About Yogyakarta
Brimming with cultural treasures, this city offers diverse museums, great food, and access to Indonesia's best ancient temples.
Yogyakarta is a city and the capital of Yogyakarta Special Region in Java, Indonesia. It is renowned as a center of education (Kota Pelajar), classical Javanese fine art and culture such as batik, ballet, drama, music, poetry, and puppet shows.
Yogyakarta has several historical tourist attractions as the Candi Prambanan temple, museums in the royal court, and museums in colonial buildings such as the Fort Vredeburg Museum, a former Dutch fort. Due to the importance of Yogyakarta during the war of independence from the Dutch, there are numerous memorials and museums such as the Monument to the Recapture of Yogyakarta.
To the east of the town center is the large Air Force Museum.
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- Historic Center, Yogyakarta
- Kraton Area, Yogyakarta
- Sono Budoyo Museum, Yogyakarta
- Taman Pintar Science Park, Yogyakarta
- Fort Vredeburg Museum, Yogyakarta
- Beringharjo Market, Yogyakarta
- Gembira Loka Zoo, Yogyakarta
- Taman Sari Water Castle, Yogyakarta
- Sasana Wiratama, Yogyakarta
- Affandi Museum, Yogyakarta
- Kotagede Neighborhood, Yogyakarta