Yogyakarta

Tourism Potentials

DIY has a variety of tourism potential that has been developed, on the divided nature tours, historical tours, cultural tours, shopping and culinary tourism. Here are presented some destination in DIY.

1. Mount Merapi

Mount Merapi is one of the destination is located in the Sleman 25 km north of Yogyakarta has a height of 2968 m above sea level. Mount Merapi first form around 60000-80000 years ago. But the history of activity observed and documented start since 1791.

Mount Merapi crater-shaped plateau of sand with a more than 4 hectares, with a few craters smaller craters that are still active. Peak volcano slopes can be observed from the west of the village of Turi, about 15 km from Yogyakarta. To get a clearer view, tourists can visit the place of observation in Plawangan. Climbing up to the mountain peak of Merapi can be in the 7 to 8 hours. The path is cut through the top Selo village, between villages and Merbabu Merapi, which only takes about 3 hours to reach the peak of Merapi.

2. Kraton Yogyakarta

Design this building shows that the Palace, Tugu and Gunung Merapi is located in one line / axis of trusted as it is sacred. Palace Ngayogyokarto Hadiningrat now is home to Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X and his family. Sultan's Palace was founded by Prince Mangkubumi, then the title Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono I, in the year 1775. Location is located in the center of Yogyakarta, and in the river between the river and Winongo Code. Previously this place was a swamp with the name Umbul Pacetokan, which was built by Prince Mangkubumi a Pesanggrahan with Ayodya name.

The building is facing to the north with the front page form field (the field) is used in the ago as a place to gather people, war for the soldiers, and the solemnization custom.

3. Parangtritis

Parangtritis, besides the natural beauty of the beach, also famous as the place of various historical memikili. The complex consists of Parangtritis Beach, Parangkusumo, and The Highest Gembirowati. Located around 27 km from the city of Yogyakarta, The Beach is a sloping beach, with berbatu hill, coastal and sandy white. Besides popular as a recreational, Parangtritis also a sacred place. Many visitors who come to bermeditasi. This beach is one place to perform the ceremony of Labuhan Kraton Yogyakarta. Parangkusumo there are swimming in the hot water bathing (sulfur), which is believed to cure various diseases in. Swimming is found and kept by the Sultan Hamengku Buwono VII. There is a complex craft shells, place the fish auction (TPI) to hotel International (Queen of South), and a gig tour in Parangtritis participate enliven tourism in the region.

4. Malioboro

Malioboro is a 'trade mark' of Yogyakarta. This is in addition to Malioboro is located in the center of the city, and also due to crowd semaraknya cadger a row along the road selling dagangannya Malioboro, from morning to night. Almost all goods offered are the goods / items as souvenirs typical of Jogja / by-by for the tourists. Malioboro, the ends of the road that connected with a road Mangkubumi and limited by Tugu railway station and one end of the road connected with the A. Yani. In the area surrounding the area of Malioboro and many other locations that can be visited such as Siti Inggil palace Jogjakarta, Beringhardjo market, the fort Vredeburg, Gedong Senisono, Sono Budoyo Museum and others. Malioboro area as one of the shopping areas are the city of Jogja, is supported by the shops, restaurants, shopping centers, and not the vendors behind the foot limanya. At night the tourists hcan enjoy the meal-in stalls along the road lesehan Malioboro, which provided food and offered the type of food that is characteristic of Jogja gudeg rice and fried chicken and also the food, ChinesseFood and others. While enjoying the meal that is served will be entertained by music from the street traders and pengamen that quite a lot of that just take the guitar adapula bring a complete music equipment.

5. Agro

Yogyakarta is now tourists can experience directly quoting Pondoh Salak fruit, which is typical in Yogyakarta Agrowisata Salak Pondoh. Agro precisely this location in the village Bangunkerto, Kec. Turi, Kab. Sleman, about 25 km north of Yogyakarta. In this location given depot facilities perspective, fishing pond, muddy water, the arena played the children, meeting place, paths and kiosks selling salak Pondoh. Agro has wide core zone of 27 ha of plantation area of 633 ha bay.

6. Prambanan Temple

Prambanan Temple is one of the many temples that are in the DIY, and is the second largest temple after the temple of Borobudur. Prambanan temple complex built by the kings wamca (Dynasty) Sanjaya on century-9. Main room of the main temple at Prambanan temple complex place Dewa Shiwa as Mahadewa so that it can be concluded that the temple Prambanan temple Shiwa. Hindu the Tri-Murti, which consists of Dewa Brahmana as the Creator, as the god Wisnhu affairs and Shiwa god as the destroyer. Prambanan temple Shiwa or often referred to as the temple Jonggrang Roro, related with the legend told about a bride who jonggrang or a tall girl, daughter of Prabu (King, in the Java language is often called the Queen) Boko, who built his kingdom on the hill in south of Prambanan temple complex. The edge of the temple with limited lankan fence, decorated with reliefs of the Ramayana can be enjoyed when we berperadaksima (go around the central temple with the temple is always on the right side us) through the alley. This story continues on the fence on the ledge to the left (south) main temple. Are on the fence Whisnu temple which is located on the right (north) main temple, terpahat relief Kresnadipayana story that describes the story of childhood as a reincarnation of Prabu Kresna (drip) in Whisnu Dewa keangkaramurkaan who want to conquer the world. Tektonik earthquake that occurred on May 27, 2006 also cause damage to this temple on the site. Until now, local governments still do temple restoration involving archeologists.

7. Yogya Kembali Monument

Yogya Kembali Monument, located in the northern perimeter road was built for the re-functioning of Yogyakarta as the capital of the Republic of Indonesia, 6 July 1949. Building at 31 meters is the heavenly mountain, located in the straight line between delusion palace in the south and Mount Merapi in the north. The monument is three, the first floor consists of a museum, a library, an auditorium, and cafeteria. Second floor consists of 10 dioramas that illustrate the struggle of the people of Yogyakarta to retake its capital from the Dutch colony of the Yogyakarta since December 1948 until July 1949. At the top of the building, relief envisaged 40 recounts the history of the struggle of Indonesia to achieve independence from the proclamation of 17 August 1945 up to international recognition on the status of Indonesia on 27 December 1949.

Source by BANK INDONESIA