Thursday, February 19, 2015

ROAD TRIP TO BICOL REGION

BICOL REGION or REGION 5 is the southernmost region in Luzon. BICOL REGION is composed of 6 provinces: CAMARINES SUR, CAMARINES NORTE, ALBAY, SORSOGON, MASBATE and CATANDUANES. 

People from BICOL REGION is called BICOLANO or BICOLANA. 

BICOL is the dialect in BICOL REGION.

BICOL REGION is the home of the beautiful MAYON VOLCANO in the province of ALBAY and the majestic MOUNT ISAROG in CAMARINES SUR.
MAGAYON is the bicol term for BEAUTIFUL which is the origin of the word MAYON.

Majority of the ROAD TRIP will be consumed in traveling the ROADS of QUEZON PROVINCE...

BICOL REGION is the home of the WORLD'S SMALLEST FISH "SINARAPAN", found in LAKE BUHI, part of CAMARINES SUR. 

NAGA CITY which is located in the province of CAMARINES SUR is considered the HEART OF BICOL REGION and famous for the PENAFRANCIA FIESTA that happens every month of SEPTEMBER.

BICOL REGION is famous for the OUR LADY OF PENAFRANCIA FESTIVAL in NAGA CITY every third week of September. But there are other festivals being celebrated in BICOL such as the IBALONG FESTIVAL in LEGAZPI, KADAGATAN FESTIVAL in ALBAY, the MAGAYON FESTIVAL in admiration of the beautiful MAYON VOLCANO, the PAGSUWAK FESTIVAL in GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, the RODEO MASBATENO in MASBATE CITY, the SARUNG BANGGI FESTIVAL in STO. DOMINGO, ALABAY among others.

Let us DISCOVER AND EXPLORE more about BICOL REGION...

How about you? Have you been to and explored BICOL REGION?

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