Camarines Sur

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Camarines Sur is a Province in the Bicol peninsula in the island of Luzon, Philippines.

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Pili Airport in Pili, Camarines Sur Legaspi Airport in Legaspi City

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By bus. You can go to Cubao Terminal or Pasay Bus Terminal where buses going to Naga Cam. Sur can be found. Buses operate daily going to Bicol. Some of the buses in Cubao Terminal are Isarog Lines, RSL, Raymond, Peñafrancia Tours.Etc. IN Pasay are the AMihan BUs and PHiltranco. COst of Fare One way is around Php600-800, depending on the bus line and the season. If it's peak season then it may be higher.

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The closest beach to Naga City is located in Pasacao, a primary destination for Nagauenos during the weekend.

For those seeking a place more isolated, this would be Caramoan Peninsula's Gota Beach. It will take you another hour bus ride, an hour's banca ride, another hour by jeep, and the last portion will be a 3 km hike.

SURFERS PARADISE BEACH RESORT, is by far the cleanest resort in Pasacao. Accommodation consists of 18 cottages, 6 rooms, pavilion with bar, billiards, and videoke machine. The second floor of the pavilion has its own disco, this is ideal for weddings, and birthday parties, The upper floor can seat up to 150 people, great for business meetings and conferences. For more details phone CHERRY at +63(921)4420222.

Itbog Falls - a twin waterfalls cascading amidst verdant vegetation located in Sta. Cruz, Buhi. It could be reached by means of a banca ride from the town proper, then a 30 minute trek

Mt. Iriga - this distinct volcano has an elevation of about 4,823 feet, the eruption in 1611 caused the existence of Lake Buhi in the province

La Roca Encantada - an enchanting island within the scenic lake of Buhi

Culapnitan Cave - found in Libmanan, it contains innumerable stalactites and pillars ranging from massive to extremely delicate

Sabang Beach - located in San Jose, this resort has sandy white beach and shallow clear placid bathing water which is strongly fitted to the climate in the area

Atulayan Island - a cinema-like paradise of an island, you can easily pull your heart down and complete your collection of rare shells and stones. Once the site of the French-Italian movie "Mutiny in the South Seas". Its ivory-colored beaches provide the best setting for the movie

Nato Beach - its beach is long with clear and gradual sea-depthness

Omang Cave - situated in Barrio Paniman, Caramoan, its entrance is about 30 feet above sea level and the interior is architecturally designed

Caramoan Beach - the beach that could match the Miami Beach in Florida

Lake Bato - an inland lake where wild ducks habituate, a choice site for wild duck hunters

Malabsay Falls - a cascading water falls on a wide pond located in Mt. Isarog in Panicuason. A strong potential as a tourist attraction in the province, it could compete with the other leading waterfalls in the Philippines like the Pagsanjan Falls

Lake Buhi - where the smallest commercial fish (tabios) in the world is found

Gota Beach - located in Caramoan, this lovely beach lies between two small hills and fronting the beach are three unspoiled islets

Rose Islet - the small islet near the town of Presentacion, it has a white sandy beach good for swimming and snorkeling. Rose Islet or the AGUIRANGAN ISLAND is found near between Maangas and Adiangao.

'Adiangao Cave - located in ADIANGAO SAN JOSE, CAMARINES SUR, the entrance to this cave is on the side of a small hill overlooking the sea. This Beautiful cave visited every year by the Foreigner.

There're lots of beautiful spots in Adiangao that boast by San Jose . Like Cawa Falls, Libtong Falls, Tagithi Falls, Talidtiron Falls and the beach near in Sitio Masil-it.

THE TAGITHI FALLS is far from ADIANGAO proper. It almost 1 to 2 hours to reach this FALLS. It is clear and nice to be here.

HISTORY OF SAN JOSE The town of San Jose was officially established in 1813. Its founders were Fr. Salvador Mendoza, then parish priest of El Pueblo de Lagonoy, and Don Macario Agustin, first Capitan Municipal.

San Jose was originally named Patrocinio, from the word patron. Later, it was changed to Patrocinio de San Jose, in honor of its patron saint, San Jose de Patrocinio.

