Surakarta travel guide — Surakarta tourism and travel information

Surakarta travel guide

about Surakarta

The city of Solo, formally known as Surakarta, 65 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of Yogyakarta and slightly further southeast of Semarang in Java, Indonesia, was a center of power during the Mataram Kingdom.

This is the older of the two royal cities in Central Java (the other is Yogyakarta), and its ruling family can lay claim to being the rightful heirs to the Mataram dynasty. Like Yogya, Solo has two royal palaces and a number of museums, yet its tourist industry is nowhere near as developed. The city's main source of income is from textiles, and Solo has the biggest batik market on Java. Solo also makes an ideal base from which to visit the home of Java Man at Sangiran, as well as the intriguing temples Candi Ceto and Candi Sukuh.

Up until 1744, Solo was little more than a quiet backwater village, 10km east of Kartasura, the contemporary capital of the Mataram kingdom. But in that year the Mataram susuhunan (king), Pakubuwono II , backed the Chinese against the Dutch, and the court at Kartasura was sacked as a result. Pakubuwono II searched for a more auspicious spot to rebuild his capital, and in 1745 the entire court was dismantled and transported in a great procession to Surakarta, on the banks of the Kali Solo. However, the decline continued, and in 1757 a rival royal house of Mangkunegoro was established right in the centre of Solo. Thereafter, Solo's royal houses wisely avoided fighting and instead threw their energies into the arts, developing a highly sophisticated and graceful court culture. The gamelan pavilions became the new theatres of war, with each city competing to produce the more refined court culture

Near cities to Surakarta

• Surabaya travel guide 210 km
• Bandung travel guide 360 km
• Depok travel guide 460 km
• Jakarta travel guide 470 km
• Palembang travel guide 850 km
• Pontianak travel guide 860 km
• Balikpapan travel guide 970 km
• Ujung Pandang travel guide 990 km
• Kuching travel guide 1 000 km
• Singapore travel guide 1 300 km

Near webcams to Surakarta

• Bali webcam 480 km
• Bali webcam 500 km
• Singapore - Sentosa webcam 1 300 km
• Darwin Harbour webcam 2 300 km
• Darwin Harbour webcam 2 300 km
• Ko Samui - Chaveng Beach webcam 2 300 km
• Manila webcam 2 700 km
• Perth - panorama webcam 2 800 km
• Perth webcam 2 800 km
• Kalgoorlie webcam 2 800 km

back to top

Surakarta travel services

cheap flights to Surakarta

• book cheap flights to Surakarta »
• book cheap flights to Indonesia »

City Travel Guide is exclusive partner of four main cheap airline tickets and cheap flights online booking systems. We are happy to offer cheap airline tickets Surakarta, cheap flights Surakarta, also available cheap airline tickets to Indonesia and to the whole world. Up to date cheap flights Surakarta deals also available.

cheap Surakarta hotels

• book cheap hotels to Surakarta »
• book cheap hotels to Indonesia »

City Travel Guide is exclusive partner of main cheap hotels and accommodation online booking systems. We are happy to offer cheap hotels in Surakarta, Indonesia hotel guide and cheap hotels and accommodation in lot of other world-wide destinations. Up to date cheap Surakarta hotel deals and discount accommodation tips also available.

cheap Surakarta vacations

• book Surakarta vacations »
• book Indonesia vacations »

City Travel Guide is exclusive partner of main cheap vacations online booking systems. We are happy to offer cheap vacations in Surakarta, Indonesia vacation rentals and cheap vacations in lot of other destinations world-wide. Up to date Surakarta vacation deals also available.

cheap car rentals in Surakarta

• book cheap car rental in Surakarta »
• book cheap car rentals in Indonesia »

City Travel Guide is exclusive partner of main car rentals online booking systems. We are happy to offer car rentals in Surakarta, car hire in Indonesia and cheap car rental in lot other world-wide destinations. Up to date cheap Surakarta car hire deals also available.

Surakarta travel insurance

• Surakarta cheap travel insurance »
• cheap travel insurance for Indonesia »

City Travel Guide is exclusive partner of Essential Travel Ltd., leading online travel insurance company, we can offer you health travel insurance for Surakarta, accident health Surakarta travel insurance, all using our online Surakarta travel insurance form. We also offer travel insurance for other cities in Indonesia. This offer is available for UK residents only.

Surakarta real estate

• Surakarta real estate guide »
• real estate listings in Indonesia »

City Travel Guide comes with Surakarta real estate guide with several tips on home valuation, realtors comparison, secrets on finding the "right" home, loans guide and other helpful real estate advices. Our partners also maintain Surakarta property for sale and rental listings, real estate laws and reviews. We will try to help you with buying property in Indonesia, choosing real estate agents, property finders, relocation help, and information for English speakers wanting to buy real estate in Surakarta.

back to top

Surakarta travel books

Surakarta travel guide books

• Surakarta travel guide books »
• Indonesia travel guide books »

Surakarta maps and atlases

• Surakarta maps and atlases »
• Indonesia maps and atlases »

back to top