1. Surakarta Hadiningrat Sultanate Palace
Visiting Solo is not complete if you have not visited Surakarta Palace. This royal palace is named the Royal Palace of Surakarta Hadiningrat. Previously this palace is part of the Mataram kingdom, but because of political problems with the Netherlands finally the Mataram Kingdom is split into 2 namely Surakarta Kasunanan led by Pakubuwono III and Yogyakarta Sultanate led by Prince Mangkubumi. Prince Mangkubumi is then titled Sultan Hamengku Buwono I as well as the starting point of the Kingdom of Yogyakarta that still stands today.
2. Taru Jurug Zoo
The most beautiful tourist spot in Solo is a
zoo. Jurug Zoo or its official name Taru Jurug Wildlife Park is one of the
pride of Solo citizens. Jurug Zoo is located on the edge of Bengawan Solo
or border with Karanganyar regency. Every Sunday and national holidays
this place is always crowded by tourists. Solo Tourism Jurug Zoo has a complete
collection of animals. The atmosphere in Solo is also very cool and
comfortable place so it is suitable as a hangout with your friends.
3. Radya Pustaka Museum
Radya Pustaka Museum is located near Taman Sriwedari Taman Complex. This museum is one of the oldest museums in Indonesia. Inside this museum store many objects related to the city of Solo and relics of the Mataram palace. One of the famous collection is a collection of porcelain which is a gift from Napoleon Bonaparte to Sri Susuhunan Paku Buwono IV. But unfortunately this museum has experienced a bad story in the form of theft objects collections made by the royal family of Surakarta. But this case has been resolved by the police. This shows how far we have less appreciation of the history of the country itself. We should always keep the relics of history in order to always remember the history of the nation itself.
4. Ngarsopuro Night Market Solo
Ngarsopuro is part of the streets of Solo City which is transformed in such a way to be a very comfortable area for get-togethers for the citizens of Solo. Ngarsopuro region is precisely located on Jalan Diponegoro or the southern part of Mangkunegaran Temple. On a typical day every night this place is crowded to visit young people to just nngkrong. But every Saturday and Sunday at 19:00 to 21:00 pm this place serve as a center of the crowd in the form of traders who peddle their wares for visitors. Items sold in Solo City Tourism is a craft, batik, souvenirs, typical culinary Solo and other souvenir items.
5. Museum Batik Danar Hadi Solo
If you are from out of town and are visiting for a tour to Solo seems incomplete if you have not bought Danar Hadi batik as a souvenir. Danar Hadi is a famous batik brand from Solo. Danarhadi batik shirt you can make as a souvenir from Solo that snagat nice. In addition to the sales outlet, Danar Hadi also makes a museum about batik Batik Museum Danar Hadi. In this museum visitors can see a collection of motifs of various kinds of batik from all over the archipelago.
6. Pasar Klewer Solo
In addition to
cultural tourism, Solo is also famous for shopping tour. One Solo shopping
tour that is not possible to miss is shopping at Pasar Klewer Solo. Klewer
Market is a market that provides a wide range of fabrics, batik and clothing in
Solo. Here you can buy clothes cheaply, because in the market Klewer place
wholesale clothing. But keep in mind also that you also must be very good
at bargaining prices. If it is not smart to bargain might even the price
of clothes to be expensive.
7. Solo Grand Mall
If we had discussed Pasar Klewer traditional market concept, now we will discuss shopping with the modern concept of shopping to Solo Grand Mall. Solo Grand Mall or often abbreviated as SGM is the biggest Mall in Solo City. Almost every day this mall is always crowded by visitors, either for shopping daily needs, buy clothes, perhiasana, eat or even just hanging out at foodcourt. In SGM there is also a cinema that shows the latest movies. Mall in Solo there are many not only Solo Grand Mall but there is also Matahari Singosaren, Solo Square and also Solo Paragon. You can try it if there is free time for shopping streets in Solo.
8. Solo Wholesale Center
Shopping center in Solo this one is actually almost similar to Pasar Klewer. However, because of its more recent development, the atmosphere inside is more comfortable compared to Klewer Market. In Solo Wholesale Center or PGS also provide many kinds of clothes from batik, clothes, shoes, bags etc. The price can also be said to compete. The location of PGS is one area with Surakarta Palace or precisely to the east of Alun-alun Surakarta Royal Palace.
9. Galabo Solo
Places to Visit in Solo The following is a culinary tour that opens at night. Galabo is an abbreviation of Gladak Langen Bogan is a kind of culinary center in Solo and open every night. In this location there are various kinds of food outlets and snacks that are ready to provide your favorite food. Outlet selling is basically an outlet in Solo, but given a special room to open a shop in this place so that visitors can enjoy a variety of foods in one location. Foods sold in this Culinary Tour Solo such as steak, angkringan, satay, milkfish, soto, timlo, gudek dll. Oh yes this location Galabo as the name is located in the region Gladak, or precisely in front of PGS.
10. People's Amusement Park (THR) Sriwedari Solo
Sriwedari People's Amusement Park is a historic park for the city of Solo. In this temat has long been used as a place of traditional performances typical of Central Java such as wayang people, kethoprak dll. But now Taman Sriwedari has been transformed into a more modern place with the addition of rides games for children and there is also a mini water park. In addition to the rides of the game there is also a food stall stand as well as a stage for local music performances such as dangdut, Koes Plus songs etc.
11. Kampung Batik Laweyan Solo
Solo is a city famous for its batik so no wonder if in Solo there is kampung batik. There are actually 2 famous batik villages in Solo namely Kampung Batik Laweyan and Kampung Batik Kauman. In these two places there are many traditional batik craftsmen. But the second reportedly this place has a different style in the manufacture of batik. In Kampung Batik kauman, batik motifs or patterns are more likely to be dark, while in Laweyan tend to be dark. But of course both of these places provide souvenirs typical of Solo batik.Tidak complete if it comes to visit Solo tourism but do not buy batik as souvenirs. Kampung Batik Laweyan Solo you can make as an alternative as a place to buy batik in Solo.
12. Palace / Pura Mangkunegaran
After the Kingdom of Mataram broken down by the Dutch / VOC became the Sultanate of Yogyakarta and Kasunanan Surakarta, the crisis faced by Mataram Kingdom is not over. Two years after the Treaty of Giyanti, Kasunanan Surakarta was further broken down into 2 namely Surakarta and Mangkunegaran Suns. The solution was through Salatiga agreement in 1755. As King Mangkunegaran is Raden Mas Said who later holds Mangkunegoro I. Currently Pura Mangkunegaran can be visited by the tourists who want to see the collection of relics of antiquity, especially in the form of historical objects associated with the Kings Mangkunegaran . In addition Pura Mangkunegaran currently used as a place of traditional ceremonies and dance Beksan.
The city of Solo as a tourism city in addition to presenting a very good Solo tour also offers a variety of cultural events and tours that are very dancing to watch. Cultural events held annually in Solo for example Sekaten, Kirab Keo Bule and also.
Thus was the information about the most beautiful sights in Solo that you must visit. Hope can help you who are looking for information of Solo and surrounding attractions that interest you most. Do not forget to try serving that is very interested tourists.
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