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Dolores is a town in western Quezon. Situated at the foot of the Mount Banahaw range, it is a primarily agricultural town that is also a pilgrimage site for animists and syncretics who believe in Banahaw's spiritual prowess.
Understand
[edit | edit source]Dolores was founded in 1834, having been previously a barrio of Tiaong. It lies at the foot of two inactive volcanoes: Mounts Banahaw and San Cristobal. Banahaw has long been seen as a holy mountain by the natives and is a popular pilgrimage site for centuries. In contrast, San Cristobal is said to be the complete opposite of Banahaw, having been dubbed the "Devil's Mountain" for malevolent entities said to inhabit its slopes.
It is home to about 33,000 people (census, 1 July 2024) 
Get in
[edit | edit source]Dolores is bypassed by the Maharlika Highway (Manila South Road, numbered Route 1/AH26). The main routes into town are two roads connecting it with the highway, one from San Pablo in Laguna province and another from Tiaong.
There are jeepneys connecting Dolores with San Pablo and Tiaong.
Dolores will be served by one exit in Tiaong on the South Luzon Expressway extension to Lucena, the capital of Quezon.
Get around
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The town proper is fairly small, and easily explored by foot. Tricycles connect Dolores town proper with other barangays.
See
[edit | edit source]- 1 Parish and National Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows (Dolores Church), Cauyan Street, ☏ +63 921 763 0786, pnsourladyofsorrows.rcdlucena@gmail.com. The main Roman Catholic church in Dolores.
- 2 Bangkong Kahoy Valley, Kinabuhayan. A secluded, forested valley between Mounts Banahaw and San Cristobal that is home to campsites, natural springs and other attractions deemed holy by Banahaw pilgrims.
- 3 Lake Gunao, Dagatan. A volcanic crater lake near the Tiaong-Dolores Road west of downtown Dolores. 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 fewer tourist infrastructures.
- 4 Mount San Cristobal. A towering 1,470 metres (4,820 ft) inactive volcano along the boundary with Laguna. Situated alongside Mount Banahaw, a religious pilgrimage site, it is said to be the mountain's "evil twin", having been dubbed the "Devil's Mountain" for malevolent entities said to inhabit its slopes.
- 5 Mount Banahaw. An inactive volcano straddling the provinces of Laguna and Quezon. At 2,170 metres (7,120 ft), it is the highest mountain in the Calabarzon region, and a sacred monument for the Tagalog people.
Do
[edit | edit source]Buy
[edit | edit source]- 1 Dolores Public Market, Cauyan Street, Bagong Anyo.
Eat
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[edit | edit source]Sleep
[edit | edit source]- 1 Bato Springs Resort, San Cristobal, ☏ +63 926 582 2822, batospringsresort@gmail.com.