Bicol

Food:
1. Sinarapan – is considered as the world’s smallest commercially
harvested edible fish. Thriving in the waters of Danao Lake in
Polangui, this is best cooked as ukoy (fritters).

2. Pinangat – it is a combination of fresh taro leaves, creamy

coconut milk, a few grams of pork, meat, or shrimp, and the
assortment of flavorful spices. It is popular in the town of
Camalig.

3. Albay Ice Cream Collection – it is said that there are 13 flavors

of ice cream from tinutungan to pili to gabi to malunggay to sili. It
is popular in Daraga.
4. Adelina’s chocolate with Pili – it is named after the governor
Joey Salceda’s mother. One of the pasalubongs of the Camalig.

5. Kinunot – is a spicy appetizer which ingredients include shark

meat or sting ray meat. It is cooked with coconut cream and
malunggay or moringo leaves.

Albay
Festivals:
1. Daragang Magayon Festival – is a yearly celebration derived
from the legend of the Mayon Volcano to honor the province’s
bounty and beauty.
2. Ibalong Festival – it is celebrated at the second week of
October in Legazpi City. A week-long festivity recounting the
brave exploits of the heroes of Ibalong or prehistoric Bicol. The
festival is highlighted by a street parade recreating the classic
battles between heroes and beasts of Ibalong.

3. Tabak Festival- it is celebrated at the last week of March in

Tabaco City. A week-long activity held in time with the City’s
Foundation Anniversary. Street presentation depicting the city’s
legend, trade fairs of the growing cutlery industry, woodcraft
and pili, colorful parades and the Mutya ng Tabak Search
highlights the event.

4. Coron Festival – it is held on the third week of August in Tiwi,

Albay. A showcase of events highlighted by a street presentation
participated in by the town’s different public and private schools
and sectors gives a week of fun and merriment to visitors and
locals. The religious package of devotion and prayer in honor of
Albay’s patroness, Nuestra Señora de Salvacion (Our Lady of
Salvation), is the peak event of the festival, colorfully drawing
thousands of devotees and religious groups through a long
maritime procession of different local sea vessels on the sea
spray of the serene Pacific ocean going to the quiet barangay of
Joroan, the home of the miraculous image.

5. Kadagatan Festival – it is held on Black Saturday of Bacacay,

Albay. Formerly called the Bancathon race, the festival is a water
sport activity participated in by fishermen from the different
municipalities of Albay aimed to give recognition and at the same
time provide a venue to the fishermen to show their strength,
skills, and contributions to the socio-economic development of the
region.

Tourist Spots:
1. Mayon Volcano - No other volcano in the world has a cone as
perfectly shaped as Mayon. Towering at almost 8,000 feet above
sea level, it lies at the center of the three cities and 15
municipalities of Albay.

2. Vera Falls - It is set amidst a backdrop of diverse flora and

fauna within the richly forested Mt. Malinao. The cascades of
water located at the bottom of a ravine in Barangay Bulang drop
25 meters into a crystal clear blue lagoon.

3. Kawa-Kawa Hill - has a concave or cratered top instead of a

convex or rounded one. It got its name from this curious shape
that resembles a “kawa” or cauldron. This hill in California Village,
Barangay Tuburan, Ligao is 236 meters high. 
4. Japanese tunnels - This network of subway passages
constructed by Japanese soldiers in Camalig, Albay served as
their pathway to the different parts of the province and refuge
from American bombings.

5. Cagraray EcoPark - is a nature camp on Cagraray Island, which

is connected to mainland Albay by the Sula Bridge. It offers
adventure activities such was wall climbing and zipline rides.

Dresses: