Terrazas de Flores

Terrazas de Flores sits in Busay, the hill barangay above Cebu City where the temperature drops a few degrees and the view opens toward the coast — the same elevation that put Busay on the map for viewpoint spots like Tops and JVR Island in the Sky. This one is built around a flower terrace instead of a lookout deck: beds cut into the slope in stepped tiers, a landscaping technique that also does the practical work of holding the hillside soil against runoff. It’s billed as the first flower terrace of its kind in the Philippines, with beds arranged for a walk that moves from one bloom cluster to the next rather than a single open field — one more entry in Busay’s shift from rural hillside to a small cluster of view-driven cafes and gardens.

• Garden paths cover 127 species of local and imported flowers across the terraced beds.
• Late afternoon light works best for photos, when the sun angles across the tiers rather than overhead.
• The on-site café serves coffee with a view over the Cebu hills — a good stop before the descent back into the city.

Explore More in Cebu City

• La Vie in the Sky
• National Museum of the Philippines (Cebu)
• Basilica Minore del Santo Niño