Malioboro Street

With an imaginary extension of the pole that connects Yogyakarta Sultan Palace, Tugu and the peak of Merapi Mountain, this street is a community of scholarship after Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono have developed ways to negotiate through the traditional market since 1758. After 248 years, instead persists as an area of ​​influence, which even becomes the icon of Yogyakarta, known as Malioboro.

The hotel is located about 800 meters away from the Yogyakarta Sultan Palace, this place was always full of flowers always kept Palace ceremony. Malioboro Sanskrit means that the bouquet is the basis for naming this street.

Surrounded by shops, offices, restaurants, hotels and historic buildings on the street that once served as a control center in the second Dutch military aggression in 1948, was once a place of wandering artists gather to Persada Studi Klub at (PSK ) community-driven Landu Umbul Paranggi from the 1970s until around the end of 1990.

* Souvenirs Paradise

Enjoy the shopping experience, Jogja exclusive hunting memories, tourists can take a stroll through the arcades of the Malioboro street. There are many vendors that sell their products, ranging from local handicrafts such as batik, rattan trim, leather puppets, bamboo handicrafts (keychain, decorative lamp, etc.) and blangkon (Java / Jogjanese traditional headdress) and real money the things that can usually be found in stores. Over the archway, visitors will not only be shopping at the silent sunny or rainy days, but also benefit from the price quote. If you are good at negotiation and luck, they will buy less in the third quarter, or half the price offered.

Do not forget to save energy. There is still a large market of tourists to visit. Well known as Pasar Beringharjo, this market offers a full range of traditional products, in addition to similar products sold along the Malioboro street arcades. In addition to Jogja local products, products of the surrounding areas such as Pekalongan batik and Solo batik available. There are many choices of batik hand-printed batik, the window curtains with unique motifs and batik bed sheet. This place will satisfy the desire to purchase unique items at reasonable prices.

Please make sure you are not fooled by the price offered. Usually, sellers raise prices for tourists.

* Vredeburg Fort and Gedung Agung

At the end of this road 'Perfume', visitors can stop at Fort Vredeburg which is right in front of Gedung Agung. This was a Dutch fort on the basis of protection from possible attacks by Yogyakarta Kingdom troops. Similar to other forts, this place was built in 1765 is high, the walls of the square of the town is limited to inside the tower on the four corners of patrolling purposes. The tower is located in the south, YogYES took the opportunity to enjoy the scenery of the Sultan's Palace and other historic buildings.

* Sellers food Malioboro Legged Cross (Lesehan, Java language)

When the sun sets in the west, while the lights along the street and a gallery of beauty to add more Malioboro, food vendors begin to fix the place, cross-legged eating. Special menu as Jogja Lele Pecel Gudeg addition to serving Oriental cuisine and seafood and cuisine of Padang in West Sumatra. The street singers who sing hit songs and songs from the memory of a small change.

Travelers who plan to try the menu are served along the Malioboro street, please check the price list and confirm that it is illogical to prevent the seller free of charge.

Visiting Yogyakarta, a city known as "Javanese cultural living museum" is not complete unless you go on the road, which keeps the different stories about the struggle for the Indonesian nation, and filled with a variety of souvenirs. It 'a paradise for lovers of history and souvenir hunters.