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Semarang
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Solo City Centre
1 out of top 10 points of interest in this area
4.5/5(6 area reviews)
You'll enjoy the museums and zoo in Solo City Centre. You might want to make time for a stop at Solo Paragon Lifestyle Mall or Keprabon Park.
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Alila Solo, Java
Jl. Slamet Riyadi No. 562 Surakarta Central Java
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The price is ₩85,270 per night from Nov 24 to Nov 25
₩85,270
₩103,177 total
Nov 24 - Nov 25
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9.2/10 Wonderful! (132 reviews)
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Reviewed on May 5, 2025

Ibis Styles Semarang Simpang Lima
JALAN PAHLAWAN NO 2-2A Semarang
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The price is ₩38,594 per night from Nov 28 to Nov 29
₩38,594
₩46,698 total
Nov 28 - Nov 29
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8.8/10 Excellent! (11 reviews)
Quite comfortable stay except room is a bit small
Reviewed on Sep 4, 2025

Ibis Budget Semarang Tendean
Jl Kap Pierre Tendean 21 Semarang Central Java
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The price is ₩18,687 per night from Nov 26 to Nov 27
₩18,687
₩21,583 total
Nov 26 - Nov 27
includes taxes & fees
7.8/10 Good! (66 reviews)
Love it so much stay here
Reviewed on Dec 20, 2024
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Borobudur Temple
Join the other pilgrims visiting one of the world’s largest Buddhist temples for its profound meaning and spectacular architecture.

Dieng Plateau
Learn about the local history of Dieng when you take a trip to Dieng Plateau. Discover the area's sunrises and hot springs.

Mendut Temple
Explore a Buddhist temple that is more than 1,000 years old, and study its highly detailed statues, carvings and reliefs.
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![At the museum no photos are allowed which is really unfortunate as it was well worth the visit and the guided tour is definitely not to be missed. In the museum there are even Batik made from the Dutch era which depicts stories like Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White!
I enjoyed the tour v much and at the end of the tour we were brought to this room where the artisan were working on hand drawn batik.
Below is an excerpt from Wikipedia for anyone interested in learning more about the process of batik making.
Firstly, a cloth is washed, soaked and beaten with a large mallet. Patterns are drawn with pencil and later redrawn using hot wax, usually made from a mixture of paraffin or bees wax, sometimes mixed with plant resins, which functions as a dye-resist. The wax can be applied with a variety of tools. A pen-like instrument called a canting (IPA: [tʃantiŋ], sometimes spelled with old Dutch orthography tjanting) is the most common. A canting is made from a small copper reservoir with a spout on a wooden handle. The reservoir holds the resist which flows through the spout, creating dots and lines as it moves. For larger patterns, a stiff brush may be used. Alternatively, a copper block stamp called a cap (IPA: [tʃap]; old spelling tjap) is used to cover large areas more efficiently.
After the cloth is dry, the resist is removed by scraping or boiling the cloth. The areas treated with resist keep their original color; when the resist is removed the contrast between the dyed and undyed areas forms the pattern. This process is repeated as many times as the number of colors desired.
The most traditional type of batik, called batik tulis (written batik), is drawn using only the canting. The cloth need to be drawn on both sides and dipped in a dye bath three to four times. The whole process may take up to a year; it yields considerably finer patterns than stamped batik.
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