Interesting Places to See in Albay

INTERESTING PLACES IN ALBAY

Thanks to the world’s famous Mayon Volcano, the perfectly shaped volcano serves as the backdrop to the city of Legazpi. The Mayon Volcano is visible to the naked eye all throughout the cities in Albay including the surrounding provinces.

In the past, Albay had a thriving civilization which was formerly called Ibat. Albay was once headed by Gat Ibal, an old chief who founded the old Barangay of Sawangan and now the district of Albay and part of the Legazpi City.

During the Second World War, the region was invaded by the Japanese Forces on December 12, 1941. It was later on when Filipino soldiers defended and recaptured the province of Albay to fight for the Japanese Imperial Forces in 1945.

Today, The city of Legazpi is currently recognized as one of the top growing cities in the Philippines. It is also considered as the growing city that caters to adventure tourism. It is truly inspiring how Legazpi city climbed up as a prime tourist destination through the vision of its people and of course including the development of infrastructures and a world class resorts and ongoing plans of making Legazpi as the number one tourist spot in terms of food, extreme adventures and a diversed hospitality towards visitors.

Bicol region has a lot of amazing views that includes pristine beaches, great diving sites. centuries old churches and other heritage sites, popular attractions and landmarks that will surely completely your holiday. Albay is just one of the six provinces in Bicol. Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Sorsogon, Catanduanes, and Masbate have so many beautiful attractions too that is waiting for you to be discovered. Read More: http://www.juanderfulpinoy.com/eight-great-things-to-do-in-albay/

Mayon Volcano

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Mayon also known as Mount Mayon or Mayon Volcano, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol Region, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Renowned as the “perfect cone” because of its symmetric conical shape, the volcano and its surrounding landscape was declared a national park on July 20, 1938, the first in the nation.

Mayon is the main landmark and highest point of the province of Albay and the whole Bicol Region in the Philippines, rising 2,462 metres (8,077 ft) from the shores of the Albay Gulf about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away. Read More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayon

Vera Falls

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Vera Falls is a refreshingly stunning cascade located in the municipality of Malinao, Albay. This 25-meter beauty have mini waterfalls coming out of the rocks at the side of the main falls. It’s very cold catch basin is about 2 meters deep and is really clear and clean. I commend the people who manage this waterfalls because it is well maintained.

Being tucked within the outskirts of Albay, one will feel a sense of veiled utopia after an easy downhill sauntering (which obviously needs a pretty strenuous trek back). Nonetheless, I love Vera Falls’ charm. It was our last stop for our Bicol trip and we had to cut-short our stay. I wish to get back to this waterfalls the next time I am in Albay. Read More: https://roamulofied.wordpress.com/2015/09/05/vera-falls/