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Things to do in Makati on foot: self-guided walking tours

Real places, told on your phone by someone who was there, as you walk to them.

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3.9 km: on foot
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The Makati walk

The Field Under the Towers

Makati · 96 min · 3.9 km · 8 stops

The Field Under the Towers

José Bonifacio Róxas

Told by José Bonifacio Róxas

the man who bought the estate

The man who bought Makati looks for the airfield that vanished under it.

Jaime C. Velasquez Park

Things to do in Makati on foot: self-guided walking tours

Yuchengco Museum

Cobangbang Ancestral House

Cobangbang Ancestral House

Pedro Gil Street

Pedro Gil Street

Lichauco Heritage House

Lichauco Heritage House

Santa Ana Heritage Zone

Santa Ana Heritage Zone

“I am José Bonifacio Róxas. I paid 52,800 pesos to the Jesuits for a quiet estate called San Pedro de Macati, mostly grass, a river at its back. They tell me a city grew on it, and that before the city there was an airport in the middle of my fields, and that…”

Ayala Triangle GardensAyala MuseumGreenbelt Chapel

This month: November cools at last, the dry season returning like an old friend who overstayed his last visit elsewhere. All Souls' Day fills the cemeteries before this, and the city hums with remembering.

Walk with José Bonifacio Róxas

Show the 8 stops ▾The stops ▴

1Saint Andrew the Apostle Church — A modern parish church in Bel-Air Village, designed by National Artist Leandro V. Locsin. An active Roman Catholic parish church — free to enter outside Mass times; dress modestly and keep quiet inside.
2Salcedo Park — A small green park in Salcedo Village, home of the Saturday Salcedo Community Market. A public pocket park, free and open. The Salcedo Community Market runs here every Saturday, 7am to 2pm.
3Telecom Plaza — An open plaza squeezed between office towers in the heart of the business district. A publicly accessible plaza between office buildings; busiest on weekday lunchtimes. Seen from the street edge.
4Yuchengco Museum — A museum inside RCBC Plaza holding Filipino art, including works by Juan Luna and Fernando Amorsolo. Museum, ticketed; posted hours 10AM–6PM. The door is inside the RCBC Plaza complex, not on the avenue itself.
5PBCom Tower — A 259-metre office tower, once the tallest building in the Philippines. A working office tower with a bank in its lower floors; walkers see it from the entrance area outside.
6Washington Sycip Park — A small, deliberately passive pocket park in Legazpi Village, named for a famous Filipino accountant. A small public park in the office village — free, open air. The Legazpi Sunday Market sets up nearby on Sundays.
7Greenbelt Chapel — A round chapel standing in a garden at the middle of the Greenbelt mall complex, with a pond beside it. A working Roman Catholic chapel in the Greenbelt park — free to enter, busy at Mass times. The park around it is open to all.
8Ayala Museum Ticketed museum, run by the Ayala Foundation; the second-floor gallery is entered from Greenbelt and is free. Check posted hours before queueing.

When to go: Morning or after 4pm. Salcedo Park's market is Saturday 7am-2pm, and the Yuchengco Museum opens 10AM-6PM.

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