Calbayog Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city of the Philippines in the province of Samar
About Calbayog
With an area of880km(340sqmi), Calbayog is one of the largest cities in the Philippines by land area. Most of the city sits on the coast, and the rest being sea and rainforest. It is a commercial center of Samar Province; it has an airport and seaport, and Calbayog city proper hosts most commercial activity. Calbayog started as one of the earliest settlements in Samar island, the village ofTiaybang. Tiaybang is named after a river of the same name, but a flood forced its residents to move the community intoJibatang, after another river. Jesuit missionaries assigned to Samar first arrived in the 17th century, and that time, Jibatang took its present name. Calbayog was avisita, a large village with a single chapel, and abarrioof Capul. Its first church is built in Malabungto, and is made of
Top Attractions in Calbayog
Explore the best things to see and do in Calbayog:
- ★Bagacay Beach
- ★Bangon-Bugtong Falls
- ★Binaliw Isle
- ★Bolongto Cave
- ★Danao Cave
- ★Guinogo-an Cave
- ★Lologayan Falls
- ★Malajog Beach
Where to Eat in Calbayog
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Cafe Dania
- 🍴Fusion Cafe
- 🍴Hello Po
Where to Stay in Calbayog
- 🏨Ciriaco Hotel
- 🏨IS Plant hotel
- 🏨Marju Kristel Resort Hotel
- 🏨Meldas Lodge
- 🏨San Joaquin Inn
- 🏨Sigma Lodge
Calbayog Travel Guide Sections
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