► CAGSAWA RUINS

CAGSAWA RUINS: From Lignon Hills take the short cut via airport road, travel another 10 minutes and you'll find yourself in Cagsawa Ruins' site. There is actually nothing there but the remaining half buried Bell Tower and the frame of the old convent where the nuns who once served there dwelled. It is the view of beautiful Mayon Volcano on the background that mesmerizes everyone who visits this ruins. Mayon Volcano's eruption in 1814 was what devastated the entire town of Cagsawa. In fact, it buried many people alive as they were said to be trapped inside their houses when the lava spewed by Mayon Volcano flowed towards this particular town thus burying it after a series mischievous booms. Ironically though, it was the news about Cagsawa's annihilation in the year 1814 that paved the way for the majestic beauty of Mayon Volcano to get noticed around the world. Since the day the world heard of what happened to the poor town of Cagsawa because of Mayon's eruption, the first picture that comes into their minds whenever Bicol gets mentioned is the image of a proud cone-shaped volcano with Cagsawa Ruins and an old church Bell Tower half-buried at the foot of it. (famous Bicol's emblem)