Rizal shrine is located in Dapitan City, Zamboanga Del Norte. It takes lots of hours traveling before it reach the place, the traveling hours depends on how crowded the road is. It will less the hours of traveling if we ride Private cars or vehicles. From My Municipality, we traveled more kilometers away riding on a private Van and this Shrine is located facing to the sea. Rizal shrine is near at the coastal areas in fact every high tide or rough waves, the sea water enters some of the Rizal shrine place.
This is the main entrance of the Shrine were lots of people came in and out here. It is made of concrete walls with high metal bars that serve as a fence. At the top of gate is the herritage logo hanging on wall, it is decorated with lots of lights to make the structures highlighted and glow during evening. Some of the grounds located inside of the shrine is made of bricks so everyone can walk very easily and avoiding of being muddy or dusty. Every year, there thousands of tourists visited this place and they felt enjoyable and fun exploring the place.
This is the spacious plaza inside of the shrine. It is facing and locates near at the coastal areas of Dapitan City. It is surrounded with lots of big trees just like Acacia, Molave, Mahogany and any other hard wood native trees. At the middle of the place is the flag pole and this is indicates of the first Dr. Rizal's stepping here at the land. Lots of lamps and tall posts were big light bulbs installed, it helps the place shine during at night. Everyday and every night, there are lots of people who came from the place doing a visit and exploring the place.
This unique Nipa-hut structures are already built many years ago in fact Dr. Jose Rizal lives in this house. To keep those structures not been destroyed, the caretaker always presserving the structures just like cleaning the entire place, renovating the damage areas and coated with shiny varnish to make it glossy. Houses are made of light materials just like Bamboos, Round Lumbers, Nipa as rooftops and Stones used as foundation of the structures.
Inside of the structures are very spacious and astonishing views just like this living room. The Furnitures are made of solid hard wood just like Molave and Mahogany lumber are always presserved and according to the historians, this living room is where Jose Rizal Seated watching the coastal areas. Inside of the structure are very natural, the chairs and tables are made of hard wood and the floors are made of shiny lumbers. The cabinets are very old but very unique designs and perfect built.
This massive of big trees can helped the place keep cool and relaxing always. According to the historians, Dr. Rizal planted this trees and the big stones near at the forest place is were Dr. Jose Rizal sit while resting for a few minutes. The big stone is now covered with wild Grass. This place is also called an Eco-park because it involves of the Natures life just like trees and wild plants. Visiting Rizal Shrine in Dapitan City is very fun and enjoyable, we can feel the old Generations because of the things and structures we can see at the place. That's all for today's travel blog, thank you for visiting my article everyone.
