Albay, officially the Province of Albay (Central Bikol: Probinsya kan Albay; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Albay, is a province in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, mostly on the southeastern part of the island of Luzon. Its capital is the city of Legazpi, the regional center of the whole Bicol Region, which is located in the southern foothill of Mayon Volcano.
Image: The Majesty
Image: Nuestra Señora de la Porteria Church, Daraga, Albay
Image: IJV Tabaco Church 5ver 2
Image: SM City Legazpi aerial
The Bicol Region, commonly shortened to Bicol and designated as Region V, is an administrative region of the Philippines. Also referred to as Bicolandia, it comprises six provinces, four on the Bicol Peninsula : Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Sorsogon, and two off the shore: Catanduanes and Masbate.
Image: Mayon Volcano as of March 2020
Image: Façade of St. Gregory the Great Cathedral, Legazpi
Image: Calaguas Circa 2014
Image: Minalahos Island, Caramoan Peninsula, Philippines (36978170521)