Coconut Palace Manila, Luzon, Philippines
June 21, 2011
If you are looking for an idyllic place to hold your debut or wedding reception, you can consider the Coconut Palace in Manila. Its location provides wide open beautifully landscaped grounds which face the magnificent Manila Bay. Located within the wide complex of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), the Coconut Palace also provides open parking spaces for your guests.
The Coconut Palace is a prime example of one of the of the Philippines’ opulent structures. Designed in the traditional Filipino salakot (a signature Filipino hat shape) by Francisco Manosa, the palace primarily showcases the versatility, different uses and export potential of the coconut tree. The construction of the Coconut Palace was commissioned by the former First Lady Imelda Marcos. The palace’s main goal was to be a guesthouse for Pope John Paul II in his 1981 visit to the country. However, the Pope declined and opted not to stay at the Coconut Palace during his visit. The Pope said that the palace was a too sumptuous place to stay at in a country stricken with poverty.
Built during the Marcos era, the Coconut Palace has hosted numerous high-profile guests, from Brooke Muammar al-Qaddafi, George Hamilton, and Brooke Shields. The place can add an opulent charm to your debut or wedding reception, giving you a sense of being at ranks with its former prestigious guests who once walked on its grounds, looking out at the Manila Bay, while being soothed by wide open spaces. The Coconut Palace is built with different types of hardwood and shells that are indigenous to the Philippines. A coconut lumber is also especially engineered to add to the palace’s overall aesthetic beauty.
The Coconut Palace is also shaped like an octagon to imitate the contours of a coconut before it is being served as a refreshing drink. This shape can provide you with a uniquely Filipino backdrop for your debut or wedding reception. By holding your reception at the Coconut Palace, you can have one of the CCP’s most prominent architectural structures as a fitting location for your special day, as the palace celebrates the coconut as the definitive ‘Tree of Life.’
Other highlights of the Coconut Palace include its unique chandelier made of 101 pieces of coconut shells and a dining table which is entirely made of 40,000 pieces of tiny inlaid coconut shells. The palace’s design, ornamentation and contour echo the elements of the coconut, from its roots, fruit, bark, shell up to its flower. The Coconut Palace’s unique features do not stop at its ground floor. Its second level also features coconut and various handicrafts which are indigenous and uniquely produced in the different regions of the Philippines. Each suite is also named after seven specific areas found in the country, namely the areas of Zamboanga, Pampanga, Marawi, Bicol, Mountain Province, Iloilo and Pangasinan.
Choosing the Coconut Palace as your reception area for your debut or wedding will surely give you a unique experience and fabulous photographic opportunities as it faces the Manila Bay and topped with gorgeous landscaped grounds, giving you a sense of space and magnificent Filipino backdrop.
Source: http://www.goparoo.com/asia/philippines/luzon/manila/attractions/coconut-palace/
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Wine and food lovers travel north out of town from Manila towards Pampanga to wine and dine at the best restaurant in Angeles City, uncorking a few bottles of fine vintage wine from Yats Wine Cellars accompanied by juicy US steaks or an assortment of fine seafood and vegetarian dishes only available in the best restaurants in Pampanga Clark Philippines
Best restaurant in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Philippines serves great steaks and seafood with fine vintage wine. The wine cellars of this restaurant in Clark Pampanga offer wine lovers a wide variety of vintage wines to enjoy with the delicious food and elegant cuisine of this fine dining restaurant. These wines are not available elsewhere in the Philippines except in the outlets of Yats Restaurant in Angeles City and Clark Philippines. The combination of fine wine, good food, cozy and elegant dining ambience and excellent service makes every dinner at this frequently visited restaurant in Clark Philippines a special treat. Guests from Manila, Subic, Angeles City and Clark Pampanga enjoy dining at this popular restaurant and wine bar for a number of reasons. Some praise this top rated restaurant for its private dining rooms that offer privacy and class. Others like the cozy elegant ambience of the main dining room of this fine dining restaurant in Clark. Foodies prefer to dine at this restaurant in Clark Philippines for its classic French Mediterranean cuisine and the genuine ingredients that go into the not only the meat but also the sidings in this restaurant. Wine lovers favor this resto bar in Pampanga because it is the best restaurant in Manila and Pampanga with an large wine list that offers many selections of fine vintage wines at good prices. Event organizers frequently choose this restaurant in Clark for corporate meetings, anniversaries, awarding ceremonies, small wedding receptions, private parties and all sorts of other functions and events. Many visitors to Angeles City and Clark Pampanga regard Yats Restaurant as a one-stop all-purpose business center complete with fine dining, wine lounge and meeting facilities, a very convenient venue for business executives staying in Angeles City, Pampanga and Clark Philippines.
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Getting to this fine dining restaurant of Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Pampanga Philippines
How to get to this fine-dining restaurant in Clark Philippines? Once you get to Clark Freeport, go straight until you hit Mimosa. After you enter Mimosa, stay on the left on Mimosa Drive, go past the Holiday Inn and Yats Restaurant (green top, independent 1-storey structure) is on your left. Just past the Yats Restaurant is the London Pub.
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