exploring liliw

Liliw is located in the province of Laguna. It is a small town nestled at the foot of Mt.Banahaw.Gat Tayaw is the founder of the town. Liliw got its name from a bird. Legend dictates that a bamboo pole was erected to name the town after the bird that would first alight at the top . However, an unknown/alien/nameless beautiful bird alighted on the pole and chirped "Liw, Liw, Liw". . that's how it became known as "Liliw"


Liliw is known to be "The Slipper Capital of the Philippines".It is considered as a tourist destination for many reasons:
*St. John the Baptist Parish Church-one of the oldest churches in the Philippines. Known for its red bricks.
*Footwear (sandals and slippers) price starts at P70.00 -P 500pesos for female. For male price starts at P110.00 -P500. 00 .Tsinelas festival is held every month of April.
*Native Delicacies (uraro, kinakaw,sampaloc candies, "sinantulan/inalamangan")*Resorts (Liliw Resort, Batis ng Liliw, DJRG Resort-cold water spring)
*Restaurants (Arabella,Bez' Paminggalan, Chef Mau, Liliw Fastfood,Ate Nene's )Local *Local Wine (Lambanog)




It would take 3-4 hours from manila to get here depending on the traffic. Drive to the end of South Luzon Expressway and pass through Calamba, Los Banos, Bay, Santa Cruz, Magdalena and finally...Liliw.OR exit at Batangas proceed to Sto.Tomas towards San Pablo City. Pass through Alaminos,SanPablo towards Rizal, Nagcarlan and finally Liliw.