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theme park, though incomplete and closed to the public. It has been once used in some local fantasy-themed television dramas in the 2000s. This is, however, a common stopover for picture-taking by tourists travelling from Tagaytay to Taal.
Serene Roman Catholic pilgrimage site in the middle of rainforest, most frequented every Holy Week as part of Visita Iglesia itineraries. There is a chapel, Stations of the Cross, Our Lady of Lourdes grotto, carillon bell, and rows of statues …
One of the few remaining municipal government buildings in the Philippines remaining from the Spanish era.
A working lighthouse on the coast at Lobo, completed and lit in 1896. It is one of the oldest working lighthouses in the Philippines and the best preserved in the country. The light still guides ships through the Verde Island …
Ancestral houses kept as museums, including the home of Marcela Agoncillo, who sewed the first Philippine flag. Her grandfather built that house, one of the oldest in Taal, and her husband Felipe Agoncillo lived there after their marriage in 1889. …
It is at the edge of San Nicolas town. It offers a great viewing point for Taal Volcano and the eponymous lake.
Heritage home owned by Gliceria Marella Villavicencio's family, and a site of a meeting of the La Liga Filipina with Jose Rizal and Andres Bonifacio. Open by prior reservation.
San Jose's local history museum, housed in the town's former town hall built during the Spanish era.
A sight at Nasugbu-Ternate Highway, Nasugbu. Hours: Open 24 hours. Entry: Free.
Old Church Ruins under a Balete Tree (Banyan Tree).
Church and monastery complex, site of the 1947 Marian apparitions that was not recognized by the Vatican, which has not discouraged a faithful following in Batangas and is supported by the Archdiocese of Lipa, which continues to gather evidence of …
Sizable park with an outdoor swimming pool, plus facilities for tennis, basketball & other sports.
Constructed in 2013, this Catholic pilgrimage site includes the Santo Niño Chapel (a replica of the Church of Our Lady Victorious in Prague) and the statue of the Virgin Mary, the Mary, Mother of All Asia, which will become the …
A Neoclassical capitol building housing the office of the governor of Batangas. First built in 1926, it was destroyed by bombing twice, during World War II and in 1950. Around the façade is a tall flagpole, the provincial seal of …
Opened in 2006, it presents the city's cultural heritage and history, as well as the history and culture of Batangueños.
The historic city hall which has been renovated in 2009 with a newer facade.
Dating back to 1870, it was the ancestral home of the Borbon family, as well as the Rosales family, where the former archbishop of Manila, Cardinal Godofredo Rosales, is part of
Built in 1883, it is the ancestral home of Don Alejo Acosta, who served as a capitan de barrio. It remains the property of Acosta's descendants, and has been turned into a museum
The oldest surviving house in Balayan, dating from the 1850s. The residence's namesake was a friend of national hero Jose Rizal and, along with his sister, vigorously lobbied for Philippine independence against the United States.
A private Spanish era bahay na bato belong to one of Balayan’s old rich families, which includes actor and comedian Leo Martinez, who introduced many common Batangas tropes in popular culture. The house is named in honor of the family’s …
Once a littered waterfront, it has been cleaned in 2019, and provides views of Balayan Bay that are similar to those in Manila's Baywalk.
A heritage house from the 1860s on Rizal Street, kept as a museum. Don Norberto Calao Katigbak, a gobernadorcillo whose family money came from coffee, built it between 1862 and 1863 as a gift to his daughter Segunda Solis Katigbak, …
