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Lian is a municipality in Batangas, just south of Nasugbu.
Understand
[edit | edit source]Lian was named after the Chinese traders who were said to have been the town's first settlers. It is home to about 57,000 people (census, 1 July 2024) 
Get in
[edit | edit source]Lian is directly connected to Metro Manila by bus.
Get around
[edit | edit source]Tricycles are the main form of public transportation within town.
See
[edit | edit source]- 1 Archiocesan Shrine of St. John the Baptist, J.P. Rizal Street, Barangay Cuatro (Poblacion), ☏ +63 995 512 9914. Lian's main Roman Catholic church.
Do
[edit | edit source]- 1 Matabungkay (13 km from the town proper). Lian's major tourist destination is the white sand beaches at barangay Matabungkay. It is originally a beach discovered by Germans living in Manila in the 1950s until it became a tourist destination for residents from Manila.
Events
[edit | edit source]The municipality has a local fiesta in devotion to John the Baptist in the town centre. Another major fiesta is held in Matabungkay, the Balsa festival.
Buy
[edit | edit source]- 1 Lian Public Market, Kapitan Isko Street, Barangay 2.
Eat
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[edit | edit source]Sleep
[edit | edit source]- 1 Matabungkay Beach Resort, Matabungkay, ☏ +63 917 834 1269. Its rooms are all equipped with spacious verandas, air conditioning, and a private bathroom. Also on premises are drink and food, function rooms, a spa, and a steam sauna.
- 2 The Coral Beach Club, Matabungkay, ☏ +63 917 901 4634. Less than 2 hours drive from Manila. European and Asian cuisines, a pool and jacuzzi, a hot stones massage, and a hair salon are available on premises, and the Calatagan Golf Club is nearby. ₱1,999.
Connect
[edit | edit source]The town's postal code is 4216.
Go next
[edit | edit source]- Calatagan, another resort town, 25 kilometers south