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Municipality in Pampanga, Philippines
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Magalang Church
Magalang's main Roman Catholic church, built in its present style in 1866.
An obelisk-like structure built by the Spanish to serve as a "sun telegraph" that transmitted Morse code messages using the sun's rays. It is one of a few remains of an extensive Spanish military communications and watchtower system in Central Luzon and was later used to store and manufacture sugar.
One of a few civic buildings in the Philippines that survive from the American occupation, dating back to the 1920s.
Meaning "Holy Mountain, Way of the Cross" in Kapampangan, it is a religious complex at the foot of Mount Arayat that attracts pilgrims during the Lenten season for its 14 Stations of the Cross laid out across a trail that culminates in a statue of a risen Jesus Christ.
One of the better-designed and maintained town squares in the Philippines, featuring a large gazebo, civic monuments to local heroes and other noteworthy achievements, and a statue of a carabao.
A colonial-era residence converted into a clinic.
A colonial-era residence.
A colonial-era residence inside a secluded compound that was also used as a filming location for some domestic period films.
A Spanish-era residence belonging to a minor branch of the Aquino political dynasty in neighboring Concepcion, Tarlac. The view is partially obscured by mango trees.
A colonial-era residence whose ground floor has been leased out to commercial establishments.
Magalang's annual festival, coinciding with the feast of its patron saint, Bartholomew and dedicated to the local delicacy, crickets (camaru in Kapampangan)
The main recreational aviation club in Central Luzon, offering short flying, paragliding and related activities. The club's facilities also include a cafe and swimming pool.
Cafe with cakes and snacks.
Hotel with eponymous cafe and restaurant.
From Manila, take a right turn at the Angeles exit of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX). Capillary roads also connect Magalang with Mabalacat, Arayat, Santa Ana, and San Fernando via Mexico, and Concepcion in Tarlac.
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