Voice of Jogya

Yogyakarta


Within the labyrinthine alleyways of Taman Sari's palace walls, this cool clothing store was set up by a local designer, whose T-shirts blend Yogya youth culture with contemporary, indie flair.

Prices start around 150,000Rp.


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1. Taman Sari

0.11 MILES

This once-splendid pleasure park of palaces, pools and waterways, built between 1758 and 1765, functioned as the playground of the sultan and his…

2. Museum Kareta Kraton

0.33 MILES

This wonderful old carriage house exhibits the opulent chariots of the sultan. The leather-upholstered and intricately painted carriages tell their own…

3. Kraton

0.35 MILES

Beside the southern alun-alun (main square), Yogya's enormous kraton (palace) is the cultural and political heart of this fascinating city. Effectively a…

4. Mesjid Besar

0.38 MILES

This central, open-air mosque, built in a traditional Javanese architectural style, is the largest in the city.

5. Pagelaran Pavilion

0.43 MILES

Due to a schism in the ruling royal family, there is a small portion of the kraton, overlooking the northern alun-alun, that is walled off from the main…

6. Sono-Budoyo Museum

0.54 MILES

This treasure chest is one of the best museums in Yogya. It is only small but is home to a first-class collection of Javanese art, including wayang kulit…

7. Gedung Negara

0.66 MILES

The seat of power in the Yogya region, this imposing modern-classical complex is closed to the public but makes a good landmark on Jl A Yani.

8. Jogja National Museum

0.69 MILES

Yogyakarta's premier contemporary art gallery is located within a brutalist concrete block that was built as an art faculty back in the 1950s. Today it…