BICOL

ELIZABETH
TAN

Bicol Region, also known as Region V, is a peninsula at the

southeastern end of Luzon, the islands of Catanduanes and
Masbate, and several outlying islands. The region has 6
provinces namely Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur,
Catanduanes, Masbate and Sorsogon. It has one
independent component city and six component cities. The
regions political and administrative center is Legaspi City
and the regions cultural and religious center is Naga City.
Several volcanoes are found in the region: Mt. Labo, Mt.
Malinao, Mt. Isarog, Mt. Bulusan and Mt. Mayon which is
famous for its perfect natural cone.

HOW TO GET THERE

There are daily flights into Legazpi
from Manila.
If Naga is your port of entry to the
region, no problem. You can take a
flight from Manila (just know that
the Naga airport is really 14km
away from Naga),
or take a bus from Cubao or
Ermita.
You can take a bus from Pasay,
Cubao or Ermita in Metro Manila.
From Legazpi, you can get a bus or
minivan transfer to get you where
you need to go. As much as you
can, try to get an air-conditioned
mode of transportation.

TOP DESTINATIONS

Calaguas
Island

If you want the beach all to yourself,

go camping in Calaguas. Still virgin.
Still unspoiled. Its like Boracay
without the hotels. Or Palawan with
less people. Or simply put,

paradise.

like

Caramoan

The back-to-basics peninsula of

Caramoan is so wild and wonderful,
the Survivor franchise keeps
coming back for more. Think untamed
jungle, limestone cliffs, palm-lined
lagoons, and powder-fine beaches.

Catanduanes
Rugged mountains meets rolling
green hills meets international surfing
destination.

CamSur Water Sports

Complex
This six-hectare watersports obstacle
course is the place to go
wakeboarding, kneeboarding and
waterskiing in the Philippines. Wake
magazine even calls it the best cable
park in the world. And whether
youre a world champion or a firsttimer, youre welcome here.

Mayon Volcano

Mayon Volcano
Mayon Volcano, also known
asMount Mayon, is anactive
volcano, Renowned as the "perfect
cone. the mountain was declared a
national parkand a
protected landscapeon July 20,
1938.

Cagsawa Ruins
What remains of the once grand
Cagsawa Church is just belfry and
some walls, as it was hit hard by
Mayon Volcano erupting in 1814.
These simple, silent ruins, set against
the the volcano that devastated it,
are
a powerful
site.
Cagsawa
Ruins
Park is one of the
most visited places in the area. From
this point tourists are afforded with
an unhampered view of the
majesticMayon Volcano.

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Thefeast ofOur Lady of Peafrancia

is celebrated on the third Saturday of
September in Naga City, Bicol
Philippines. All roads and routes will
lead to Naga City in Camarines Sur
where Bicolanos from here and
abroad will flock to that progressive
city to pay honor to the Virgin of
Peafrancia, miraculous patroness of
the Bicol Region.

Peafrancia