Majayjay's colonial era municipal hall burned down sometime in the 20th century and was abandoned in favor of a new site near Majayjay Church. Nevertheless, the old building's shell remains as an imposing ruin, with the stairs and parts of its portico still intact.
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Majayjay Church
The only Catholic basilica in Laguna and a national cultural treasure, Majayjay's church burned down several times during the Spanish era, with the last being in 1711. Instead of razing the structure, its priest instead ordered the ruins to be encased inside a -thick layer of brick and plastered in pink, resulting the façade exuding a fortress-like aura. The interior contains an ornate altar and an upper-level catwalk that rings the nave. Unlike most Spanish-era churches in the Philippines, the basilica was built in the Romanesque style. The parish office sells some souvenirs.
An 18th-century chapel containing a venerated image of the Virgin Mary.
Puente del Capricho
In the 19th century, a Spanish priest ordered his parishioners to build a bridge connecting Majayjay and Magdalena over the Pagsanjan River. He treated his workers badly and frequently whipped them in the buttocks, hence its name (Tulay Pigi literally means Buttocks Bridge, while Puente del Capricho literally means Bridge of Caprice). This ultimately backfired, and the bridge was left unfinished as Majayjay was depopulated by residents fleeing from the priest's abuses. The bridge's overgrown state and missing span, which was later filled with a steel contraption, is best admired from the bottom of the structure.
Placed beside the Olla (Santa Cruz) river, this was where the Nuestra Señora de Porteria image was originally thought to have been placed before the chapel in the town center was built.
A privately-owned zoo with more than 900 animals in the woods outside town.
A cold stream running from Mount Banahaw. At the gorge surrounding Dalitiwan Bridge are two resorts allowing access to the stream and partially channeling the waters to create man-made cascades and rock pools.