HEDGEGROWs on Batan Island -- The quilt-like designs on Basco and Mahato hillsides are windbreakers, property delineators, erosion control mechanism and habitat corridors.

Vernacular homes -- Rows of traditional stone houses first built during the Spanish era in the villages of Savidug and Chavayan in Sabtang island; also found in Uyugan and Ivana in Batan island

Rakuh-a-Payaman -- Translation, ?wide pasture;? a vast communal pasture where Ivatans leave their livestock to graze under a community-management scheme (Batanes does not have private ranches)

House of Dakay -- Owned by the Estrella family, this is the oldest house in Batanes and was built around the 1850s.

Boulder beaches in Valugan and Chadpidan -- Covered entirely by spherical boulders and pebbles from volcanic eruptions centuries ago

Boat-shaped burial markers --
Dating back thousands of years ago, these are stones laid out in the shape of boats, a traditional way of honoring the dead.

Honesty Coffee Shop-A self-service store in Ivana with no storekeeper, it operates on the basis of honesty, including payment of goods.

Idjang in Savidug, Sabtang -- Castle-like structures at the summit of a hill that served as a fortress of last resort during an attack

Naidi Hills -- Ancient settlement (2,500-1,500 years ago) near Basco covered by volcanic ash

Torongan Cave, Itbayat island -- Dwelling place of the first Ivatans, Austronesians from Taiwan

Hotels and homestays

Batanes Resort: Call 09275829078, 09274191008, 09273961000, e-mail ejlagrimas@yahoo.com

Batanes Seaside Lodge & Restaurant: Call 09212290120, 09159404823, e-mail lbroberto_seaside@yahoo.com

Shanedel?s Inn & Café: Call 09204470737, 09198234510, (02)4130505 (Manila line), e-mail shanedels@yahoo.com

Ivatan Lodge: Call 09282451337, 09274191008, 09273961000, email ejlagrimas@yahoo.com

Brandon?s Inn: Call 09202811278, 09292074643

Novita House: Call 09158865803, (02)5648305 (Manila line), e-mail novitahouse@gmail.com, visit http://batanes.philippines.googlepages.com

Bahomas: Call 09269015689

Disvayangan Beach House: Call 09187840768, 09279798302

Fundacion Pacita Batanes Nature Lodge: Call (02)9292602 (Manila line), e-mail inquiries@fundacionpacita.ph, myla.pisig@fundacionpacita.ph

Thea M. Ordas: Call 09175125346

Chanarian Hillside Homestay Lodging: Call 09208492496, 09178833279, 09178012641, 09198087605 Anne A. Jambora