St. Benedict's Monastery - The Simala of the North

When city people mentioned that they want to go to Simala, more often, they actually refer to the Sacred Castle of Mama Mary. Northern Cebu's counterpart is St. Benedict's Monastery. Although it doesn't have the grand castle, it's the closest comparison to the Sacred Castle of Mama Mary in Simala, Sibonga, Cebu.

We started the trip at around 7:00AM. Then, we took our breakfast in the public market of Carmen. After  that, we headed straight to St. Benedict's Monastery. Since this was our first time, we got lost even though it's located on the side of the road. A little complicated story so let's just leave it at that. lolz.

You only have to trek the road going to Uragay Spring and Durano Eco Farm. The monastery is after around a kilometer from Durano Eco Farm.

Once you get there, it's actually obvious because of the entrance arch with the big name on it: St. Benedict's Monastery. It's very visible on the side of the road.