MANGKUNEGARAN PALACE
Mangkunegaran is open to tourists since 1969. This smaller court, still an impressive palace complex, contains a number of carved, gilded teak pavillons amidst a great tropical garden, an excellent museum, souvenir shop, and one of Java's finest gamelan orchestras. See the dazzling regalia and art collection! There's also a library of old Dutch books and, when you go on Wednesday you may see the court dancing for free ...
Address: Kraton Mangkunegaran, Solo, Central-Java
Website: http://www.asiamaya.com/java/guide/java_central_mangkunegaran.htm
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PASAR KLEWER
If you're not used to hot, crowded and closed places you better stay away, it is really fun time to stumble around though...
Address: Jalan Secoyudan, Solo - Central-Java
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Noble Solo And Its Center - The Kraton
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The Palace of Solo, Solo Kraton, got constructed in 1734-1746 along the Bengawan Solo river. Like Yogyakarta's Kraton the place is built like a town with its center simulating the hub of Cosmos. The centre is the inner royal residential complex where a network of narrow lanes and smaller compounds leads to the thick outer wall. Although there are 2 large squares Solo has no North-South processional boulevard like Yogyakarta's Kraton.
It seems the competition between Yogya & Solo represents the differences of "male" Yogya and "female" Solo, to be noticed in its traditions, rituals, ceremonies, art, dances etc. In fact it is still the Solo Kraton which is considered as the centre of the Javanese Universe (Kejawen by the Javanese) and for that the point of contact between Heaven and Earth. Even during catastrophic events! Which are all attributed to the "Manifest of an Invisible Spirit-queen".
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Jawa-Palace
Address: Pagelaran Karaton Surakarta, Central-Java
Phone: +62-271-41868/663313
Website: http://www.joglosemar.co.id/slo_info2.html#tourist
PASAR GEDE Fruit
It is the biggest traditional market downtown selling all manner of produce. The area still is the Chinese region of Solo, NE of the centre. So it is well-supplied with Chinese restaurants and, try the best and cheap fruit, Pasar Gede is well-known for it!
Address: Jl. Urip Sumoharjo, Solo, Central-Java
STSI - Academy Of Indonesian Performing Arts
See the 2 Theatre buildings of international standard, 2 Pendapas (one big and one small outdoor theatre), and some 3-storey buildings for lectures and for administration purposes. When interested you may visit the library with over 30.000 books.
Address: Jalan Ki Hajar Dewantara 19, Surakarta
Phone: 62 – 271.47658
Website: http://www.stsi-ska.ac.id/
DJEBRES STATION
Address: Jalan Ngemingan, Solo Central-Java
SRIWEDARI
The Sriwedari offers a park-like atmosphere with children's playground, and its Zoo has the widest selection of animals in Central-Java. Mostly it is not that crowded or when it's raining the park could be near empty. If so buy a Bintang Beer at one of the good cheap warung or buy some souvenirs in the art shops around. I've been there once with too many people around ... even the way to it was madness.
Written Mar 13, 2005
Address: Sriwedari, Jl. Slamet Riyadi, Solo
BENGAWAN SOLO River
Today the Kali Solo is shallow and muddy for most of its length but a project was already started to rehabilitate and provide dams for water conservation. The Solo river even had been sung of in a beautiful, well-known song (composed by Mr. Gesang) which was forbidden in WW II, because of the tempting melody ...
Address: Bengawan Solo River, Surakarta, Central-Java