The Taal Basilica canonically known as the Minor Basilica of Saint Martin of Tours (Filipino: Basilika ni San Martin ng Tours; Spanish: Basílica Menor de San Martín de Tours) is a Minor Basilica in the town of Taal, Batangas in the Philippines, within the Archdiocese of Lipa. It is considered to be the largest church in the Philippines and in Asia, standing 88.6 metres (291 ft) long and 48 metres (157 ft) wide. St. Martin of Tours is the patron saint of Taal, whose fiesta is celebrated every November 11.
Minor Basilica of Saint Martin of tours
Galleria Taal
Features an exhibition of rare Philippine photographs from the 1870′s to the 1980′s, from John Silva’s collection, as well as hundreds of vintage cameras in working condition, from Manny Inumerable’s collection. The exhibit includes the only known existing photograph of Jose Rizal’s execution.
Agoncillo Ancestral House
The White House is actually the ancestral house of Felipe Agoncillo, a Filipino patriot and the country's very first diplomat. Inasmuch as his role in representing the Philippine Revolutionary Government entailed many foreign travels, this diplomat actually funded his own trips with his own savings to the extent that he had to sell his wife's jewelries to augment his travel fund. Really, this makes this patriot a true gem, don't you think? The same can be said of his wife, Marcela Agoncillo, remembered in Philippine history as the woman who sewed the very first and official flag of the Philippines
The house was turned to a museum and monument commemorating the making of the Philippine Flag, as was Dona Marcela Marino Agoncillo's legacy to our nation as the weaver of the first Philippine Flag, gaining her the title of The Mother Philippine National Flag as its principal seamstress, its the same flag that was hoisted from the window of Emilio Aguinaldo's House in Kawit, Cavite.
Doña Marcela Museum
Our lady of Casaysay
The church was first built around 1611 by the Chinese and was made of light materials. This shrine was located near the river where image was usually found, An arch made of coral stone with a bass relief of the Virgin of Caysasay was built later on. On February 24, 1620, Augustinians issued an order to construct a church in Caysasay, as a visita of Taal. It has been verified through serious investigation that the Most Holy Virgin has appeared there and that it be given with the title Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia.
Taal Volcano is a complex volcano located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is the second most active volcano in the Philippines with 33 historical eruptions.
Taal Volcano
Taal Batangas & Tagaytay
Taal, officially the Municipality of Taal in the province of Batangas in the Calabarzon (Region IV-A) of the Philippines.
Taal is famous for its old ancestral houses. Its poblacion (central business district) is designated as a National Historical Landmark.The municipality is known as the Balisong and Barong Tagalog Capital of the Philippines.