“After days in Catanduanes and a detour in Tabaco City, my next stop was Legaspi City, the Capital of Albay Province. I was lost but manage to find the way to the hostel. My first day was tiring and fulfilling able to visit a new place and experience it’s soul. For the second day I was able to visit nearby towns, I just planned to stay here for 3 days but was extended to another day due to the Typhoon that ravage the region.”
A Brief History of Legazpi City, Albay
Legazpi started as a barangay called Sawangan (the present location of Legazpi Port). Its inhabitants were mostly fishermen and farmers. In 1587, Franciscan friars of the Doctrina of Cagsawa began to convert the settlement to Christianity; in 1616, they transformed it into a separate town and parish called “Albay.” Its first parish priest built a small chapel and established the “Mission de San Gregorio Magno de Sawangan.” Source: https://legazpi.gov.ph/history-of-legzpi/
Downtown of Legazpi City along F. Imperial St.
Mt Mayon Volcano from the Pier Area
Battle of Legazpi Pylon
Church of Legazpi Historical Marker
The Legazpi Church
Rizal Monument in Front of Legazpi Church
San Gregorio Magno Church
The City Hall beside the Plaza
The Plaza with the View of Mayon Volcano in a clear sky
The Provincial Capitol of Albay
The Legazpi Boulevard with its Black Sand Beach
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