Indang is a municipality, an inland tourist destination at the southern part of Cavite. The town center houses the Spanish-era church, the public market, and the main campus of Cavite State University; the resorts are scattered around the 32 barangays.
Understand
[edit]Indang sits at the center of Cavite, nestled between the highlands near Tagaytay and the northern plains to the north. It is quite isolated and off the beaten track, that it was the hiding spot of revolutionary leader Andres Bonifacio during the Philippine Revolution in 1897, when he was accused of treachery over his alleged order to burn down Indang, but his whereabouts was still discovered by Emilio Aguinaldo, his nemesis.
The municipality is composed of a town center, and over 32 rural barangays. Its resident population is augmented by the student body at Cavite State University.
Get in
[edit]Reaching Indang can be challenging, due to its relative isolation, but it is connected to the rest of the province by well-paved highways. There are buses to Indang, but they can be slower and departures are infrequent due to low demand.
By car
[edit]Indang might be only easily reached by driving. From the north, there is the Trece Martires-Indang Road (Route 404), which connects with the east-west Governor's Drive and is the most direct route. Route 402 (Tagaytay-Mendez and Mendez-Indang roads) is the second most useful road, especially when coming from Tagaytay. From the east, there is the more remote Silang-Amadeo-Indang provincial road, while concreted, has many curves and roadside villages, not for the faint-hearted driver.
By bus
[edit]Buses come to and from Manila, at the southwest bus station at Parañaque. They usually park beside the old municipal hall of Indang.
- Blessed Grace Transport.
- Ferdinand Transport. Trips from Parañaque via Trece Martires.
By jeep
[edit]Jeepneys connect Indang with Trece Martires. A separate route leads from Tagaytay via Mendez. All jeepneys terminate at the consolidated transport terminal in the town center beside Coronel Plaza, El Paseo and Indang Church. Unlike other towns, jeepneys are only allowed to pick up or drop off passengers in designated stops in Indang.
- 1 Indang Transport Terminal, San Miguel corner De Ocampo Streets, Poblacion 3.
Get around
[edit]From the town center, there are tricycles to different barangays at the aforementioned consolidated transport terminal beside the public market.
See
[edit]- 1 Andres Bonifacio Monument, Indang-Silang Road, Limbon. Andres Bonifacio went into hiding in Indang from the Magdalo faction of the Katipunan, but he was captured in 1897 at the barrio of Limbon. A monument and a historical marker is erected at the approximate location where Bonifacio was during his capture.
- 2 Indang Church (Saint Gregory the Great Parish Church), A. Mabini Street, Poblacion 3. Indang's central parish church, dating back to 1625. It was originally a chapel, and the present Baroque church, which has galvanized iron roofing and exquisite ceiling and wall paintings, dates back to 1953, rebuilt from the original destroyed during the Philippine Revolution.
- 3 Old Municipal Hall, Indang Town Plaza, Poblacion (Facing Indang Church). One of the few surviving municipal buildings from the 19th century, it was where Andres and Procopio Bonifacio were detained immediately after their capture from Barrio Limbon in 1897 before being transferred to Naic. It is now a local history museum.
- 4 Laya at Diwa, Indang-Trece Martires Road. Meaning "Freedom and Spirit", it is a granite monument depicting a grouping of upright nude figures at the entrance to Cavite State University and surrounded by a wide park that is the only area of the campus open to the public.
- 5 Saint Anthony Falls, Alfonso-Indang Road, Kaytambog (from the highway, travel along a short, unpaved road for 200 metres (660 ft)). A two-tier waterfall that was partially dammed upstream to create rock basins for swimming.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]- 1 Indang Public Market, J. Dimabiling Street, Barangay 4 (near new Indang Municipal Hall).
- 2 El Paseo, A. Mabini corner San Miguel Street, Poblacion 3 (beside Indang Church). A mini-mall with a drugstore and Jollibee.
- 3 Coronel Plaza, San Miguel corner De Ocampo Street, Poblacion 3 (beside Indang Transport Terminal and El Paseo). A two-storey covered market arcade.
Eat
[edit]Drink
[edit]- 1 Siglo Cafe, 337 Narra Street Kayquit 3, ☏ +63 926 480 0645, [email protected]. 10AM-9PM.
- 2 Pio De Roda Cafe Indang, 508 De Ocampo St, ☏ +63 46 415 0390, [email protected]. 8AM-8PM.
- 3 Cafe Hermano, 025 H.Ilagan St. (formerly Plaridel street), Brgy. Poblacion 1, ☏ +63 927 814 7525, [email protected]. 11AM-8PM.
- 4 Little HQ Cafe, Kalikhasan Leisure Farm, ☏ +63 919 818 6165, [email protected]. 7AM-10PM.
- 5 Kape-Fied, ☏ +63 995 014 3471, [email protected].
- 6 Cafe Juana, 12 - Mendez Street, Mahabangkahoy Cerca, ☏ +63 969 254 1255. 11AM-8PM.
- 7 Fiore Café, Alfonso, ☏ +63 956 475 1586, [email protected]. 10AM-7PM.
- 8 Moji x Cafe, ☏ +63 945 679 3950, [email protected]. 11AM-11PM.
- 9 Daily Dose - Indang, ☏ +63 968 361 4034, [email protected]. Always open.
- 10 PILO Cafe, Purok 1 Bancod, ☏ +63 965 116 8562.
Sleep
[edit]Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Indang |
| Tanza ← Trece Martires ← | N  S
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→ END |
| END ← | N  S
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→ Mendez → Tagaytay |