Towns and Cities - CAGAYAN (Region II: Cagayan Valley)

Towns and Cities

The town’s pretty Spanish-era, red-brick St. Filomene's Church, along the national highway, was started by Fr. Casimiro Gonzales, O.P., in 1881 and continued by Fr. Pedro Perez. It is the biggest and widest (90 m. long and 30 m. wide) brick church in Cagayan. It has a row of finials near the belfry which evoke a Southeast Asian temple.

The town’s Church of Our Lady of Victory was first built in 1746. It enshrines the image of Our Lady of Victory, given by Manuel Romero to the inhabitants of the town.

The 92-sq. km., rarely visited Fuga Island, under the jurisdiction of the town, is a 2.5-hr. boat ride from Claveria. This raised coral terrace on the turbulent waters of the Batanes Channel is privately owned by Mr. Alfonso Lim of Taggat Industries in Claveria. The island has a cattle ranch, airstrip, ruins of an old Spanish Dominican mission church, pink coral beaches, oyster colonies, shallow waters and rich marine life including rare fishes and giant turtles. One of the best dive sites around, Fuga Island offers good scuba diving in the months of April-May.Sportsfishing here is outstanding. Permits to visit the island should be obtained from the owner or his manager at Taggat Industries.
The town has a beach with high surf and sand dunes just east of the town.

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