San Juan Pottery Village, La Union: How to Get There

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La Union

Ilocos Region · Luzon

Capital: Capital: San Fernando
Cities and municipalities: 1 city · 19 municipalities
Languages: Languages: Ilocano · Pangasinan · Kankanaey · Ibaloi · Filipino · English

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Tourist Spots

🕒 Best time:
Dry season
🧭 Getting there:
Barangay road from the highway to Santa Rita.
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
Via Balaoan–Luna Road or Bacnotan–Luna Road.
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
Via Yaranon Street, about 1 km from Aringay Municipal Hall.
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🎟️ Entrance:
Free (as last reported)
🕒 Best time:
Late afternoon for sunset
🧭 Getting there:
Via Valdez Street near the Luna church; bus to Balaoan then tricycle to Luna.
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
Along MacArthur Highway in Agoo town proper.
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
Via Parian Oeste–Nagrebcan Road, about 3 km from Bauang Municipal Hall.
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🕒 Best time:
Planting and harvest seasons
🧭 Getting there:
About 4 km north of Burgos Municipal Hall; tricycle about ₱100 one way (as last reported).
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
Along the Bacnotan–Luna Road in Darigayos.
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
Along the Jose D. Aspiras Highway.
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
In Santo Tomas Poblacion.
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🕒 Best time:
Dry season
🧭 Getting there:
Via the San Francisco–San Jose access road.
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
Naguilian–Bagulin access road, about 5 km from Bagulin Municipal Hall.
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🕒 Best time:
Early morning
🧭 Getting there:
Uphill from the city proper toward Cadaclan.
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
Along MacArthur Highway, about 2 km from Bacnotan Municipal Hall.
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🕒 Best time:
Dry season
🧭 Getting there:
Bagulin access road, about 1.5 km from the municipal hall.
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
Jeep or tricycle within San Fernando
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
Along MacArthur Highway in Agoo town proper.
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
Small road off MacArthur Highway in Barangay Parian, near the DFA regional office; tricycle drivers know it.
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🕒 Best time:
Late afternoon
🧭 Getting there:
Via Pennsylvania Avenue in Barangay Poro, about 6 km from city hall.
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
Along the national highway in Barangay Central East.
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime
🧭 Getting there:
Along MacArthur Highway, about 3 km from San Juan Municipal Hall.
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🕒 Best time:
Rainy season to early dry season
🧭 Getting there:
Jose D. Aspiras Highway, then Anduyan and Rizal farm-to-market roads.
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🕒 Best time:
Daytime; feast days draw crowds
🧭 Getting there:
In Luna town proper; tricycle from the national highway.
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🎟️ Entrance:
₱30 environmental fee; guide ₱700 per group of up to 7 (2023 prices)
🕒 Best time:
Dry season; check the weather first, as the trail follows a river.
🧭 Getting there:
Register and pay at San Gabriel Municipal Hall, then ride a jeep or habal-habal to the trailhead (20–30 min) and walk 15–30 minutes down. A guide is required.
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🕒 Best time:
Dry season
🧭 Getting there:
Via Aspiras Highway to Tapuakan River Park, about 2 km from Pugo Municipal Hall.
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🕒 Best time:
Rainy season to early dry season
🧭 Getting there:
Naguilian–Bagulin Road then Tuddingan farm-to-market road, then a 200 m trail.
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🕒 Best time:
Dry season
🧭 Getting there:
Via the Barangay Cabalitocan road from Luna.
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Beaches

🎟️ Entrance:
₱20 adults, ₱10 students/seniors/PWD; raft ₱250 (2021 prices)
🕒 Best time:
Low tide to wade across; 6 AM–6 PM
🧭 Getting there:
Register at Barangay Paraoir hall first. From the national highway, take a tricycle or jeep to Paraoir. Wade at low tide or ride a raft at high tide.
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🕒 Best time:
Dry season
🧭 Getting there:
Via barangay road, about 1.6 km from Caba Municipal Hall.
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🕒 Best time:
Oct–Mar for surf
🧭 Getting there:
Bus to San Juan (La Union)
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Camp Sites

🕒 Best time:
Dry season
🧭 Getting there:
Via barangay road, about 3.6 km from Aringay Municipal Hall.
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Pasalubong & Delicacies

Basi
Naguilian's sugarcane wine, the town's One Town One Product, fermented for months; also sukang Iloko vinegar.
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Dried fish and bagoong
Danggit, dried bangus, patis, alamang and bagoong from the stalls known as the Tabo-an of the North.
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Grapes
Red grapes, plus dragon fruit and guapple in season; pick and pay at the farms (grape season roughly Mar–May).
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