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Best Selfie & Photo Spots in Manila
The best sunset in Manila is over Manila Bay — watch from the Roxas Boulevard baywalk, the Mall of Asia seaside, or a bay-view restaurant, around 5:30–6:15pm. It is one of Asia’s most reliable urban sunsets, vivid almost every dry-season evening.
Photographing Manila
Manila shoots in sepia and neon: Spanish stone by day, the bay’s fireball sunset at 6pm, BGC’s LEDs after dark. Jeepneys provide the rolling street-art backdrop.
The best photo & selfie spots in Manila
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Manila Bay sunset
One of Asia’s great urban sunsets over the bay.
Best time to shoot: 5:30–6:15pm
Pro tip: Shoot from the Roxas Blvd baywalk or a MOA-side ferris wheel
Coordinates: 14.5794, 120.9760
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San Agustin Church interior
Trompe-l’oeil stone ceilings from 1607.
Best time to shoot: Morning mass ends ~9am
Pro tip: Ask before shooting; the adjacent museum courtyard is unrestricted
Coordinates: 14.5896, 120.9754
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Fort Santiago gate
The mossy citadel entrance with its royal crest.
Best time to shoot: 8am opening
Pro tip: Frame the gate with the banyan roots from the moat bridge
Coordinates: 14.5945, 120.9703
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BGC street art walls
City-commissioned murals across the district.
Best time to shoot: Late afternoon
Pro tip: The biggest walls sit along 26th–32nd streets
Coordinates: 14.5508, 121.0503
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Where is the best sunset in Manila?
The best sunset in Manila is over Manila Bay — watch from the Roxas Boulevard baywalk, the Mall of Asia seaside, or a bay-view restaurant, around 5:30–6:15pm. It is one of Asia’s most reliable urban sunsets, vivid almost every dry-season evening.
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