Manila Attractions: Intramuros Sights, Rizal Park and Museums

Three of these five sights are inside Intramuros, the walled city: Fort Santiago (₱75 regular entry), San Agustin Church (the church is free; its museum charges ₱200) and Casa Manila (₱75, closed Mondays). The other two are Rizal Park, which is free and open 5 AM to 10 PM every day, and the National Museum of Fine Arts on P. Burgos Drive, which is free and open daily. Each guide gives that site's hours, fees and how to get there, with the source for each figure.

Manila attractions with visitor guides

Fort Santiago

Fort Santiago is the Spanish-era citadel at the mouth of the Pasig River in Intramuros, Manila, managed by the Intramuros Administration. It is open Monday to Friday 8 AM-10 PM (last entry 8 PM) and Saturday to Sunday 6 AM-10 PM (last entry 8:30 PM); entry after the last-entry time may be allowed for Klook bookings only. Admission is PHP 75 regular and PHP 50 for students, senior citizens and PWDs, and the grounds include the Museo ni Rizal, the dungeons, the Baluarte de Santa Barbara and the Plaza de Armas.

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San Agustin Church and Museum

San Agustin Church on General Luna Street in Intramuros is the oldest stone church in the Philippines, begun in 1586 and declared complete in 1607, and one of the four Baroque Churches of the Philippines inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. It is an active Augustinian parish with free entry when not in use for services; the adjoining San Agustin Museum, in the rebuilt monastery, is open daily 8 am to noon and 1 to 5 pm and charges PHP 200 (PHP 160 discounted, cash only).

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National Museum of Fine Arts

The National Museum of Fine Arts is the art museum of the National Museum of the Philippines, housed in the neoclassical Old Legislative Building on the eastern edge of Rizal Park in Manila. Its 29 galleries and hallway exhibitions cover 19th-century Filipino masters, National Artists, and leading modern painters, sculptors and printmakers, with Juan Luna's Spoliarium as the first work visitors see. Admission is free and the museum is open daily from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

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Casa Manila

Casa Manila is a house museum in the Plaza San Luis Complex in Intramuros, Manila, run by the Intramuros Administration. It recreates the home of a wealthy Filipino family in the late Spanish colonial period, with rooms furnished in late-19th-century style using European and Chinese furniture, crystal chandeliers, carved traceries and Chinese ceramics. The Intramuros Administration lists it as open Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm (last entry 5:00 pm, closed Mondays), with a regular ticket of PHP 75.

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Rizal Park (Luneta Park)

Rizal Park, also called Luneta Park or simply Luneta, is a 58-hectare historic urban park in Ermita, Manila, next to Intramuros on Manila Bay, managed by the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC). Its centerpiece is the Rizal Monument, unveiled on December 30, 1913, where the remains of national hero José Rizal are interred and which ceremonial guards of the Philippine Marine Corps watch over continuously. NPDC lists the park as open Monday to Sunday, including public holidays, from 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM, and entry to the park grounds is free.

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Planning your visit to Manila

Opening days differ: Casa Manila closes on Mondays, Fort Santiago opens from 8 AM on weekdays and 6 AM on weekends, and the National Museum of Fine Arts, Rizal Park and the San Agustin Museum open daily. Check the guide for each sight before you set the order of your day.