Nasugbu is a small town in Batangas Province on the island of Luzon. Situated on the shores of the South China Sea, it is famous for its sandy beaches and excellent opportunities for water sports, especially diving.
Perhaps Nasugbu's most popular dive spot is Treasure Island, a small private island a couple of kilometres from the town. Here you can visit the half-submerged Bat Cave or dive the Blue Holes, home to giant octopus, cuttlefish and turtles. Next to the island on the near the island, the remains of an old barge rest at the bottom of the sea, favoured by underwater photographers.
Another interesting place near Nasugbu is the Twin Islands, which are actually underwater rocks with their tops sticking out of the water. Diving into the sea, you can see colonies of coral, colourful tropical fish and real sharks. Not far away is the so-called Pink Wall, an almost vertical underwater rock covered with thousands of pink corals, with green turtles and small fish scurrying around.
To the north of the Twin Islands is Cape Fuego, off the coast of which lie the remains of a once sunken Spanish galleon. The anchor, the ropes. the anchor, ropes and chains of the ship. It's considered a good place for beginner divers.
Nasugbu itself has long remained an unremarkable provincial town, whose founding date is still unknown. However, a year before the outbreak of the World War II, archaeologists excavating in its vicinity made a national discovery, made a national discovery - a wooden statue of a cow, which is of great importance in understanding the ancient history of the Philippines. The find was immediately donated to the National Museum, but unfortunately could not survive the destruction of the war years and was destroyed. However, a year after the end of the war. the end of the war in the vicinity of Nasugbu were found new archaeological artefacts that became the country's most important prehistoric artefacts.
In 2007, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared Nasugbu, Inc, known for its beaches, a special tourist zone. A development plan for this area was immediately developed and received approval from the Philippine Tourism Association. In accordance with the plan, the Hamilo Coast resort village with an area of 59 sq. km was built on the territory of the Mount Pico de Loro National Park. with a ferry pier where ships arrive directly from Manila Bay.
