There’s enough heritage within the confines of Batangas to satisfy your craving for history and culture. Take a guided tour of the Taal Heritage Village and find yourself surrounded by well-preserved buildings, town centers, and ancestral homes that transport you back to the Spanish colonization era.

If you’re in need of a miracle, The Lady of Mt. Carmel Church is said to have been the site of apparitions by Mary Mediatrix of All Grace in 1948 to a local nun, accompanied no less by a shower of rose petals.

While certainly more animated and colorful, Batangas has an assortment of fiestas that have their roots still in the province’s deep religious history, such as the Sublian Festival which culminates every July 23 in Batangas City, where locals in colorful attire dance as a devotion to the Holy Cross.

Whether you’ve been a motoring aficionado all your life or a normal Jane or Joe with silent dreams of ripping through a racetrack someday, welcome to the Batangas Race Circuit. Built in 1996, this full 3.7 km permanent racetrack in Barrio Maligaya, Rosario, is open to both 2-wheel and 4-wheel circuit practices and competitions.

Think Wipeout, and, perhaps the more dated Takeshi’s Castle. Oh yes, you can have their fill of fun right now in Batangas. Club Balai Isabel unveiled its Aqua Park last April 2017 and already, this massive expanse of floating inflatables has seen a steady-rise of adventure-seekers wanting to try out their human cannonball launchers, hamster wheels (for humans, needless to say), and giant waterslide.

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Or not. Because Batangas is host to 14 peaks of varying climbing grades. If you’re a first-timer seeking new adventure that’s accessible from the Metro, Mt. Gulugod Baboy, is one such option. Rising at a friendly 525 meters above sea level in Anilao, Mabini, it offers a gradual slope that any city slicker can take on, not to mention an awesome seascape view of diving mecca, Anilao.

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If ascending mountains isn’t your cup of tea, perhaps diving underwater can be your thing. Diving and Anilao are almost eponymous with each other. Beginners can go to dive spots such as Eagle Point, Cathedral, or Twin Rocks where a shipwreck lays underneath, while those up for more advanced diving can head on to the Mapating site or Shark Cave, Mainit Point, or circumnavigate Ligpo Island.

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Batangas has a number of bee farms that are open to the public for visits or learning. Care to know more about nature’s precious pollinators? Go on a BEEsita sa Bukid at Milea Farm Apiary and Meliponiary, where you’ll face your fears and commune firsthand with these buzzing beauties.

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A compound word between glamorous and camping, glamping is all that it promises to be – glamorous and hassle-free. The Nayomi Sanctuary Resort in Bgy. Alangilan in Balete offers a full-board glamping experience complete with double beds, fresh towels, bathrooms, and an industrial electric fan. Oh and did I say mosquito zapper too?

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Batangas beef is known nationwide and so it is no surprise that it figures in many of its best local dishes as well as the freshwater bounty of Taal lake. Take the Batangas Goto. This isn’t your usual Filipino congee in these parts, but a rich and peppery broth of beef. Try out Gotohan sa Barangay in Lipa for a taste of local delicacies.

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