San Jose del Monte

Worth seeing in and around San Jose del Monte

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Immaculate Conception Parish Church

   The Minor Basilica and Parish of La Purísima Concepción, locally known as Santa Maria Church, is a Roman Catholic Minor Basilica in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines. The shrine is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception.

   9.1 km · Roman Catholic parish church in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Santo Rosario Sapang Palay College

   Sto. Rosario Sapang Palay College, Inc.

   6.6 km · private college in Bulacan, Philippines · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Divine Mercy Statue

   The Divine Mercy Statue in Marilao, Bulacan, is a 45.72 m Roman Catholic monument to Jesus Christ as the Divine Mercy. It is the tallest statue of the Divine Mercy in the Philippines.

   8.5 km · Roman Catholic monument of Jesus Christ in the Philippines · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto Shrine, San Jose del Monte

   Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto Shrine is a Roman Catholic pilgrimage site in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, Philippines. The shrine was established on February 11, 1965, by Horacio Guanzon and Anita Guidote-Guanzon, whose family had it donated to the Diocese of Malolos on July 20, 2024.

   2.7 km · Roman Catholic pilgrimage site · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Fairview Terraces

   Ayala Malls Fairview Terraces, also known as Fairview Terraces, is a shopping mall in Quezon City, Philippines, owned by the Ayala Malls group. It opened on February 28, 2014, and has a floor area of 135,000 m2, making it the third largest Ayala Malls in Quezon City after TriNoma and U.P. Town Center.

   8.3 km · shopping mall in Quezon City, Philippines · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Robinsons Novaliches

   Robinsons Novaliches, is a shopping mall in Fairview, Quezon City owned and operated by Robinsons Malls, the second largest mall operator in the Philippines. This mall was opened on October 12, 2001.

   8.3 km · shopping mall in Quezon City, Philippines · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Church

   Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, also known as Nuestra Señora del Carmen Parish, is a Roman Catholic church situated in Km. 38, Barangay Pulong Buhangin, Santa Maria, in the province of Bulacan, Philippines.

   8.4 km · church in Bulacan, Philippines · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Caloocan Sports Complex

   The Caloocan Sports Complex is a sports complex located in Bagumbong, Caloocan, Philippines. The first of its kind in the city, it consists of a 3,000-seater indoor sporting arena, semi-Olympic-sized swimming pool, tennis courts, a jogging path, twelve gazebos, leisure park, and badminton court.

   7.2 km · Indoor Arena in Caloocan City, Philippines · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy

   The National Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of Mercy is a Roman Catholic church under the Diocese of Novaliches in the Philippines. It is the oldest parish in the diocese, established in 1856 by the Augustinian missionaries from Spain.

   9.8 km · church in Quezon City, Philippines · Wikipedia
10. 10
    SM City Fairview

    SM City Fairview is a large shopping mall located in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings.

    8.6 km · shopping mall in the Philippines · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Kaytitinga Falls

   The way to Kaytitinga Falls is not well-developed that leads to non-accessibility of the trail.

2. 02
   Angat Watershed Forest Reserve

   A portion of the reserve extends into SJDM.

3. 03
   Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto Shrine

   A pilgrimage site often visited by Roman Catholic devotees during Holy Week, distinguished by its spire and curving ramps around it.

4. 04
   Mount Balagbag
5. 05
   Padre Pio Mountain of Healing

   Paradise III, padrepiobulacanofficial@gmail.com.

From Wikivoyage: San Jose del Monte, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Grotto Vista Resort

   Governor Fortunato Halili Road, Graceville, toll-free: +63 44 815 0944, grottovistaresort.official@gmail.com.

2. 02
   Los Arcos De Hermano Resort

   School Road, Tungkong Mangga.

From Wikivoyage: San Jose del Monte, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Kubyertos Restaurant

   Sitio Gulod, Santa Maria-San Jose Road, Sapang Palay Proper, kubyertos0208@gmail.com.

From Wikivoyage: San Jose del Monte, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to San Jose del Monte

Airports

Ninoy Aquino (MNL), 34 km · Clark / Clark Air Base (CRK), 67 km · Subic Bay / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS), 83 km

Stations

Mindanao Avenue MRT Station, 8.7 km · Sacred Heart MRT Station, 7.4 km

• Mabalacat → San Jose del Monte

  68 km · quickest by road, 1h 48m · ₱175–235
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• Olongapo → San Jose del Monte

  82 km · quickest by road, 2h 49m · ₱260–345
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• Legazpi → San Jose del Monte

  345 km · quickest by air, 5h 15m · ₱3,320–5,120
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