Cebu City Life: Colon Street, Cebu City

Daang Colon (old colon)

Colon Street (St.), Cebu City is the oldest street and the shortest national road in the Philippines. Colon Street was named after the Spanish Explorer “Christopher Columbus” and the town’s design original plan was created by “Miguel Lopez de Legaspi” – some Spanish explorer visited the country to form a settlement in 1565.

Colon Street, Cebu City is located in the downtown area (below sea level) and is the most crowded streets in the Cebu City area. It is a place where you can find some commercial sites, shopping malls, restaurants, fast food chains, the Ukay-Ukay Stores (used clothing imported from Korea, China, Taiwan), Cheap Used Shoes stores (used shoes imported from abroad), pungko-pungko (sidewalk carenderia), and many others. It is used to be the home for Prostitutes due to lowest short-time hotel room rates, motels, lodging houses, pension houses, and inns are in its vicinity.

Colon Night Market

Colon Street has also been the home for snatchers and pick-pocketers. Be sure to watch your bags, wallets, pockets, cellphones and don’t wear any jewelries if you want to roam around in the downtown area.

Guidelines and How to avoid being snatched in Colon Street, Cebu City:
• Don’t bring large amount of money when walking the streets of Colon.
• If possible don’t bring bags, bring only money that is good for your shopping.
• Jewelries should be kept or not to be worn.
• Avoid walking in a distant streets that people seldom to pass by

Near Metro Gaisano

• Don’t ask questions to Strangers. You may ask any directions if you’re lost to the Barangay Tanod or the traffic enforcers.

How to get there in Colon Street:

PUJ: Almost all jeepneys from different routes are passing by in Colon Street. Always read the jeepney’s sign board that are being placed in the windshield that says “Colon”
Also see: Tips when riding a Jeepney

Taxi: You can ride taxi anywhere and tell the driver to drop you off in Colon Street.

More Fun things to do in Cebu City: Tours, attractions & places to visit in Cebu

Ideas for Lodging in Cebu City

Below are the hotels in Cebu City (located near Colon Street):

Cebu Business Hotel Cebu City

F&C Square, Colon Corner Junquera Streets, Cebu City, Philippines