Tagaytay City is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Philippines. It is only 55kms away from Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. There are many routes that you can ply to go to Tagaytay, the most famous of which is you travel south via the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and exit at Sta. Rosa. Upon paying the toll, turn right and go straight up to Tagaytay City via Silang. Tagaytay City is part of the province of Cavite.
Tagaytay is very famous for its retreat houses because of the calm and serene atmosphere. It also has a very cool and comfortable atmosphere due to its high altitude as compared to Manila. It is over-looking the famous Taal Volcano and its lake that surrounds it. This is where you can also find the best restaurants as they offer very delicious dishes ranging from different cuisines such as Italian, American, Filipino (Native), Japanese and etc.
We always go to Tagaytay to escape the heat and the rush of Metro Manila but have we stopped at check the history of the place? Well, upon my research using wikipedia, it gives a short narrative history of Tagaytay. It goes: Legend has it that the word Tagaytay came from "taga" meaning to cut and "itay" which means father. A father and son were said to be on a wild boar hunt when the animal they were chasing turned and attacked them. As the boar charged towards the old man, the son cried "taga itay!". The boy's repeated shout reverberated in the alleys of the ridge. Heard by the residents, hunters and wood gatherers, the cries became subject of conversation for several days in th countryside. In time, the place where the shouts came from became known as TAGAYTAY.
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