Malinao
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About Malinao
Malinao is a laidback municipality in the northeast quadrant of Albay and sandwiched between the city of Tabaco and the municipality of Tiwi located along the Legazpi-Tiwi Coastal Road. Its shoreline is facing Lagonoy Gulf.
Malinao travel guide
Understand
Malinao was founded in 1600. Between 1600 and 1616, Malinao was then part of the Diocese of Cagsawa (now Daraga). It became an independent bisita or sitio attached to Sawangan (now Legazpi) until 1619, when separate religious administration was exercised with Rev. Francisco de Santa Ana, OFM, as first pastor.
Getting there
By plane The nearest airport is in Daraga (DRP IATA).
By bus There are buses from Manila to Malinao, stopping also at other towns and cities along the way, and there are also UV Express vans from Legazpi and jeepneys from Tabaco both are Tiwi bound and stopping over at Malinao.
By car It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Legazpi and 557 kilometres (346 mi) southeast of Manila.
Getting around
Around the town center there are pedicabs while tricycles are available heading to the outlying barangays.
See
Vera Falls (Barangay Soa) - a waterfalls discovered by a priest and thus named after him.
Go next
Tabaco - just adjacent to Malinao. Legazpi - the vibrant capital city of Albay.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.