Why visit Libon
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 3 parks and trails, 21 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
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About Libon
Libon, officially the Municipality of Libon (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Libon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Libon), is a municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 72,135 people.
From the Wikipedia article Libon, Albay (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Libon on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes21
Lila Resturant
Restaurant · 4.7 km
Ilawod Street
Mo-Su 09:00-22:00
9 more on the map.
History
The town of Libon traces its origins to the "Second Expedition of Juan de Salcedo to the Bicol Region in 1573.' Travelling through the northern passageway, Salcedo had first arrived in the region in 1571, shortly after his uncle's (Miguel Lopez de Legazpi) seizure of Manila. Legazpi had ordered his nephew to subdue the area around Manila and in the process Salcedo heard rumors that "somewhere beyond the mountains of southern Luzon was a place called Paracale with its fabulous gold mines." He spent an undisclosed amount of time searching for the rumored mines, but returned to Manila upon the orders of his uncle, vowing to return to the Bicol Region as soon as he could.
He accomplished this in early 1573. "Salcedo undertook his second trip to the Bicol Region retracing his first route and with the wealth of information that he gathered during his first arrival in the region, he led his men beyond Paracale." He continued upstream on the Bicol River upstream and reached its source, Bato Lake. On the shore of the lake Salcedo established the beginnings of a "[s]ettlement for Spaniards and named it Santiago de Libong."
From the History section of Libon, Albay on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship27
Iglesia ni Cristo - Lokal ng Bato
Church · Iglesia Ni Cristo · 7.7 km
Maharlika Highway
Iglesia niCristo - Lokal ng Polangui
Church · Iglesia Ni Cristo · 3.4 km
Maharlika Highway, Polangui
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Church · Jehovahs Witness · 5.9 km
Maharlika Highway, Polangui
Shopping10
Gas and EV charging13
Schools, colleges and libraries170
Healthcare10
Josefina Belmonte Duran Albay Provincial Hospital Polangui Extension
Hospital · 5.7 km
Map of Libon
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bicol International Airport (DRP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 33 km away.
- Polangui 5 km east, about 5 min by car
- Oas 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Bato 10 km northwest, about 10 min by car
- Ligao 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
- Iriga City 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- Nabua 14 km northwest, about 14 min by car
- Buhi 17 km northeast, about 17 min by car
- Baao 19 km northwest, about 19 min by car
- Bula 26 km northwest, about 26 min by car
- Tabaco 33 km east, about 33 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- View of Libon Albay Beach from the mountain, MarvinBikolano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Saint Anthony Padua Hall, Mark Balang, CC BY-SA 4.0
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