About Solo
Surakarta, located at the confluence of the northern coastline of Java (Semarang) and the southern coastline of Java (Yogyakarta) has strategic position. Therefore, the city has become a transit city and a place of tourist arrivals from outside Surakarta. In addition, Surakarta is also supported by the diversity of interesting tourism potential such as heritages tourism (cultural heritages and traditional values), historical tourism, shopping tourism, and culinary tourism.
In general, the area of tourism in Surakarta spread among districts, including: (i) the tourist area of cultural heritages, history and traditional values lies in Laweyan, Banjarsari, and Pasar Kliwon; (ii) shopping tourism regions include batik shopping area located in Pasar Kliwon and Laweyan while antiques shopping are in Banjarsari and Pasar Kliwon; and (iii) the tourist area of culinary centers spread all over the city.