Java

SOLO (SURAKARTA)
The old Royal City and a major repository of Javanese culture. Visit the city's two kratons – Surakarta and Mangkunegara – and ride a pushcart along the palace walls. Buy batik and antiques in Pasar Klewer and Pasar Triwindu. Duration: full-day

DIENG PLATEAUA mysterious plateau with a dozen scattered ninth century Hindu Temples. Take a drive to this isolated region with temples of great archaeological importance located within Dieng's beautiful scenery. Steep mountainsides and terraced vegetable gardens enclose this marshy caldera of a collapsed volcano.

GEDONG SONGOVisit the eighth century Hindu temples of Gedung Songo scattered along the foothills around Gunung Ungaran. The nine temples are quite simple in their architecture, but the setting offers a superb view of Lake Rawa Pening and the surrounding mountains

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