By Air

Airports nearest to Marikina are sorted by the distance to the airport from the city centre.

Manila Airport (distanced approximately 16 km)
Sangley Point NAF Airport (distanced approximately 24 km)
Cavite City Sangley Point NAS Airport (distanced approximately 26 km)
Sangley Point Airport (distanced approximately 26 km)
Plaridel Airport (distanced approximately 40 km)

By Train

Currently elevated light rail systems run through Marikina City.The first or last station of LRT 2 is Santolan located along Marcos Highway.The station connects to Claro M.Recto Avenue in Manila.

By Bus

Public transportation within the city, like in most of the urban areas in the Philippines, is facilitated mostly using inexpensive jeepneys and buses.Tricycles (motorbikes with an attached two seater carriage) are the usual transportation used for short distances, while Taxi cabs are used by the upper middle class.The roads are organized around a set of long narrow and circumferential roads that radiate and circle in and around the city.

By Taxi

One of the most notable attractions in Marikina is the bikeways and bikelanes along major roads and streets.This is the only city in the Philippines which has an effective bikeways.

Jesus Dela Pena Chapel, Loyola Memorial Park, Marikina River Park, Shoe Museum, Marikina Theatre, SM City Marikina, Philippine Science Centrum, Marikina Sports Park

Jesus Dela Pena Chapel

The first church in Marikina.In April 1630, Fray Pedro de Arce, apostolic ruler of the Archbishopric of Manila, approved the transfer of ecclesiastical control and supervision of the Marikina area to the Society of Jesus and directed the Augustinians to cede the territory to the Society to be converted to ranch for the support of the Universidad Maximo de San Ignacio in Manila.The Jesuits also decided to build a mission chapel near the banks of Marikina River, a rocky place which they called Jesus Dela Pena.

Loyola Memorial Park

Located along A.Bonifacio Avenue, a privately-owned memorial park set on a sprawling area of 36,000 m2 and developed in 1965.The Loyola Memorial Park is the oldest, probably one of the biggest and most prominent memorial parks in the Philippines.

Marikina River Park

Most awarded river which set as the Hall of Fame awardee for the Cleanest Inland Body of Water in the Philippines.Marikina River Park is a popular camping site, picnic grounds and recreational park, such as concrete jogging and bike lanes, benches and skating rink.At night Marikina River Park transforms into a modern nightlife events center because of numerous bars, restaurants, cafés and night clubs along the riverbanks.

Shoe Museum

The Shoe Museum houses about 800 pairs of shoes belonging to former First Lady Imelda Marcos.It is also a place which a record-holder as the most numerous pair of shoes in the world.This is certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest pair of shoes.It is currently displayed at the Riverbanks Center and it is one of the top attractions in the city.

Marikina Theatre

This is the center of performing arts of Marikina and eastern Metro Manila.This facility also caters to various events such as plays, concerts, shows, exhibits and seminars.Teatro Marikina is also the venue of annual pre-pageant of Miss Earth in the Philippines, notable concerts and plays played by the biggest celebrities and artists in the Philippines.

SM City Marikina

SM City Marikina is the first shopping mall that has a wi-fi connecetion.The mall was designed by dsgn associates, an award-winning design firm based in Dallas, Texas, in the USA.Interior design was by EDGE Interior Design Pty.Ltd., a design consultant based in Australia, together with SM City Marikina’s design team includes Jose Siao Ling and Associates (architects), D.A.Abcede and Associates (project managers), and BF Construction Corporation, the general contractors of the mall.SM City Marikina is a part of SM's 50th Anniversary and it was the first SM mall to open on 2008.

Philippine Science Centrum

This is the Philippines largest and well-maintained science centrum and it is one of the most visited amenities inside Riverbanks Center especially the field trips of students came from different schools in Metro Manila.By establishing the Science Centrum, the PFST has provided a concrete model of the Interactive Learning System that it espouses.The PSC is a comprehensive educational program composed of various interactive science exhibits, teacher training programs, and students’ projects.After 21 years, we continue to develop more mind-challenging exhibits, conduct teacher training courses and bring the exhibits to the regions.

Marikina Sports Park

Established in 1969 and then known as the Rodriguez Sports Center, the property was bought from the provincial Government of Rizal in 1995.It is also one of the premier sports complex established in the Philippines.It is now a popular venue for national, regional and international sports competitions and other sports and entertainment events such as the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.Inside the sports park includes the bronze statues of different Olympic sports, Olympic-size oval and swimming pool, boxing, tennis, table tennis, taekwondo, aerobics arena and others.

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