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The Ruins


THE RUINS
Talisay, Negros Occidental


The Ruins are the remains of the ancestral home mansion of the family of Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson and Maria Braga Lacson. It is situated in Talisay, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The mansion was built in the early 1900s and inspired by Italian architecture.

HISTORY

The ancestral home mansion of the family of wealthy sugar baron Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson who built it in the early 1900s, in memory of his Portuguese wife Maria Braga Lacson, who had died during the birth of her eleventh child. It was constructed on a 440-hectare plantation in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, and burned down by the American colonial masters during World War II to prevent its use as a military office by the invading Japanese forces. It burnt for 3 days down to its current empty cement shell.


ENTRANCE FEE
  • PHP 100 - Adult
  • PHP   50 - Students
  • PHP    20 - Children
HOW TO GET THERE


Take a shuttle to Bacolod from the airport and tell the driver to drop you off at The RUINS. It is along the way to Bacolod City from the airport.
By private car or taxi, from the airport, take the access road to the airport going south to Bacolod City. Turn right onto Don Mariano L. Lacson Highway (5th intersection) and in about 900 meters you will arrive at The RUINS.
From Bacolod City, take a jeepney ride to BATA and get off at Robinson’s Mall. Walk to GO Hotel and take a shuttle from there to The RUINS.
By private car or taxi, take Lacson Street going north to Talisay City. After the flyover at the CERES North Terminal and PEPSI bottling plant, turn right towards the mountains on Don Mariano L. Lacson Highway and in about 2.3 kilometers you will arrive at The RUINS.





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