Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Liliw, Laguna Trip

NAKAKAALIW SA LILIW!
Liliw: The Footwear Capital 





LOCATION:
Liliw has a total land area of 3,910 hectares (9,700 acres). It is bounded on the northwest by Sta. Cruz; northeast by Magdalena; on the east by Majayjay; on the west by Nagcarlan; and on the south by Dolores, Quezon. It is best known for its cold water spring resorts, native homemade sweets and a sizeable shoe industry that rivals that of Marikina City.


 Map of Laguna showing the location of Liliw
map of Liliw

HOW TO GET THERE?
Via Sta. Cruz, Laguna:
Take a bus at Buendia or Cubao going to Sta. Cruz, get off at the Sta.Cruz bus station, and wait for jeepneys going to Liliw.

Via San Pablo City:
Take a bus going to Lucena and get off at San Pablo. Take a jeepney from the town proper. You will be passing the towns of Rizal and Nagcarlan through a national road before reaching Liliw.

TOURIST DESTINATIONS:


The Red Brick Liliw Church
(St. John the Baptist Church)










(pics from the facade of the Church)






(pics inside the church)

 (the church marker)

Pamahalaang Bayan ng Liliw



(outside of the city hall)




(Philippine's biggest slippers found inside the city hall)

Old Gat Tayaw Street
(The Street of Slippers)


(the slippers/shoe stores in the street)


(smallest shoes in Liliw)

 Other Tourist Attractions

Kilangin Falls

Mt. Banahaw Ecological Destination

Batis ng Liliw
formerly Corcega Resort

Liliw Resort

(I didn't have a chance to explore some of  the tourist attractions due to lack of time, I spend 1 day only in Nagcarlan, San Pablo & Liliw)


OTHER INFO'S
Products...
Slippers/Tsinelas




(the famous Edna Aragons Store)

Me at the Nick Andrew Shoe Store

Other Products



WHERE TO STAY?

Liliw Resort
(Kanlurang Bakal, Liliw)
Contact No.: (049) 563-1123


Useful Tips/Must Do:
  • After visiting Liliw, you can also visit San Pablo & Nagcarlan in just 1 day.
  • No stores accepts credit cards and cheque, bring cash.

Trivias:
  • The name Liliw was derived from the bird who sang, "liw-liw-liw". Thus the town became Liliw.
  • The town was founded by Gat Tayaw in 1571.

For more information, go to http://www.wowlaguna.com/towns-and-cities/liliw/places-to-visit-in-liliw-laguna/














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