By AYL
IT’S beginning to look a lot like Christmas anywhere people go, but most especially in Casa Santa Museum.
Although Christmas usually begins in September, this museum welcomes everyone daily all year long. This is where you can visit Santa Claus.
In a three-hectare events place named Jardin de Marimar in Antipolo, Rizal, a Casa Santa Museum is set inside, giving visitors some one-of-a-kind Christmas feels.
Where it all began
One of its caretakers, Eya, said that the concept began when owner, Edna del Rosario, received a Christmas tree as a gift from a good friend and later got inspired to collect more of it in 1994.
The 120-square-meter house has already been there since 1950s, but ever since Del Rosario got interested in Christmas decorations, she collected it and now it has over 3,700 Christmas decorations on it.
Casa Santa Museum began opening to the public on December 25, 2004, now a favorite-go-to museum of several families in the Metro and Rizal area.
Balay Belen
Aside from Santa’s house, there is also a Balay Belen connected to Casa Santa that showcases different mediums of how the Belen is made.
It also shows how Christmas is being celebrated in various continents such as Asia, Africa, and Europe with molded clays.
Visiting hours
Throughout the year, this Santa house welcomes visitors daily from 10:00am to 4:00pm on weekdays and 2:00pm to 4:00pm on weekends.
For only 30 minutes to one-hour drive from the heart of Metro Manila, Casa Santa Museum provides that kind of Christmas experience.
