Antipolo 2025

Original plan was to go to Antipolo on our 17th wedding anniversary (yes, we celebrated it pa rin despite the 'setback') last May 15, 2025.  But work beckoned so we postponed it to Sunday.

Our itinerary:
Mass at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, a traditional May pilgrimage.
Lunch at Tipulo: Modern Filipino Restaurant.
Visit the Pinto Art Museum and Arboretum, our first time!
Tyvo overlooking restaurant/viewing deck to watch the sun set.

P.S.
Yes, I bought extra set of clothes because I'm a sweaty animal! The amount of perspiration I shed is equivalent to an entire human being. Phew it was warm and very humid but the memory is priceless.

The Antipolo Cathedral was declared an international shrine in March 2023

11 AM mass 

Antipolo city hall annex extension

Lunch at Tipulo Restaurant: Bulalo, tinapa rolls, pinakbet with bagnet, pitcher of iced tea

Antipolo got its name from the Tipulo tree which sadly is now endemic

The Pinto art museum and arboretum is located at 1 Sierra Madre St., Grand Heights Subdivision, Antipolo. The 1.5 hectare art complex is enclosed within a 2 hectare botanical garden sprinkled with stunning visual artworks. Interspersed are several galleries exhibiting paintings, sculptures, art installations of various shapes, forms and styles. 

It is a vast art space with stairs to climb up or down to enter the galleries. You also weave through gardens with lush foliage and ponds. There are coffee shops to dine al fresco style if you get tired from exploring and want to recoup your energy. A shop to avail of some souvenirs of your Pinto art museum visit.

Make sure to wear comfy shoes and clothes as you will be outdoors. Take note, the galleries are not airconditioned. 

Entrance fee is 250 pesos for adults, 200 for seniors/PWDs and 125 for students.

Open from Tuesdays - Sundays 10 A.M to 6 P.M.

Parking slots in front of the museum are limited but since it is a private subdivision, you can park along the sloping streets.

Further down from the Pinto Art Museum is the Tyvo Overlooking restaurant. You can either dine at their restaurant or simply go to the second floor to their viewing deck with a short hanging bridge to admire the sunset and the view of the metropolis.