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Daraga is a municipality in the province of Albay that hosts the Bicol International Airport and is known for the Cagsawa Ruins. It's just adjacent to Legazpi, the capital city.
Understand
[edit]Daraga's name came from a Bikol word for maiden and thus came from the legend of Daragang Magayon, a beautiful maiden where the Mayon Volcano's name was taken.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]- 1 Bicol International Airport (BIA, DRP IATA), Airport Road. Open 24 hours. This is an international airport 15 km (9.3 mi) in barangay Alobo, which replaced the smaller and constrained airport in Legazpi. This airport has a runway long enough to support wide-body aircraft, and to accommodate international flights. Cebgo, Cebu Pacific and PAL Express has flights from Manila.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 Cagsawa Ruins. The picturesque ruins of an old parish church on what was the town of Cagsawa. The original church was built in 1587 until it was burned down by Dutch pirates in 1636. A new church was again built in 1724 until it was destroyed by the devastating 1814 eruption of Mayon.
- 2 FarmPlate (The Happiest Place in Bicol), Lotivio Street, Barangay Gabawan, Daraga. The Filipino version of Farmville, Great place for your family and friends. Awesome view. Night lights are pretty good. Outstanding live music performance. Wide selection of food. The place is impressive. Not the best destination during rainy seasons. Overall, a must visit place when you are around the area. ₱150 adult; ₱100 child.
Camalig
[edit]- 3 Hoyop-hoyopan Cave, Barrio Cotmon, Camalig. Windy ancient caves used as a WWII refuge & typhoon shelter with bats, stalactites & stalagmites.
- 4 Albay Farmers Bounty Village, Pan-Philippine Highway, Barrio Sumlang. It is a 15-hectare, one-stop farmers' complex that serves as a learning facility, recreation, entrepreneurship, and tourism site.
- 5 Sumlang Lake, PNR Road, Barrio Sumlang. Open 24 hours. Ride a raft decorated with sofas and umbrellas made of rattan. The lake is small but you can do a lot of activities. The view of Mayon is great. At night, you can see the glow from lava flow. Free.
- 6 Quitinday Green Hills Formation Reserve, Barrio Quintiday. Open 24 hours.
- 7 Jovellar Underground River, Barrio Jovellar, Camalig. 7:30AM–5PM. Great experience, had the chance to do dry caving and underground river adventure here. Short hike are expected. The caves and rock formations were amazing. Local guides and boatmen are available on the scene. Life jackets are available.
- 8 Busay Falls, Guinobatan - Jovellar Road, Barrio Jovellar. Open 24 hours.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]- J&F Department Store (Maroroy, Daraga) — contains products from Pure Gold.