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Surakarta

Solo the short name for Surakarta, is a major city in Central Java. Together with Yogyakarta, these two great cultural centres are heirs of the Mataram kingdom that was split in 1755. Wikivoyage

Population 552,118 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Indonesia

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Indonesia
Tourist office · 440 m Tourism Center

Getting there

Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Pasar Triwindu

    1. Monday: 09:00–16:00
    2. Tuesday: 09:00–16:00
    3. Wednesday: 09:00–16:00
    4. Thursday: 09:00–16:00
    5. Friday: 09:00–16:00
    6. Saturday: 09:00–16:00
    7. Sunday: 09:00–16:00

    09:00–16:00

    800 m from the centre

  • Pasar Buku Sriwedari

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    570 m from the centre

  • Pasar Buku Sriwedari

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    600 m from the centre

  • Pasar Buku Sriwedari

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    630 m from the centre

  • Pasar Buku Sriwedari

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    690 m from the centre

  • Ps. Kembang

    No hours mapped

    760 m from the centre

  • Pasar Nongko

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    800 m from the centre

  • Triwindu Market

    Pasar Triwindu

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    800 m from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 12 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Solo Jebres 2.6 km, Kadipiro 3.9 km

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