I was asked by my Manileno friends if there was anything to do in Cebu City with only 8 hours to spare. Well, you could say I was awfully dumbstruck. I could not just dump my friends in Ayala Center or SM Cebu since Manila is teeming with malls and that would make me the most awful Cebuano guide ever. If they had two days I would take them swimming with the butandings in Oslob or explore the beaches of Camotes and Bantayan. But I only had such little precious time to take them around so that makes anything outside Cebu City out of the question.

Here are my top spots to see to make you a bonafide Cebu tourist (even if just for your Facebook community) in 8 hours or less.

Taoist Temple

The dragons, the architecture of the temples makes for a good back drop for your photos.

Basilica Minore Del Santo Niño

You really haven’t been to Cebu unless you have your pictures taken at Magellan’s Cross.

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Tabo-an Market

Everyone in Cebu knows what you can find in Tabo-an: dried fish. If you’re Filipino, visit this place and you can get the infamous Cebu ‘danggit’ and ‘pusit’ at dirt cheap prices. For non-Filipinos, well, I still consider this place a must visit just to experience the sights and smells of Philippine markets.

Casa Gorordo

Built in the 1860s, the Casa Gorordo is a beautiful Spanish colonial house. The fine design and materials of the Casa Gorordo show us the elegant lifestyle lived by the Spanish aristocracy in the nineteenth century. Once the residence of Juan Gorordo, the first Filipino Bishop of Cebu, the house is now fully restored and furnished in the style of the period, it is now open to the public as a museum.

Fellow Cebuanos, where would you take your guests if they only had 8 hours to spend in Cebu?