4214Patac Lomboy Santo Tomas, La Union 36
Photo: Judgefloro · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Region I (Ilocos Region) La Union

Santo Tomas

La Union

  • Heritage · primary vibe
  • Fairly known · 3 of 5
  • Dagat ✓

Ano'ng meron?

What's here

Santo Tomas is known for festivals and food; good for the mountains and heritage; maybe the beach.

  • FoodStrong
  • FestivalsStrong
  • HeritageGood
  • MountainsGood
  • BeachMaybe
Why these tags

Food

From the sources

“Local cuisine includes Damortis dried fish (daing stalls along the national highway), puto, Bibingka, Nilatekan, and Patopat.”

Festivals

From the sources

“The town holds the Daing Festival every April 20 and an annual town Fiesta every April 24 and 25.”

“One of Santo Tomas' cultural icons is the 1785 Holy Guardian Angels Parish Church, which celebrates the Patronal Fiesta on October 2.”

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
FoodStrong · 96%
FestivalsStrong · 95%
HeritageGood · 86%
MountainsGood · 82%
Beach?Maybe · 66%
Caves18%
Countryside15%
Island hopping9%
Diving7%
Hot springs5%
Surfing4%
Waterfalls4%
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

Fairly known · 3 of 5
Hidden gemFamous

What the map shows

Map shows 1 named island.

Elevation about 42 m (Wikidata).

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

More photos

FvfLaUnion7018 08
Judgefloro · Public domain · Commons
FvfLaUnion7018 03
Judgefloro · Public domain · Commons
FvfLaUnion7018 24
Judgefloro · Public domain · Commons

How this was judged

Vibes read from Wikipedia (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