The Town of Taal

Get on a Lemery-bound bus to get to the town of Taal. A fourth class municipality in the province of Batangas, Taal is famous because of the Taal Basilica of Saint Martin de Tours which one of the largest Catholic churches in Asia. Used to be made of corals and eggshells, but due to different calamities the church had numerous renovations inside and out. 

   

Near the church is the Shrine of Our Lady of Caysasay, where the image of the Lady is said to be miraculous; according to the devotees and churchgoers whenever the image is moved to a different location, it always return to the shrine.

A walk in the town is like transporting back in time, for it will take you to houses-turned-museums. Like that of Teodora Agoncillo who sewed the first Philippine Flag and her husband First Philippine Diplomat Felipe Agoncillo. Their former residence is home to different historical memorabilia.

   

The  Maliputo, one of the two types of fish found only in Taal lake, is a delicacy one should not miss while in Taal, Batangas and never forget to visit the workshops that produced Barong Tagalog.