Villa Escudero is located just half an hour from the city of San Pablo and about two hours from the Philippine capital - Manila . Many tourists are eager to get here to see for themselves the lives of the past centuries of the Filipino people, the local traditions and at the same time have a good rest in the picturesque nature . According to the history of the estate, it was built in the 19th century and belonged to the famous almost all the Philippines couple Escudero . Spouses successfully farmed, special plantations and at the same time traveled the world, bringing from the trips all sorts of gizmos that can now be seen in the museum of the villa . After the death of the spouses, the descendants decided to make the ethnographic landmark of the Philippines from the estate, and it seems that they succeeded .

Today, at the Villa Escudero, besides the mansion itself, there is the above-mentioned museum, which displays items of everyday life, as well as clothing, jewelry, coins and banknotes of the 19th century, works of art and other exhibits from the colonial era . But delight the tourists who come to Villa Escudero, rather, do not cause the museum, and the local restaurant-waterfall . Just imagine: the tables of the restaurant are not located in the traditional banquet hall, but in the open air and right at the present waterfall . Visitors are eating under sound and flowing water flows, which, by the way, gently reaches the tables and is washed by the cool feet of the guests .

Tourists, accustomed to the extreme, can rent bamboo rafts at Villa Escudero and make a real rafting on located next to the lake . By the way, the guests of the manor can also ride a lot of bicycles, play table tennis and fish . To stay in the villa of Escudero for a long time to remember foreigners, here every week there are national events with songs, dances and, bright Filipino apparels and using national musical instruments . If desired, couples in love can even play a wedding in a villa in the Filipino tradition!

Another pride of Villa Escudero is the garden of birds. There are about 600 (!) Species of birds, living both in the Philippines and those brought from other countries. Birds do not sit in cages, but freely move through the territory of the manor and are very curious about tourists.

The villa of Escudero from San Pablo can be reached by many regular buses, the journey time will take about 25 minutes. They are usually delivered to the settlement of Tiaong, which, in turn, is located five kilometers from the manor. The rest of the way can be overcome on foot or by taxi.

All prices are for July 2014