A day in Arayat: old town, stone house and the foot of the mountain
A day in Arayat: the 1753 church and Paralaya's old houses, halo-halo, xiao long bao, then Bale Batu and Pau Falls in Baliti.
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Discover Pampanga Editors · October 2026
Morning: the Poblacion
Start at Santa Catalina Parish Church, built in 1753; look for the 1923 donors' plaque over the door. Walk to Paralaya for the Samia-Santos House and Santa Martina Chapel and the 1840 Medina Ancestral House. End at the town hall and the General Jose Alejandrino Monument.
Lunch
Have xiao long bao at Soupy Buns and halo-halo at Kabigting's.
Afternoon: Baliti
Drive to Barangay Baliti at the foot of the mountain. Visit Bale Batu, the artist-built stone house modelled on Angkor Wat (open until 5pm), stroll Gintung Pakpak Ecopark and look for Pau Falls nearby.
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Things to do nearby
Attractions
General Jose Alejandrino Monument
Monument to Arayat's hero General Jose Alejandrino, propagandist and later senator and Pampanga governor, at the town hall.
Attractions
Samia-Santos House and Santa Martina Chapel
Colonial-era Samia-Santos residence, known locally as Bahay Antigo, facing the Spanish-era Santa Martina Chapel.
Attractions
Medina Ancestral House, Arayat
Spanish-era private residence from 1840 on P. Tan Street, also called the Calo-Medina house.
Where to eat nearby
Bakeries
Balagtas Bread & Cake House
Arayat bakery named among the town's well-known food places.
Bakeries
Agnes Pantig Puto Seko
Arayat maker of puto seko, listed among the town's famous food names.
Budget Eats
Erwin's Sisigan
Sisig eatery in Arayat, named by Let's Go Pampanga among the town's well-known places to eat.