The Heritage Town of Taal — Attraction in Taal

Quite a nice place! The view of the town itself speaks it's strong cultural heritage by preserving their ancestral houses and the town's colonial structure design - similar to Vigan and Intramuros at least. The town houses Asia's biggest Catholic church, the Basilica.

They are famous with their balisong, burda, they are the original maker of Barong/Filipiniana - so you get to see many stores selling them . Make sure to visit their Public Market and take home some Tapang Taal and Longganisang Taal they are proud of - which cost 400 - 450 per kilo. Of course their Kapeng Barako is always a thing.

The main road where jeepneys/buses pass, the Municipal Hall, the Plaza, the Basilica, Schools, Police station, Cafe & Restaurants, Souvenir shops, Public Market, 711, the Hotels (Casa) are all within the heart of the town - definitely you could just walk around.

Oh in the early morning, don't miss to visit a house that sells pancit habhab - they are well known I think, townfolks go there to buy. It's refreshing because their pancit is placed in a cone shaped banana leaf which placed over a plastic cup - unfortunately I wasn't able to get some photos of it. The location is along an alley across the Public Market's arc. I think they are open at 4AM 'til 8AM only or until supply lasts. Have...

We drove over an hour to get here after my dad's very outdated guidebook said it was "not to be missed." Alas, the guidebook (and Google reviews!) misled us once again... Besides the basilica, there is truly nothing to see here. Like, it's your average slightly run down small town, with a few older private homes with hard to read plaques on them. There are so many fascinating and beautiful things to see in the Philippines; this is objectively not...

Felt a certain patriotic pride to see a town preserve their heritage so diligently. It was a beautiful experience driving through the streets and beholding real "Las Casas de Filipinas" of Spanish times. We were off to go to another place so we didn't have time to take pictures. So I'm promising myself I'd be...