Manila Attractions
Tagaytay © www.tagatay.com
Tagaytay City
Tagaytay is one of the most visited tourist destinations in the
Philippines, famous for the Taal Volcano. The volcano is unique in
that it sits on an island in a lake, and has another lake within
its vast crater. The views from the ridge on the access highway to
the volcano are legendary and breathtaking. Tagaytay itself
provides plenty of recreation opportunities and good hotels and
restaurants because it is the favoured ‘summer capital’
for Filipinos wishing to escape the capital during the unpleasant
summer heat. Other sights in Tagaytay are the ‘Palace in the
Sky’, an unfinished complex originally meant to be a home for
former president Marcos and now used as a viewpoint and park; and
the huge flower farm, abloom all year round, on a slope at Barngay
Guinhawa.
Website: www.tagaytay.com;
Transport: Bus from the centre of Manila (about 45 minutes)
