Magellan's Cross

Central Visayas · Philippines

Magellan's Cross, Philippines
Photo: Carlo Joseph Moskito, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Year-round
Budget
$
Accessibility
wheelchair-accessible
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A Christian cross housed in a small chapel in Cebu City, marking the spot where Ferdinand Magellan is said to have planted a cross in 1521. It symbolizes the arrival of Christianity in the archipelago.

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