How to get to Sto. Tomas
Sto. Tomas lies just south-east of San Fernando, between San Simon, Minalin and Bacolor: a short drive from the capital or Angeles.
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Sto. Tomas is tiny, just seven barangays, and it sits right next to the provincial capital. It borders the City of San Fernando to the north-west, San Simon to the north-east, Minalin to the south-east and Bacolor to the west.
From San Fernando or Angeles
The town is a short drive from San Fernando or Angeles, which makes it an easy add-on to a day in the capital. Use a map app to the Pampanga Pottery and Agritourism Park, which posts directions and any schedule changes on its official pages.
What to plan around
- The pottery park is open daily from 8am to 5pm.
- Easter Sunday brings the Sabuaga Festival.
- October 31 is the Ataol Festival of the casket makers.
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Where to stay when visiting Sto. Tomas
Sto. Tomas has no hotels of its own. The nearest are in San Fernando, right next door.
Things to do nearby
Culture
Pottery wheel workshop in Sto. Tomas
Make your own clay pot at the wheel with a Sto. Tomas potter, from PHP 300 including a kilo of clay.
Attractions
Santo Tomas Apostol Parish Church
Parish of Saint Thomas the Apostle, founded in 1767, the mother church of Pampanga's smallest and youngest town.
Attractions
Pampanga Pottery and Agritourism Park
Working pottery studio and farm park in Sto. Tomas with factory tours, wheel workshops, pot painting and a showroom, open daily 8am to 5pm.