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Municipality in Pampanga, Philippines
Photo: National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Arayat is a town in northern Pampanga, Philippines. It is named after the eponymous inactive volcano that looms over it.
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Bunduk ning Alaya
A looming inactive volcano that also contains the largest stretch of forested jungle between the Zambales and Sierra Madre Mountains. The mountain is part of a protected reserve known as Mount Arayat National Park. However, access to the area is partially restricted due to rudimentary facilities and landslides that have disrupted the usual hiking trails.
Arayat Church
Arayat's main Roman Catholic church, built in the Renaissance style during the Spanish era in 1753.
Calo-Medina Ancestral House
A Spanish-era private residence dating from 1840.
A colonial era residence built in 1926.
Meaning "Stone House" in Kapampangan, it is a residence designed and built by local artist Jesus Padilla using cement and pulverized rocks from nearby Mount Arayat and modeled after Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
A cascade at the foot of Mount Arayat.
Samia Chapel, Medina Chapel
A Spanish-era chapel.
An ecotourism venue at the foot of Mount Arayat featuring forest groves and a man-made reservoir.
A restaurant serving Taiwanese cuisine, including xiao long bao.
From Manila, take the San Fernando exit along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) leading to the Gapan-Olongapo Road, also known as Jose Abad Santos Avenue (JASA), then turn left towards Arayat, passing through Mexico and…
Read in the guideDowntown Arayat is at a junction between JASA on one side, and the road leading to Magalang and Angeles City on the other, which in turn has a junction west of town with bypass roads leading separately to Mexico and…
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