 | 123.9050 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Cebu","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Cebu is where Spain first arrived in the Philippines: Magellan landed in 1521 and planted a cross, now housed in a small chapel beside the Basilica del Santo Ni\u00f1o, the country's oldest church, which holds a statue of the infant Jesus given by Magellan. Fort San Pedro, nearby, is the oldest triangular bastion fort in the country.\r\n\r\nCebu claims the best lechon, whole roast pig with crackling skin, in the Philippines; try it at a lechon house.\r\n\r\nFor views, the Temple of Leah, a Roman-style temple in the hills built by a man for his late wife, and Tops Lookout look over the city at sunset.\r\n\r\nCebu is the gateway to the Visayas. Head south-west to Moalboal for the sardine run and Kawasan Falls, north to Malapascua for thresher shark dives at dawn, to Bantayan for white beaches, or by ferry to Bohol. 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Puso, rice cooked in woven coconut leaf pouches, is eaten with grilled meats at street stalls known as larsiahan.\r\n\r\nTry sutukil, seafood chosen and cooked three ways, and dried mangoes, a Cebu speciality to take home.\r\n\r\nA meal is \u20ac2 to \u20ac6.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Lechon | Seasoned inside; no sauce needed\r\nPuso | Rice in coconut leaf\r\nDried mangoes | To take home\r\nA meal | \u20ac2\u20136","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Cebu","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Cebu","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"IT Park and the area around Mango Avenue have bars and clubs, and Cebu's nightlife is lively at weekends.\r\n\r\nSinulog, on the third Sunday of January, is one of the biggest festivals in the country, with street dancing and parties across the city.\r\n\r\nA San Miguel is \u20ac1 to \u20ac2.50.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"IT Park | Bars and restaurants\r\nMango Avenue | Clubs\r\nSinulog | Third Sunday of January\r\nSan Miguel | \u20ac1\u20132.50","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Cebu","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Cebu","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Mactan-Cebu International Airport is on Mactan Island, thirty to sixty minutes from the city by Grab or taxi depending on traffic; it has international flights.\r\n\r\nIn the city, use Grab; jeepneys are cheap but confusing.\r\n\r\nFerries reach Bohol in about two hours from the city pier. Buses from the South Bus Terminal reach Moalboal in about three hours and Oslob in about three and a half; buses from the North Bus Terminal go to Maya for Malapascua and Hagnaya for Bantayan.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Airport | 30\u201360 minutes\r\nTo Bohol | Ferry, about 2 hours\r\nTo Moalboal | Bus, about 3 hours\r\nTo Malapascua | Bus to Maya, then boat","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Cebu","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Cebu costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Cebu is cheap. Dorms start around \u20ac7 and a careful day is \u20ac18 to \u20ac30.\r\n\r\nA bus to Moalboal is a few euros, a ferry to Bohol around \u20ac10 to \u20ac15, and lechon around \u20ac3 to \u20ac6 a plate.\r\n\r\nThe currency is the Philippine peso (PHP); prices here are euro equivalents, at roughly 65 pesos to the euro.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u20ac7\r\nA day | \u20ac18\u201330\r\nFerry to Bohol | \u20ac10\u201315\r\nLechon | \u20ac3\u20136 a plate","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Cebu","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Cebu","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Cebu is safe with ordinary city care: watch for pickpockets around Carbon Market and on jeepneys, and use Grab at night.\r\n\r\nTyphoons hit roughly from June to November and can cancel flights and ferries for days; build slack into island plans.\r\n\r\nEmergency number is 911.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Pickpockets | Carbon Market and jeepneys\r\nAt night | Use Grab\r\nTyphoons | June\u2013November\r\nEmergency | 911","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Cebu","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Cebu","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Sardines, thresher sharks, white beaches and the Chocolate Hills.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Moalboal | About 3 hours | Bus | The sardine run and Kawasan Falls. |  | 1305150\nBohol | About 2 hours | Ferry | The Chocolate Hills and tarsiers. |  | 1305151","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Cebu","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"December to May is dry. 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