Upon entering Abra, you will pass through the Tangadan Tunnel from Ilocos Sur and find a monument and park in honor of Gabriela Silang – the heroine who, alongside her husband Diego Silang, rallied people to fight the Spanish colonizers. When Diego was killed, she fled to Abra and used her uncle’s home as her headquarters. The house is still maintained by her descendants, and is now the Casa Museum Carino and Gabriela Silang Art Gallery.
Cassamata Hill National Park covers an area of 57 hectares and was declared a protected area in 1974. Its location in the southern limits of Bangued municipality by the Ilocos Sur-Abra road affords easy access to its residents. The hill itself is an easy climb via a winding road or on foot by concrete stairways. Visitors are rewarded with panoramic views of the small town below as well as the whole expanse of the Abra River valley flanked by the Cordillera Central and Ilocos mountain ranges.
If you’re interested in religious architecture, visit the colonial churches in Bangued or Tayum. A National Cultural Treasure, Tayum Church was built by Christianized Tingguians , the local ethnic group, during the 19th century.
Like many of the provinces in the Philippines, Abra has a “major artery,” a source of life for many of the people that live here — the Abra River.
The Calaba Bridge in the Philippines is currently the longest Modular Bridge ever constructed by Waagner-Biro. It measures 900m and spans the River Abra.
Abra is huddled in between the Ilocos and Cordillera Mountain ranges, it’s been described as “rugged” by travel books, but won’t be under-the-radar for long.
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