Indonesia Central Java

Surakarta, often called Solo and less commonly Sala, is a city in Central Java. One main tourist attraction of Surakarta is the Keraton Surakarta, the palace of Susuhunan Pakubuwono. Pasar Gede market is often visited by tourists, mostly for its unique architecture and fame as the biggest traditional market in the Solo area. Taman Sriwedari is a popular park featuring a children's playground, dangdut music performance, and traditional Javanese dance performance almost every night. Near the park is Radyapustaka Museum, one of the oldest museums in Indonesia. The traditional batik village of Laweyan and Kampung Batik Kauman are famous for producing fine quality Javanese batik.

Semarang is a city on the north coast of the island of Java, Indonesia. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Central Java. It is home to several impressive monuments and temples. Tugu Muda is a monument built to commemorate the services of the heroes who have fallen in the Battle of Five Days in Semarang. The Sam Poo Kong temple is the oldest Chinese temple in the city. There are 20 universities in Semarang.