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 Your Mini Guide to TagaytayJan 09, 2008 | big brother The City of Tagaytay is located in the province of Cavite about an hour and half drive from Manila. Its high altitude location has blessed it with a cool climate, foggy and chilly evenings and misty mornings and makes it a popular destination for tourist during the summer. Tagaytay lies on a ridge that rises 640 meters above sea level and makes it the highest point in Cavite. The ridge offers magnificent views of the Taal Volcano and Taal Lake in Batangas.There are many reasons for visiting this beautiful city aside from the spectacular views. The variety of restaurants in the city will surely be a delight for any discriminating taste. There is the now popular Sonya’s Garden and Antonio’s which offer organically grown vegetables from their backyard and serve it in their delicious salads and gourmet food. This is coupled with a scenic view of their garden and cottages where you can lie down and rest after a good eat. After a feast of good food, you can try horseback riding at the Picnic Grove or enjoy a hike through the trails where you can have a view of the Taal Volcano. You can also rent a cottage and use the grill for barbecues or spend the night in their dormitory-style rooms or cottage suites. Tagaytay’s Picnic Grove is an ideal place for an inexpensive family picnic and get together. You can also head to the newly renovated Taal Vista Hotel, a beautiful hotel with 86 guest rooms, a restaurant and a spectacular view of the Taal Lake and Volcano. You can also try your luck at the Casino Filipino, located within the hotel’s premises and the arcade center where children can enjoy games and eat fast food. Further down the main road you can find the Residence Inn. This is a perfect place for wholesome family fun where you can find a mini zoo with a fascinating collection of fauna, a souvenir shop, a children’s playground, a restaurant which offers seafood dishes and a Japanese Friendship Garden filled with ornamental plants and flowers. Other places to visit in Tagaytay include the Palace in the Sky which was originally made to be a presidential guest house for the former president Ferdinand Marcos. This complex was not completed but it is open to the public as a perfect vantage point for viewing a 360 degree profile of Taal Volcano and Tagaytay City. There is also the Flower Farm in Barangay Guinhawa, just 10 minutes away from the main highway. The 5-hectare farm boasts a variety of colorful and gorgeous flowers from chrysanthemums, gerberas, roses, carnations to anthuriums. For quiet reflection and meditation you can go to St. Anne’s Shrine in Barangay Sungay, a jeepney ride away from the city center. Here you can find a small garden where the grotto of the Saint and the child Mary stands and inside the life-sized statue is a relic of the saint that is believed to have the power to heal people. The trimmed hedges and flower beds are well-cared for and add to the quiet and meditative charm of the shrine. COMMENTS |
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