Bengawan Solo River (alternatively, Solo River, with Bengawan being an Old Javanese word for river) is the longest river on the Indonesian island of Java, approximately 600 km in length. Apart from its importance as watercourse to the inhabitants and farmlands of the eastern and northern parts of the island, it is a renowned region [...]

Gamelan is Javanese traditional music instrument. Gamelan instruments are mostly metallophone and gong type  instruments which produce tones when struck with mallet (tabuh).  Other types of percussion instruments included in the gamelan ensemble are: a wooden xylophone (gambang), and a set of two headed drums (kendhang) played with the palm and/or fingers.
There are a  few  [...]

Pasar Gedhe (Gedhe Market) is a historical traditional market located in Kelurahan Sudiprajan on the intersection of Jl.Sudirman and Jl. Pasar Gede, just east of the Surakarta City Hall. Before it was built as the current state, Gedhe Market was only a small market built on an area of 10,421 hectares. On 1927, following the [...]

If you visit Surakarta (Solo) in Indonesia after you have exhausted yourself from the activities throughout the day and you are in search of an outdoor location to have dinner while at the same time relax and enjoy the night breeze in Solo, there’s a perfect place that’s well suited for you. The place is [...]

Pusat Grosir Solo (Solo Wholesale Market Center) is a comprehensive 5-story tall wholesale center in the heart of the city of Solo (Bundaran Gladak), Central Java.  The wholesale center is also one of the main tourism and shopping attraction in Solo because of its strategic location near Keraton Solo, and Pasar Klewer (Klewer market).  Solo [...]

The research in Sangiran was first conducted by a German man named G.H.R Von Koenigswald in 1930. He was recruited by the Dutch Government as a staff of the mining company in Bandung in 1930. He trained Sangiran people how to identify and manage the fossils professionally. The research results, then, was collected in [...]

The Solo International Performing Art presents the international exhibition of traditional heritages which are gathered not only from Solo but also from other Places in Indonesia and even abroad.

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The Mangkunegaran shrine is another place you must visit in your tour to Solo. With its many great features, Pura Mangkunegaran will give you an unforgettable experience of this royal heritage visit.
For decades, this has been the residence of the royal family of Sri Paduka Mangkunegara. This palace was built in 1757; adapting the building [...]