Angel Araneta Ledesma House (Silay Tourism Office)
Silay City, Negros Occidental · about 6 km from 3ACs Apartment, Talisay City
Heritage
Heritage house that now holds Silay's culture, arts and tourism office — start your walk here.
About
One of Silay's declared heritage houses on Plaridel Street, now owned by the city and home to the Office of Culture, Arts and Tourism. Pick up maps and ask about heritage walks and house visits.
History
Sold by the family in 1992 and later bought by the Silay city government.
Why visit
The best first stop for a Silay heritage walk.
How to get there
Plaridel Street, Silay City proper.
- Jeepney Bacolod–Silay
- Walk from the plaza
Prices (estimates)
- EntranceFree
Hours / best time: Office hours, Mon–Fri
Nearby places
- San Diego Pro-Cathedral — Silay's domed Romanesque church with a luminous cross on top.
- Generoso Gamboa Twin Houses — Two matching heritage houses built by a former Silay mayor for his sons.
- Bernardino Jalandoni Museum (Pink House) — Silay's 'Pink House' — a 1908 ancestral home kept as it was in the sugar era.
- Balay Negrense — The finest sugar-baron house museum in Silay's heritage district.
- El Ideal Bakery — Since 1920: guapple pie, lumpia ubod and Silay's best merienda.