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Photo: Ramon FVelasquez · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Region I (Ilocos Region) La Union

San Juan

La Union

  • Beach & islands · primary vibe
  • Well known · 4 of 5
  • Dagat ✓

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What's here

San Juan is known for the beach, surfing, waterfalls, heritage and festivals.

  • BeachStrong
  • SurfingStrong
  • HeritageStrong
  • FestivalsStrong
  • WaterfallsStrong
Why these tags

Surfing

From the sources

“San Juan is considered to be the Surfing Capital of the Northern Philippines and is known for its consistent intermediate quality surf and two surfing seasons from July to October and November to March.”

“There is not much to see and to do here for an average tourist, except surfing.”

Festivals

From the sources

“The annual Danggayan Festival, takes place in May.”

Sentences are from this town's Wikipedia and Wikivoyage articles, found by code because they mention the vibe; they are not necessarily the ones the model relied on.

See all vibes and the model's confidence

Vibes

Yes · 75%+Maybe · 50–75%No
BeachStrong · 98%
SurfingStrong · 98%
HeritageStrong · 95%
FestivalsStrong · 93%
WaterfallsStrong · 90%
Mountains38%
Countryside8%
Island hopping5%
Diving5%
Caves4%
Hot springs4%
Food4%
Cool climate3%

Percentages are the model's confidence in what the Wikipedia and Wikivoyage text says (for sea vibes, also the town's Commons photo titles), not a measurement. "Not enough info" means too little was written to say.

How touristy

Well known · 4 of 5
Hidden gemFamous

What the map shows

Elevation about 25 m (Wikidata).

Counted from OpenStreetMap inside the town's boundary. This is context only; it doesn't change the vibes. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

How this was judged

Vibes read from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (links go to the exact revisions) and judged by the Jev model. Map facts come from OpenStreetMap.

For the sea vibes, the model also read the titles and descriptions of the town's photos on Wikimedia Commons.

How the tags were madeAll sources and credits