Santo Domingo is a municipality of the Philippines in Albay province, adjacent to the provincial capital, Legazpi and alongside the Legazpi-Tiwi coastal road. Resorts along the Santo Domingo coastline offer a wonderful view of the black beach.
Understand
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The town was once called Libog, but it was renamed Santo Domingo in 1959. It is the birthplace of the famous classic Bicolano song, Sarong Banggi, composed by Potenciano Gregorio.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]The nearest airport is in Daraga (DRP IATA).
By land
[edit]There are buses from Manila to Santo Domingo, stopping also at other towns and cities along the way, and there are also jeepneys from Legazpi at Legazpi Grand Central Terminal right in front of SM City Legazpi.
Get around
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Around the town center there are pedicabs while tricycles are available heading to the outlying barangays.
See
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- Parish of Saint Dominic of Guzman
- Mirisbiris Garden and Nature Center — Purok 3, Brgy. Salvacion
- Aguas Farm - barangay Fidel Surtida
- Reyes Beach Resort - barangay Calayucay
- Captains M Private Resort - barangay San Isidro
- Sarung Banggi Boulevard
Do
[edit]- There are some ATV rentals.
- Sarung Banggi Festival — an eight-day summer festivity immortalizing Potenciano Gregorio, Sr.'s timeless composition is held here annually in the month of May.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]There are eateries in Santo Domingo Public Market.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Tres Hijos Hotel & Resort (reservations@[email protected]), Barangay San Isidro, ☏ +63661658735, +63499906689. ₱230 (adult), ₱200 (Senior/PWD), ₱100 (Kids).
- Costa Palmera Resort ([email protected]), Purok 3, Calayucay, ☏ +639178802495 (calls only).
