Malioboro Yogyakarta

Pay a visit to Jogjakarta Malioboro, you will find hospitality of the people who really fun. One of the charms of Jogja reflected along Jalan Malioboro.

In this area, local people and tourists from all corners blend into one in performing many interesting activities there, giving the spectacle a harmonious and peaceful.

Yogyakarta is nicknamed the City Gudeg indeed save a million beauty where as able to bring the magical power for the tourists to come back to visit. Longing for the atmosphere of the city that presents a peaceful feel to make Malioboro become one of the most desirable destinations in Indonesia.

 

Talk about the nuances of traditional Javanese, at Malioboro one place. Local wisdom in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the digital age is a unique experience when Exploring the beauty of Javanese culture which is maintained until now in the region.

If you come to Yogyakarta and only visit Parangtritis or Prambanan course, it is not complete if you have not stopped at Malioboro. Malioboro area stretching along 2.5 kilometers of Jalan Tugu Yogyakarta to the Central Post Office. This area is never empty of visitors every day. Malioboro nets are also fairly close to the royal palace of Yogyakarta.

This road supposedly touted as imaginary connecting point between the third power of Trimurti in Yogyakarta, namely Parangtritis Yogyakarta, Sultan Palace and Mount Merapi.

Malioboro Address: Jl. Malioboro
GPS Coordinates: -7.7930278,110.3659167 

History Jalan Malioboro

No one thought that if the formerly quiet street with a row of tamarind trees that shade it has now become the most sought after tourist area by domestic and foreign tourists. Jalan Malioboro first just an ordinary road used local residents towards the palace, or to Beringharjo and to Vredeburg.
Malioboro name is said to come from two different versions of the story. The first, the name Malioboro quoted from Sanskrit, meaning "Bouquet". The name is deliberately created because at that time along this street filled with flowers when there is an event or celebration in the palace. Second, it is said Malioboro name taken from the name of a British nobleman, Marlborough, who settled in Yogyakarta in 1881-1916.
Regardless which version is the most correct, bertransforasi Malioboro has now become a tourist area that attention every visitor who comes to the city of Yogyakarta. This area is also one of the central souvenirs of Jogja that you should visit. Along Jalan Malioboro, you can easily find a variety of souvenirs, ranging from Jogja batik, shirts, crafts, blangkon, and bakpia Pathok, and Yangko which is a typical street of Yogyakarta.

Culinary in Malioboro   

If you are hunting Jogja culinary, eat in hotel, you can find a variety of special menus offered by the Gudeg City. Menus are simple with delicious flavor certainly tempting to simply lunch or dinner.

 

Gudeg rice dish are certainly the main choice for this menu as a compulsory menu that must be tasted when visiting Jogjakarta. Along Malioboro street, you can also enjoy ice dawet brown sugar without dye mixed with thick coconut milk and savory. Interspersed with occasional strains of melodious voices of the singers, the culinary experience there is able to show the true beauty of Jogja peaceful and friendly.

Along Jalan Malioboro, you can find a series of pedicab drivers are ready to take you to locations Jogja central souvenirs. With a relatively affordable cost, the pedicab drivers will offer packages to various locations around the center of the craft or souvenirs or snacks also Bakpia Pathok legendary. For a more exciting touring experience, you may be interested to climb the wagon.

When entering night time, you will be treated to a Javanese gamelan music played by a group of artists in Yogyakarta complete with Lesbian culture and famous, where this has been the hallmark of the Student City.

Other Interesting Spot Malioboro Jogja

In addition to souvenirs and Keraton Yogyakarta, Malioboro Street there is a castle called Vredeburg. This fort serves as a museum and also an attractive tourist spots in Malioboro area of Yogyakarta. You can find a number of historical relics during the first struggle. There is also a special room for the screening of struggle and dioramas visualize the condition of Indonesia, especially Yogyakarta in the first colonial period.   

Vredeburg open to the public every Tuesday - Friday from 8 am to 4 pm and Saturday - Sunday from 8 am - 5 pm.

In addition, at Jalan Malioboro jgua are Beringharjo which is a traditional market once a tourist destination popular shopping in Jogja. In this market, you can find various kinds of batik in various motifs, accessories, traditional snacks, crafts, to traditional materials for making herbal medicine.

Beringharjo formerly filled by the shade of a banyan tree, which thus came to be called as Beringharjo. "Bering" means Banyan, and "Harjo" means prosperous. In the past, this is the axis Beringharjo economic activity that brings welfare of the whole people of Yogyakarta.

In the vicinity of the tourist area of Malioboro, there is also an area called Ketandan. It is a Chinatown in Yogyakarta. Form of existence of ethnic Chinese in Yogyakarta were realized with performances of Chinese Culture in Yogyakarta and is part of the Chinese New Year celebration held each year. Performances which take place generally contains a variety of culinary bazaar, Mandarin song singing contest, carnival Barongsai, and cultural exhibits.

Hotels in Malioboro

Jogja Malioboro tourist destination is one of the renowned and located at the center of the city of Yogyakarta. Therefore, you can very easily find a variety of inns or hotels near Malioboro Jogja. Some hotels in the popular Malioboro and other lodging among connoisseurs of the trip, including Melia Purosani Hotel Yogyakarta, Hotel Mutiara, Jambuluwuk Malioboro Boutique Hotel, and Whiz Hotel Yogyakarta.

You can search for hotel or inn near Malioboro online to ensure room availability.   

Travel Route to Malioboro  

To get to Jalan Malioboro, you can arrive very easily because of location in the heart of Yogyakarta. From Tugu Yogyakarta, you will only take 5 minutes to arrive at the location. If from Adisucipto Airport, then a trip to Malioboro will only take about 10-15 minutes using public transport or private vehicles.