Location: Tabaco City
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What to do and see in Tabaco City, Philippines: The Best Places and Tips
Tabaco, officially the City of Tabaco, (Central Bicolano: Ciudad kan Tabaco; Filipino: Lungsod ng Tabaco), or simply referred to as Tabaco City is a 4th class city in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 133,868 people.
Restaurants in Tabaco City
1. Mayon Skyline View Deck
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By SherwinJoseph - Luzon, Philippines
Access to the Mayon Skyline park might be difficult but worth it!
I've been to Albay many times but I was able to visit the place just this month. We just decided to have a quick trip after a workshop. It's all worth it!
About 8kms from the main road (Ligao-Tabaco Road) with the road marker "Planetarium". The concrete, widened road is accessible to all types of vehicles. Now being developed with stations of the cross going up the hill.
Sunset view is great in the area. Here, you are literally at the foot of Mount Mayon.
Please don't forget to bring a jacket during the cold season.
2. Mayon Volcano
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 743 reviews
Reviewed By Jose C - Toronto, Canada
the volcano is the main attration of the city and the province , it is a prefect cone, imponente, beutiful, serene, strong and volatile, i so the nature taking his course , it was absolutely marvelous, great place to see the forces of nature showing in vivant coulors the power of nature
3. St. John the Baptist Church
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4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By ImmerWandern - Palos Heights, Illinois
We visited the Church of San Juan Bautista in Tabaco during one of our exploration day trips from Legazpi City. Formally known as San Juan Bautista Parish Church, Tabaco Church served a parish founded by Franciscans in the late-1500s early in the colonial era. This particular church, however, was built towards the end of the Spanish colonial rule in 1867. It was built in a style common in the colonial era featuring relatively squat building, low and wide, with the bell-tower a separate structure. Destructive earthquakes being common in the Philippines builders had to make adjustments to their structures. Not only were these low-lying churches more stable, the separation of the bell-tower lessened the likelihood that, in case of collapse, it would strike the church. The main building itself would be build with thicker side walls and lighter material used for the upper portions of the structure. Concessions had to be made to the region due to the difficulty and expense of hauling building materials over long distances.
St. John the Baptist was well-exemplified those features. It was built with dark volcanic rock and was strikingly different from the other churches we had visited - Our Lady of the Gate in Daraga, Cathedral of San Gregorio Magno in Legazpi. The interior was also a little more ornate than Daraga Church with coffered ceiling and arches lining the nave. The bell-tower was not only physically detached from the main building but also white-washed in stark contrast to the rest of the church (though black stone was showing through in many spots). However it, too, featured squat first level before tapering upward like a slim pyramid. The bell tower naturally also function as a look out for raiding pirates.
4. Cagsawa Ruins Park
Overall Ratings
4 based on 542 reviews
Reviewed By sabi0james - Manila, Philippines
The history of the ruins is already an attraction in itself. This recent visit was extra special given that the Mayon was currently erupting, though during our visit it was spewing just a few ash columns into the atmosphere. The park offers a great vantage point to view the majestic volcano. Souvenir shops and small eateries can be found inside the park complex.
5. San Miguel Island
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3.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By Bootsbotoy46 - Albay Province, Philippines
I wonder why this place has been listed as an attraction here on Tripadvisor. Unless you reside in this island, or own a property thereat; or unless you have some family or friends living here who invite you to come over, or with whom you may want to get reunited, I can't think of anything that's worth the time and the trouble of coming in this island. There's absolutely nothing to see and do here that you can't see and do in myriads of other more accessible and needless to say, way more attractive Beaches in the Mainland.
6. Cagsawa National Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 84 reviews
Reviewed By Dave W - Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania
That was my question, though, once that I engaged a guide, I loved the outcome. I paid him 100 peso and he used my camera and took some amazing shots! Glad we stopped at the museum!
7. Vera Falls
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4.5 based on 50 reviews
Reviewed By tyra143
If you are in bicol/albay you must visit vera falls. You may hire a private van to get there :) roads are small though and it's far from the main road. Really far. But its so worth it! When you reach the "parking lot"
You have to go down about 100 steps until you reach the beautiful falls. The water is ice cold but so clean and clear. The caretaker there asks you to write you name in his log book then u may pay a small "donation" maybe only like 30pesos. Cheap!! I suggest you to bring your own drinks and snacks. :)
