San Pablo

Worth seeing in and around San Pablo

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
   Diocese of San Pablo

   The Diocese of San Pablo is a Roman Catholic diocese which is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Manila. Its patron saint or titular is Paul the First Hermit, the only one in the world dedicated to him.

   200 m · diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines · Wikipedia
2. 02
   San Pablo Cathedral

   The Cathedral Parish of Saint Paul the First Hermit, commonly known as San Pablo Cathedral, is the see of the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pablo located in San Pablo City, Philippines. Its titular is Saint Paul the First Hermit and its feast is celebrated every January 15.

   200 m · Roman Catholic cathedral in Laguna, Philippines · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Lake Bunot

   Lake Bunot is a volcanic crater lake and is one of the Seven Lakes of San Pablo, Laguna in the Philippines. It is located in Brgy.

   2.4 km · lake in Laguna, Philippines · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Lake Calibato

   Lake Calibato is one of the seven crater lakes collectively called Pitong Lawa or Seven Lakes of San Pablo in Laguna province in the Philippines. The lake is situated in Brgy.

   6.8 km · lake in Laguna, Philippines · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Lake Sampaloc

   Lake Sampaloc is a volcanic crater lake in Laguna on the island of Luzon. It is the largest of the Seven Lakes of San Pablo.

   1.1 km · lake in Laguna, Philippines · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Lake Palakpakin

   Lake Palakpakin is one of the Seven Lakes of San Pablo in Laguna province in the Philippines. Palakpakin is located in Brgy.

   4.7 km · lake in Laguna, Philippines · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Lake Muhikap

   Lake Mohicap is one of the seven lakes of San Pablo City, in the province of Laguna, Philippines. The lake, located in Brgy.

   5.9 km · lake in Laguna, Philippines · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Don Placido Escudero Dam

   Don Placido Escudero Dam, commonly known as Labasin Dam, is a dam located in Tiaong, Quezon, Philippines. It is considered as the first mini-hydroelectric dam in the country.

   8.7 km · gravity dam in Tiaong, Quezon, Philippines · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Mount Atimbia

   Mount Atimbia is an inactive volcano in Laguna and has an elevation of 654 metres. Mount Atimbia is situated northeast of Mount Mabilog and east of Kalisungan.

   9.8 km · mountain in Philippines · Wikipedia
10. 10
    SM City San Pablo

    SM City San Pablo is the 38th shopping mall owned by SM Prime Holdings. It is the 2nd SM Supermall in the province of Laguna.

    2.5 km · shopping mall in the Philippines · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Unlike other cities in the Philippines with a similar population, San Pablo retains a sizeable number of heritage buildings, mostly dating from the American period. Many of them are concentrated along the Capital Compound, Plaza Rizal and along Jose Rizal Avenue, which retains its original lamp posts, traffic islands and colonnaded footbridge.

1. 01
   Komikero Komiks Museum

   29 Marasigan St., cor Azcarate Circle, ilynflorese@yahoo.com.

2. 02
   Lake Sampaloc

   The largest of San Pablo's seven lakes, of volcanic origin.

3. 03
   Saint Paul the First Hermit Cathedral

   Flores Street, Poblacion, toll-free: +63 49 562 1039, spchermitsmedia@gmail.com.

4. 04
   Doña Leonila Park

   Dagatan Boulevard (Beside Old City Hall).

5. 05
   Trece Martires Shrine

   Trece Martires Street.

6. 06
   Andres Bonifacio Monument

   Trece Martires Street.

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

Where to eat

San Pablo is known for its buko pie, as well as espasol, ampaw, pinipig, kesong puti (white cheese) shing-a-ling and tamarind sweets.

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

Getting to San Pablo

Airports

Ninoy Aquino (MNL), 59 km · Subic Bay / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS), 139 km · Clark / Clark Air Base (CRK), 149 km

• Manila (Pasay) → San Pablo

  64 km · quickest by road, 1h 40m · ₱180–245
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• Olongapo → San Pablo

  141 km · quickest by road, 4h 2m · ₱485–650
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• Mabalacat → San Pablo

  152 km · quickest by road, 3h 9m · ₱400–540
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