Balayan

Balayan is a municipality, the traditional commercial center of the western part of Batangas.

Understand
Balayan served as a trading center for centuries, from the pre-colonial era as the center of a Muslim kingdom, but since the end of the Spanish and American eras, it lost its position to nearby Nasugbu.

Balayan can the most conservative area in Batangas, and life here is quite relaxed. Locals learn English at school, but will be reluctant to use it over Tagalog on everyday conversation; some elderly can still speak and understand some Spanish.

By bus
San Agustin and Erjohn and Almark operates buses out of Parañaque via Tagaytay. Batman Starexpress (BSC) has buses running between Batangas City and Nasugbu every hour.

By car
Balayan is at the junction of two highways, joining at a roundabout north of downtown:


 * Palico-Balayan-Batangas Road (N436) – The main east-west highway of the province, this connects the town with Nasugbu, Lemery and Taal, and Batangas City.
 * Balibago-Balayan Road (N409) – Connects Balayan with Calatagan.

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Balayan has some ancestral homes on its downtown, such as Casa Cacao, but they are not as much known as those in Taal.