Pangasinan, the “land of salt,” stretches along the luminous Lingayen Gulf and West Philippine Sea, serving up an easy mix of island-hopping, golden beaches, heritage towns, and soulful pilgrimages. From the coral islets of the Hundred Islands to Bolinao’s lighthouse and waterfalls, it’s a sun‑splashed escape where slow coastal days meet big, briny flavors. Come for the water and sunsets; stay for the festivals, faith, and food.

Join April’s Dagupan Bangus Festival with parades and grill‑offs, celebrate Pistay Dayat (Feast of the Sea) along Lingayen’s shores around May 1, light candles and hear Mass at the revered Manaoag Basilica, browse lively fish and vegetable markets to see the province’s salt‑ and bagoong‑making traditions, and drop by coastal barangays for buri weaving, town fiestas, and nightly promenades on breezy boulevards.

Feast on Dagupan bangus—grilled, relleno, sinigang, or sisig—pair street‑style pigar‑pigar and kaleskes with cold drinks at night markets, snack on bite‑size puto Calasiao and smoky banana‑leaf‑grilled tupig, hunt down garlicky Alaminos longganisa for breakfast, taste bagoong and salt from traditional makers, and cap coastal dinners with seafood spreads and the Bolinao/Anda specialty binungey (sticky rice cooked in bamboo).