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A towering massif west of Tiaong that separates the town from Batangas province.
Malepunyo Range is an inactive volcano located in Luzon. The mountain range is located between the provinces of Batangas, Laguna and Quezon. It is popular among mountaineers, and has three interconnected destinations: Mt. Malepunyo, the highest; Bagwis Peak ; and Mount Dalaga.
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A volcanic crater lake west of downtown Tiaong. It was formed as part of the Laguna Volcanic Field and is an extension of the more famous Seven Lakes of neighboring San Pablo, but is less visited and has few tourist infrastructure apart from two viewdecks.
A 1920s Art Deco mansion built for one of Tiaong's leading families but later abandoned except by a few caretakers and subsequently rumored to be haunted. While prior permission is needed from the owners to enter, the low fences allow for bystanders to admire the fountain in the front yard showing a man wrestling with a crocodile, and even peek into the glassware laid out at the dining table.
A small recreational space with civic monuments, including that of Ye Fei, a Filipino-Chinese mestizo who moved to China and rose to become a senior general and politician under the Communist regime.
Saint John the Baptist Parish Church
Tiaong's main Roman Catholic church, built during the Spanish era and extensively altered since then.
The residence of local pottery artist Ugu Bigyan, which was opened to the public in 2000 as an arts space and workshop.
Tiaong's main draw is a sprawling family-owned agricultural estate that began in 1872 as a sugarcane plantation before switching to coconuts following a blight. The hacienda was opened as a resort showcasing rural life in 1981 and features a myriad of amenities such as a museum showcasing the landowners' art collection, a reconstructed Spanish-style chapel and ancestral houses, as well as a man-made dam and natural waterfalls.