Candelaria is a town in western Quezon. Located at the foot of Mount Banahaw, it is a growing commercial agricultural town with a few natural and man-made attractions in between.
Understand
[edit]Candelaria was founded in 1879. Its fertile location at the foot of Mount Banahaw made it an ideal location for coconut plantations and refineries for coconut oil. The town is the third most populated in Quezon after Lucena and Sariaya.
Get in
[edit]Candelaria is along the Maharlika Highway (Manila South Road, numbered Route 1/AH26) which also serves as the town's main street and a major bus route. The highway is a major bottleneck on the route in Quezon, necessitating the construction of a bypass road south of the downtown. It is also the terminus of the Rosario-San Juan-Candelaria Road from Batangas, which joins Maharlika Highway at the WalterMart.
Candelaria will be served by one exit on the South Luzon Expressway extension to Lucena.
Candelaria is also along the Philippine National Railways line running between San Pablo in Laguna and Lucena, the capital of Quezon.
Get around
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Tricycles connect Candelaria town proper with other barangays.
See
[edit]- 1 San Pedro Bautista Parish Church (Candelaria Church), Maharlika Highway, Poblacion. Candelaria's main Roman Catholic church, built with twin spires and housing a venerated Marian image of Our Lady of Candlemas.
- 2 Candelaria Municipal Hall, Maharlika Highway, Poblacion (in front of Candelaria Church). An imposing civic building dating from the pre-World War II era
- 3 Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish Church (Taguan Church), Maharlika Highway, Bukal Sur. A secondary Spanish era-looking Roman Catholic church.
- 4 Mount Banahaw. A mountain and extinct volcano (or a potentially active volcano), straddling the provinces of Laguna and Quezon. It is the highest mountain in the Calabarzon region (2,170 m a.s.l.), and a sacred monument for the Tagalog people.
Do
[edit]- 1 Uma Verde Econature Farm, 0991 Bagong Pook, Bucal Sur, ☏ +63 907 119 5210, [email protected]. An ecotourism venue featuring a working farm and accommodations.
- 2 Girasoles Farm, Candelaria Bypass Road, Sitio 3, Masin Sur, ☏ +63 998 292 8287, [email protected]. 7AM-7PM. An agritourism venue featuring an extensive flower garden. P100.
Buy
[edit]- 1 Candelaria Public Market, Caraig Street, Pahinga Norte.
- 2 WalterMart Candelaria, Maharlika Highway, Malabanban Norte.
- 3 Puregold Candelaria, Maharlika Highway, Masin Sur.
Eat
[edit]- 1 Buddy's Restaurant, Cabunag corner De Galo Streets, Poblacion (beside Candelaria Church). A branch of a provincial restaurant chain based in Lucban serving Quezon dishes such as pancit habhab, longganisa and hardinera and has an interior decoration inspired by the Pahiyas festival.
- 2 JIJF Lutong Bahay ni Inay, Gonzalez corner Martinez Streets, Poblacion. Restaurant serving Filipino dishes.
- 3 JIJF Lutong Bahay ni Inay - San Antonio Branch, San Antonio Village, Mangilag Sur.
- 4 Bangihan ni Kuya, Candelaria Bypass Road, Masin Sur, toll-free: (042) 585 8000Country code missing. Grill restaurant.
- 5 Coco Deli, Candelaria Bypass Road, Malabanban Sur. Vegetarian and organic restaurant.
- 6 Jade and Jillian's House of Pies, Maharlika Highway corner Cabunag Street, Poblacion (in front of Jollibee and beside Candelaria Church yard), ☏ +63 933 855 3544, [email protected]. A pie shop selling pies made from mango that frequently get sold out.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Aqua Wood Garden Resort Hotel & Restaurant, Maharlika Highway corner Lorena Subdivision Main Road, Malabanban Norte, ☏ +63 967 267 3603, [email protected].
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Candelaria |
| Lucena ← Sariaya ← | E  W
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→ Tiaong → San Pablo |