Region in Luzon · 6 provinces and cities
The most active volcano in the country, a stratovolcano with a symmetric cone. Philippine mythology holds it sacred. The volcano and the land around it became the first national park in the nation on July 20, 1938, and were reclassified …
The bell tower left standing after the 1814 eruption buried the church, and the classic view of Mayon behind it. The Franciscans built the first church here in 1587, in the town of Cagsawa. Dutch pirates burned it in 1636, …
A planetarium and geology museum in barangay Buang, 854 metres above sea level at the foot of Mayon and inside the volcano's permanent danger zone of 6 kilometres. The single-storey building holds a library, a virtual room, a mini-museum and …
The seat of the Archdiocese of Caceres, dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist. The first church here followed the creation of the diocese of Nueva Caceres in 1595, and fire destroyed it in 1768. Work on the present building started …
A 3-day plan built from the See, Do and Eat listings in Wikivoyage's Legazpi guide. The stops are in an order that keeps each day close together. Check the hours …
A national park of 347 hectares with white sand beaches, limestone formations, caves and a subterranean river. There is also a lake on an islet inside it. The park sits on the Caramoan Peninsula, a hilly headland of deep gorges …
Dry caving and underground river adventure experience. Short hike are expected. There are caves and rock formations. Life jackets, local guides and boatmen are available.
The church that holds the image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, patroness of the Bicol Region. It is one of the largest Marian pilgrimage sites in Asia, and the only basilica in Bicol and in the Archdiocese of Caceres. It …
The seat of the Diocese of Masbate, dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and standing on Quezon Street. Spanish missionaries founded the parish in 1578. The parish passed to the Diocese of Nueva Caceres in 1595 and to the Diocese …
A cathedral in the Old Albay District of Legazpi, dedicated to Saint Gregory the Great. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines unveiled a historical marker here in 2018. Franciscans founded the mission in 1587, when the site was a …
The episcopal seat of the Diocese of Legazpi, it was first built by Spanish missionaries as a wooden chapel in 1581. The present church, designed by then governor Don Jose Ma. de Peñaranda, was built in 1839 using volcanic rocks.
The city's own festival, out of the Ibalong epic: street dancers wear the masks of the heroes Baltog, Handyong and Bantong. It went ahead in August, with Mayon still at Alert Level 3.
It is a prominent Latin Rite Roman Catholic cathedral. It was erected in 1984 after the Diocese of Daet was created by a Papal Bull in May 27, 1974.
The place is clean and organized. The sound system they used for the mass is clear and loud enough for the gatherers. They have electric fans everywhere so you can be comfortable while attending the mass.
The only rodeo show in Asia, held every April with ten competitive events. The one it is known for is the figure of eight, where the cowboy crisscrosses around a group of barrels. Women compete as well, in calf wrestling, calf lassoing and carambola.
The regional branch of the National Museum of the Philippines system, featuring artefacts on Bicol's natural history, art, ethnography and culture.
The city's Roman Catholic cathedral, in the city centre and facing Sorsogon Bay. It is the seat of the Diocese of Sorsogon, and its formal name, the Saints Peter and Paul Parish Cathedral, comes from its two patron saints. Sorsogon …
An active volcano of 2,000 metres above sea level, standing alone on the isthmus between Lagonoy Gulf and San Miguel Bay. It still has fumaroles and hot springs, and hiking trails lead up it. The crater at the top is …
A 2-day plan built from the See, Do and Eat listings in Wikivoyage's Sorsogon City guide. The stops are in an order that keeps each day close together. Check the …
The only Spanish-era church of its kind left on the island, in Poblacion, Bato, next to the Bato River. Its architecture is Filipino-Spanish of the middle colonial period, and it is a historical landmark. Building it took 53 years, from …
The Only Rodeo arena in Asia with complete fixed structure including stockyard, bleachers, rodeo corral, clinic, VIP stage and rodeo office and activity center.
Established in 1578, it is the first church in the region built by the Franciscan Friars. The surrender of the Spanish forces to the Bikol revolutionaries Elias Angeles and Felix Plazo took place here on September 18, 1896. The church …
A 2-day plan built from the See, Do and Eat listings in Wikivoyage's Daraga guide. The stops are in an order that keeps each day close together. Check the hours …
Protected rainforest around Mount Bulusan, 3,673 hectares of it, in the south central part of the province. Bulusan Lake and Lake Aguingay sit inside the park, along with two more peaks, Sharp Peak and Hormahan. Five towns share its boundary: …
A volcanic-stone baroque church on a hill, finished in 1773, with Mayon behind it. Its full name is Our Lady of the Gate Parish Church, after the patroness the Franciscan builders chose. The parish belongs to the Diocese of Legazpi. …
Cancelled for 2026. The province called the festival off on 19 March: Mayon stayed at Alert Level 3, and the fuel crisis took the budget. It was to run from 8 to 22 May.
There are guides on each station who will explain to you what's in the gallery (they're not experts as most of them are interns from senior HS or college doing immersion.
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