The San Jose Church was built in 1818.

Pasacao Beach - a very popular beach to the landlocked residents of Naga City located in the town of Pasacao

Nabontolan Spring - located near Malabsay Falls and close to the National Park and Wildlife Preservation

Kapungkulan Spring - a crystalline spring, located in Brgy. San Juan, Naga City

Bayagin Falls - located near the Barit River where the movie "OG" was entirely filmed for its natural location

Sabang and Tubigan Falls - found in Waras River in sitios Tubigan and Sabang in Brgy. Sta. Maria, Iriga City. Cascading at a magnificent height of 15 feet, it is 15 kms. from the main poblacion. Tubigan Falls is only 2 kms. away and its tiered waterfalls cascade 24 feet

Leaning Tower of Bombon - Camarines Sur's replica of the very famous Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy

PNR Markers Park - located in Del Gallego, the site where the late Pres. Manuel Luis Quezon had driven a golden nail during the inauguration of the North and South Railroad tracks which connected Manila and Legazpi

Plaza Quince Martires - a place constructed at the heart of Naga City, built in honor of the 15 Bicol martyrs

Alatco Terminal - site of the oldest transportation company in the country founded by Albert L. Amman in 1914. Amman built a passenger bus on two cylinders truck, Grabowsky and hired Max Blouse (who later became president of Batangas Transportation and Laguna-Tayabas Company) as chauffeur and started operation in this area. This became the first passenger truck operated in the Philippines. Amman was later acknowledged as the Father of Bus Transportation in the Philippines

Kinuwartelan - located in Brgy. Perpetual Help, Iriga City, this place was made a Spanish garrison camp where Filipino insurrectos were kept and force to hard labor. Hence, the name "kinuwartelan" meaning "place of incarceration"

Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Marker - located at the northeastern corner of Rizal Park (Iriga City), constructed and inaguarated last March 3, 1985 to give honor to Filipinos particularly Bicolanos both living and deceased who fought the Japanese Imperialist Army during world War II unpaid Guerilla Remnants, 6th Army USAFFE and PHILCOM Bicol Area

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Tinagba Festival - it is the harvest offering on the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes every 11th of February in Iriga City. During the festival all the different barrios join the celebration by making a well-decorated cart drawn by a carabao

Bowa-Bowaan Festival - held evey May 2, coinciding the town fiesta of Nabua. The highlight of the affair is the re-enactment of the 13th century pagan rites which is enriched by colorful costumes. The rite is dramatic revival of the traditional boa feast during the pre-Spanish era where pagans believed that the chains of coconut embryos called "Boa" are offered to their old deities

Feast of Our Lady of Buenviaje - the town fiesta of Sabang, held every last Saturday of May, highlighted by a fluvial procession

Penafrancia Festival - every year on the third week of September, the most awaited celebration of Bicol is being held in honor of Our Lady of Penafrancia. Her centuries old image becomes an object of a stirring religious event which is the ceremonial fluvial procession

Lagonoy Festival- every 1st day of May Lagonoy celebrating the town fiesta in honor to the patron saint's St.phillip and St.James.The highligth of the affairs is to promote the town best product and native foods and including to the event is to enagurate the GIANT WALIS TAMBO which is the said giant walis tambo is ready to gain a new guinnes world record and to promote the town best product the best walis tambo supplier and producer in the philippines.

Kamundagan Festival - Naga City open its doors every December in commemorating of their charter anniversary and the birth of Jesus Christ. Highlights of the festivity are: Kiri-kiti, Pastoras, Beauty Search, Agro-Industrial Fair, Cultural Presentation, Civic Parade, Bikol Song Festival

Voyadores Festival - a street dance reenactment on the transfer of the image of Our Lady of Penafrancia from the Basilica to the Metropolitan Cathedral. Named after the male devotees (voyadores) who accompany and carry the Virgin's image in a procession called Translacion for a novena at the Metropolitan Cathedral.

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Camarines Sur is famous for the world�s smallest edible fish, locally known as tabios (scientific name Mistichttys) abundantly found in the serene waters of the scenic Lake Buhi. 

Bicol express and laing are good choices too

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