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Highly-urbanized city in Calabarzon, Philippines
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Lucena is a city in Quezon Province, and the provincial capital.
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A grand Neoclassical building that houses the provincial government offices of Quezon province. It dates back to 1908, and is a National Historical Site. Perfect place to get your photo with Quezon marker sign.
Saint Ferdinand Cathedral
The seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena, built in a Baroque style during the Spanish era in 1882.
Villa Perez
The official residence of the governor of Quezon, built during the Spanish period.
Small green space honoring former governor Don Filemon Perez with stone monuments and a playground.
Tourist attraction.
A beautiful restaurant with a great atmosphere!
Foods are affordable and delicious, Pasta, Baby Back Ribs, Fries, etc.
Great Mediterranean/Filipino street food.
This place offers quick-served, hot, tasty Lomi Batangas. It is a big and affordable serving of noodles, egg, meat, topped with chicharon, all in a thick, viscous and seasoned soup.
Grilled Porkchop and Grilled Liempo are equally delicious! Serving size was fair, price was affordable, and grilled aroma was very appetizing.
Best lechon in Lucena City.
Green Bowl refreshingly offers healthy food choices in a city where vegetable dishes are hard to find.
Value for money. Delicious.
Hamburger restaurant.
This is a good place if want to try to experience Japanese ramen. Have the Tonkotsu and Tantanmen a try and you'll definitely like it.
Japanese restaurant.
Set 3 km from the Pan-Philippine Highway, this straightforward hotel in a colorful commercial district in the city center is a 13-minute walk from the Gintong Yaman ng Quezon Museum, and 1 km from Lucena Botanical Garden.
clean and comfy. spacious bathroom, strong water pressure. has a pantry area outside the room with utensils, mugs, microwave that you can use.
A popular water park.
On a bustling street with shops and eateries, this informal hotel is 6 minutes' walk from the Dumacaa River, 14 minutes' walk from Lucena Botanical Garden and 3 km from the Pan-Philippine Highway.
In a bustling district filled with shops and eateries, this unpretentious hotel is 4 km from Lucena City bus station and 2 km from the Cathedral of Saint Ferdinand.
Pamilihang Panlungsod Ng Bagong Lucena
Has a supermarket.
Has a Metro Gaisano Supermarket.
Fresh seafood wholesale.
A members-only warehouse grocery.
By bus
To get to the city proper from the terminal, jeepneys with the route Grand Terminal-Lucena City Proper are waiting just 100 m from arrivals.
By boat
By train
Philippine National Railways has a station in Lucena for the main line between Manila and Naga, served by a daily regional train from Calamba (as of 2022). Service from Bicol remains suspended.
The Poblacion district, with streets laid out in a rough grid, is easily explored by foot, although tricycles are also prevalent.
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