Malioboro

Malioboro Street is the name of the street in the city of Yogyakarta which extends from the Tugu Yogyakarta to Yogyakarta Post Office crossroad which consists of Pangeran Mangkubumi street and Jend A. Yani street, this is a road axis Imaginer The Sultan's Palace.

There are a number of historical objects in the way of this, among other Tugu Palace, Tugu Railway Station, the State Palace Building, Market Beringharjo, Benteng Vredeburg and Monuments Serangan Oemoem March 1.

This road is very popular with the merchants who peddle pavement typical jogja craft stalls and stall-lesehan at night selling food gudeg jogja typical and popular as a gathering of artists who often express their ability to play music, painting, hapening art, mime and others along of this way.

As a tourist area, presents the different variations of Malioboro shopping activity. Ranging from how traditional Malioboro shop, to the forms of modern shopping activity.

Various ways typical Malioboro shopping is one of the various bargaining cenderamata by traders who sold the five-foot line along the sidewalk in this area. The merchants that sell a variety cenderamata and crafts made of silver, gerabah, batik cloth, wood, kuilt, and others. However, do not wonder, for example, if the vendor offers a gift of interest with the price of Rp 50,000. Jobs such as this must be followed with the bargaining process from the tourists. So, the price can go down dramatically until, for example, remove the vendors with only Rp 10,000. This also can do when tourists visit the Traditional Market Beringharjo that is still one area of Malioboro. This is a unique tradition of shopping at Malioboro.

Unlike the shopping along the way this Malioboro. In the shops in the area of Malioboro, tourists can purchase goods of interest, ranging from batik, various souvenirs, clothing, and so there is no bargaining process. Here, visible Malioboro also present as a modern shopping area.

Visiting this area be like saying drinking water while diving. Malioboro is close to the object-historical tourism, heritage tourism, colonial architecture, and also other traditional shopping. Objects that are historical tours around the palace, among Malioboro Yogyakarta and alun-alunnya, Great Mosque, Vredeburg Benteng, Sonobudoyo Museum, and Village Kauman. While on tour in the colonial architectural heritage of Yogyakarta which still can be witnessed, such as building Societet [Taman Budaya now], Hotel Inna Garuda, Bank Indonesia and Bank BNI'46. And, the two objects in the traditional shopping area close to this, the market and Ngasem Beringharjo market. In addition, for tourists who love to read, this area also provides a public library owned by the Government of the Province of DIY.

In addition to the diversity of various atmosphere above, tourists can also witness the uniqueness Malioboro other form of tens of becak and carriage tour of Yogyakarta special diparkir parallel road on the right path in this area is slow to take tourists around Malioboro and surrounding areas. Meanwhile, on the left the road, tourists can view hundreds of motorcycles diparkir row along the curb into the Malioboro Malioboro is a sign that many visitors to the area.