If you have been to Yogyakarta. Be sure that your destination is cultural tourism, and one of them is Malioboro. Malioboro did not get away from the city of Yogyakarta, even practically has become an icon of Yogyakarta.
Malioboro is located about 1 km from the Kraton Yogyakarta is a very busy economic center in the city of Yogyakarta. On this street stands the shops, restaurants, hotels and offices that make this region is never empty. At the southern end of the region, precisely at Ahmad Yani street, there is a market with less Beringharjo also known as "Pasar Gede". There is also Vredeburg Fort which was once the stronghold of the Dutch forces attack the Palace. Opposite the castle is the Great House "Gedung Agung", once used as the Presidential Palace during the reign of President Sukarno as the country's capital was moved to Yogyakarta.
Malioboro region is also famous with its street vendors. You can shop a variety of local handicrafts such as batik, rattan ornament, leather puppets, various bags, slippers, shoes also blangkon (Javanese caps) and silver items, gold, to the merchants who sell other knickknacks. When shopping on the pavement, you can bargain the price of goods would you buy, if good bargain, and lucky, you can get a price decline third or even half the price than the price offered.
As it grew late in the afternoon, many shanties lesehan that was opened. Here you can enjoy special food of Jogja such as gudeg or pecel but it also provided a variety of oriental dishes or seafood. For those of you who want a bite to eat along the way Malioboro, be sure to request a price list and make sure the price to the seller in order to avoid the less reasonable prices.
Malioboro is a series of history, stories, and memories are intertwined in the minds of every person who ever menyambanginya. The charm of this road was never faded by time. Exotic Malioboro continue to glow until now and inspire many people, and forcing them to return to Yogyakarta. As the initial sentence is in the works of poetry Melodia Umbu Landu Paranggi "Cintalah yang membuat diriku betah sesekali bertahan (in english: Love is what makes me feel at home once in a while to survive)", memories and love of many people to Malioboro that makes these roads continue to survive until now.
Malioboro also be a place of events that are cultural, as Jogja Java Carnival is always held every October, the Yogyakarta Arts Festival in June and July, and the Chinese Cultural Week held adjacent to the celebration of Chinese New Year (Lunar).
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