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(p132) Subic Bay Mt Pinatubo Corregidor are themajorattraction. Tagaytay Anilao San Pablo Pagsanjan AROUND MANILA 115 Atimonan Park Bay National Legazpi (350km) Lamon To Naga (260km); Mauban Bay Malicbay Tayabas Islands Pagbilao Tayabas Pagbilao Magdapio Falls Sampaloc Infanta Lucena de Lucban Mt Banahaw Paete Siniloan 00 20 miles 40 km Pagsanjan Lucban (2177m) Mt Banahaw Majayjay Cruz Santa Lumban Mt San Cristobal Bataan San Pablo San Juán Umiray River Laiya Tanay Dolores Umiray Mt Irid (1468m) (1369m) Island Talim Tiaong Mt Sumao Calauan Bay STAR Los Baños Lobo Rosario Expressway Alaminos de Calamba Antipolo The Spanish were the first to exploit to exploit the first The Spanish were Public transportation is readily available available Public transportation is readily Tanauan Lipa Taytay Binangonan Montalban Catabaza Rosa In the decades after WWII, many of the visi- many of WWII, In the decades after now but history buffs and veterans, were tors out here most it’s mostly locals who venture sweeping views. to enjoy the island and its defence line of as the ideal first Corregidor for all destinations covered here, but works here, for all destinations covered destination in mind, a single best if you have Subic Bay. as Anilao, Batangassuch pier or CORREGIDOR 48km (Corrector), Corregidor of The island to as ‘The referred and often Manila west of Rock,’ is a popular day trip from the capital. Santa Morong Mt (957m) Marikina Biñan (1144m) Makiling Mt Magulot San Tabangao San José Muntinlupa Makati Benito Del Monte Alabang To Puerto Cuenca Mt City Galera (12km) (750m) Sungay Las Piñas Talisay Quezon Lake Taal Norzagaray Carmona (245km) San Miguel Taal Zapote San Nicolas To Banaue Santa Maria Volcano San Ildefonso Mabini Taal Pisa Baliuag (SLEX) Palapala (Baliwag) Silang Subic Baclaran Expressway South Plaridel Parañaque Pasay City Bañaga Gapan Kawit Trece Agoncillo Lemery Tagaytay Anilao Martirez Dasmariñas San Luis Valenzuela (NLEX) MANILA Bocaue Tanza Ligpo Point Expressway North Luzon Arayat Cabiao Pulilan Island Bagalangit

Mt Bay Ferry Maricaban San Fernando Balayan Manila (810m) Batulao Magallanes Malolos Mt Maragondon Lian Arayat (1026m) Balibago Ternate Sombrero Island Limay To Tarlac (12km); Dau Orion Cabcaben Pilar Baguio (135km); Vigan Balanga (287km); Sagada (305km) Porac Orani Abucay Calatagan CORREGIDOR Corregidor Mt Hermosa Santa Rita Passage (1388m) Angeles Clark Mariveles Capas Maya-Maya Airport Mabalacat Golo Island Bamban Island Fortune (553m) Bataan Mt Natib (1253m) Peninsula Mt Samat Floridablanca Dinalupihan Mariveles Ambil Island

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Barrio Barretto the San Diego (1450m) Subic-Clark-Tarlac Subic AROUND MANILA AROUND Mt Pinatubo To Iba (55km); Santa Cruz (75km); Alaminos (120km)

Subic Bay Getting There & Around Getting There & Around More than perhaps anywhere else in the anywhere than perhaps More and inaccessible by public transport. and inaccessible by and Lake Taal are pleasant, and provide many pleasant, and provide are and Lake Taal the highway them well off many of diversions, atively uncrowded roads that make for pleas- uncrowded roads that make atively ant driving. The loops around Mt Banahaw Subic Bay from Manila (from three to two (from three Subic Bay from Manila Off some scenic, rel- hours). the highways are roads. A third modern tollway – the Subic– (SCTEX) Expressway – opened Clark–Tarlac the trip toin 2008 and trimmed an hour off (NLEX) and the newly expanded South Luzon (SLEX)Expressway wide, modern toll – are accessed by private vehicle. The main roads The main accessed vehicle. by private Expressway – the North Luzon Manila out of lonelyplanet.com , the area around Manila is best Manila around the area Philippines,

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