Why visit Baras
Townapedia lists 15 museums and landmarks, 11 parks and trails, 45 places to eat and 12 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Leyte Landing, Paglunsad sa Leyte, MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park and MacArthur Park.
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Museums and landmarks15
3 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds11
MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park
Park · 1.3 km
National park in the Philippines
Restaurants and cafes45
33 more on the map.
Where to stay12
Churches and places of worship13
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.4 km
National Highway, Palo
St. Roch the Healer Parish
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.1 km
Manlurip Road, Tacloban City
Shopping5
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries17
Philippine Science High School Eastern Visayas Campus
School · 1.4 km
Tacloban - Palo Road
Healthcare9
Map of Baras
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Getting there and nearby towns
Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 5 km away.
- Pawing 2 km west, about 2 min by car
- Palo 4 km southwest, about 4 min by car
- Tacloban 7 km north, about 7 min by car
- Tanauan 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- Basey 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
- Dagami 18 km southwest, about 18 min by car
- Dulag 26 km south, about 26 min by car
- Burauen 27 km southwest, about 27 min by car
- Santa Rita 31 km north, about 31 min by car
- La Paz 33 km south, about 33 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Palo Cathedral 01, Jojit Ballesteros, CC BY 4.0
- Leyte Landing NHI historical marker, Leocvlauzon, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gen. Douglas MacArthur Landing Monument 02, Orlydlsantos, CC BY-SA 3.0
- PSHS Football Field, Wpolido, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, Yoanna_Cabacaba, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Yoanna_Cabacaba, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jay_ragub, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Yoanna_Cabacaba, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Yoanna_Cabacaba, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Yoanna_Cabacaba, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Yoanna_Cabacaba, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Yoanna_Cabacaba, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Yoanna_Cabacaba, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Yoanna_Cabacaba, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wmcfall2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Yoanna_Cabacaba, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, danbjoseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
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