Santa Barbara - a small town located right in the heart of Iloilo province on the island of Panay is 15 km from the city of Iloilo. There is an international airport Iloilo. According to the 2000 census, lived in the town of about 46 thousand people.

Tourists coming to the island of Panay, is sure to stop in Santa Barbara for a couple of days to explore its attractions. First of all go to the Roman Catholic Church - Philippine fine examples of colonial architecture in the Baroque style. In addition, it is one of the best preserved churches in the province. It was here that General Martin Delgado of the revolutionary government called a council Visayas region, which began with a popular uprising against the Spanish colonization in Iloilo. In honor of this event today, a memorial sign - in the place where he was raised the first Filipino flag outside Luzon.

One of the oldest attractions in Santa Barbara is a Roman Catholic cemetery, built in 1845 and preserved in the features of Spanish influence. In front of the city administration still faces a historic tree katmon with thick green leaves and large white flowers incredibly - in this place, according to tradition, and the city was founded. Today it is the only tree katmon in Santa Barbara. And next to him in the middle of a small park, towering 120-foot flagpole, which flies the largest Filipino flag outside Luzon. It is one of five national flags with a truly gigantic proportions.

Another attraction located in the vicinity of the city administration, is a bronze statue of Gen. Martin Delgado, the hero of the Philippine Revolution. The monument was installed in 1998 on the 100th anniversary of the liberation from the Spanish "yoke." In the same year it was built by the Revolution Centennial Museum, whose exhibits tell the history of Santa Barbara and the city's role in the national movement.

The heart of the city is the Victoria Plaza, well within the same celebration of the centenary of the revolution. It is a popular place for residents of Santa Barbara for evening walks. On the area you can see two historical monument - a monument of Philippine hero Jose Rizal, and built in 1925, the stage - an octagonal structure has always been a venue for political debate and the various social events.

Finally, near the town there is an irrigation dam built in 1926 and became the first gravity irrigation system in the Western Visayas region. In addition, it is the oldest irrigation system in the Philippines.