2025 Surakarta Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in July)

I once went to this ice cream shop in Surakarta. It is located at Jl. Jend Urip Sumoharjo No.97, Kepatihan Wetan, Kec. Jebres, Central Java. They sell many flavours of ice cream, i bought Banana Split, it contains vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry ice cream with whip cream, wafer, rainbow chocochip, and canned fruit. It is sweet and delicious and they sell an old-type ice cream. For me, it’s a little bit pricey if you go to this store alone, i recommending you to go to this cool ice cream shop with your family or friends to spend some time. #mytripvlog #foodies #foodie #icecream #solotravel

Rock In Solo or RIS is a music festival dedicated to rock,metal and related styles of music held is surakarta,indonesia. the festival was first held in 2004 as a small event for indonesian band with one stage and seven bands,in 2022 rock in solo took place with around 15 bands performing on 2 stages. Rock in solo festival 2022 also featured series of pre-event shows prior to the main event,the pre event shows called A Journey Of Rock In Solo And Rock Parade took place at multiple venues in surakarta and its built up areas.#rockinsolo

Anyone confused about where to go? Want a sport that makes you happy? Swimming is so fun, let alone swimming in the big pool @ayomjavavillage The pool is really big guys! If you want to swim a little more seriously, you can really come here hihihi Oops, but the big pool is only for guests staying. So, Staycation Lovers if you want to swim here, you have to stay at @ayomjavavillage ️ One of the uniqueness of @ayomjavavillage Staycation Lovers will not find a "receptionist". So, when guests arrive, they are immediately directed to enter the living room and the resort staff is ready to welcome you The living room is inseparable from Javanese culture, guys! Starting from the chairs made of bamboo, then dominated by brown color that reflects like the Joglo House, plus the costumes of the @ayomjavavillage officers wearing jarik cloth which adds to the Javanese feel Oh yes, if you want to stay at @ayomjavaville for guest data, use a barcode scan. So, always have the camera on your gadget ready to scan the barcode that has been prepared by the resort staff 😊 Happy saturday night! ️ @ayomjavaville Start from IDR 1.000.000 #staycation #infinitypool

Cetho Temple is a beautiful Javanese-Hinduism temple that built in 15th Century that built on the northwest slopes of Mount Lawu. If you visited Mount Lawu, i think you don't want to miss this place too. Because this place has beautiful scenery with a calm and cool atmosphere. It's a very relaxing place and will let your stress out. If you want get a best view, you can reach to the top of this place by take few stairs. One of the unique things about this place is the local people still using Cetho Temple to pray, so there is some certain place that tourist can't enter and only can be used for prayers. #temple #nature #naturelover #indonesia

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❣️Turning some houses into comfortable coffeeshops like tupitoe.coffee can be fun. Serving coffee with 2 floors in it and it is quite cool and comfortable.❣️ 😁There is also an outdoor corner on the 2nd floor where you can see the sunset directly if you are lucky. Then the impression that can be felt, of course, is homie and cozy when hanging out here😁 💯The price is affordable and the location is quite easy to find, which is still in the UMS Surakarta area Been here? __⁣⁣⁣ tupitoe.coffee 🌍 Jl. Mekarsari, Karangasem, Kec. Laweyan, Surakarta City, Central Java Gmaps: Tupitoe Coffee & Meals Open 16.00 - 23.00 WIB Facilities: * Free Wifi * Outdoors * Indoors * Plug

🥰White and majestic. That's rilassati.id who is present in Solo this month. The concept of the place is like Paradise Beach Vibe which is presented here. With the dominance of white color and some beach-style decorations, the aura here seems comfortable and feels like the vibe in Bali🥰 😘You could say here is a new Culinary Tour in the city. Serving western-style menus that can spoil the tongue of the audience. For the price offered is in accordance with the vibes and the place offered. Some family events also seem to be suitable to be held at this Rilassati😘 Been here? __⁣⁣⁣ rilassati.id 🌍🌍Jl. Adi Sucipto No.32, Kenaiban, Blulukan, Kec. Colomadu, Karanganyar Regency, Central Java Gmaps: Rilassati Open 10 a.m. - 10 p.m Facilities: * Free Wifi * Outdoors * Indoors * Plug * Islamic Prayer Room

It is a part of Batik Keris Gallery and Batik Keris Museum. Keris Cafe and Kitchen serve delicious foods and drinks, traditional and special from Solo. The price is competitive, reminding you, eventho its name casually mentioned as Cafe and Kitchen, it is actually a restaurant. You will see traditional javanese style wrapped into modern style, it seems like being inside a real movie of old times. The place is beautiful. The foods are amazing. The interior and design, looks so matching and perfectly combined. If you'd like to get delicious foods and perfect clean beautiful place to hange out or dine in, this is the best place to come over. #batikkeris #solo #jawatengah #centraljava #indonesia #travelling

Solo is famous with nasi Liwet, it is basically steamed rice poured with santan and topped with eggs livers or chicken's heart etc as you like. price : IDR 10.000 to 21.000 (date: december 1st, 2021) a complete nasi liwet with chicken's heart and egg is IDR 21.000 the seller is a very kind and humble lady. #solo #travelling #javaisland #culinary

it is a cheap hotel for people who had low budget. cleanliness is less than expected. location is nice, in the city centre.

Self healing, best place to back. #yolo

The design of the building is quite unique, with the dominance of the use of glass which makes the feel of Europe feel thick. On the outside, there is an iconic spot with the words Grandis Barn emblazoned on it. Many visitors take photos at the place. Entering the restaurant area, you can order food and drinks at the bar table. Not only that, you can immediately see employee performances here in preparing your dish. The menu choices here are quite complete because they contain Indonesian to Western dishes. One of the Indonesian menus that you must try is the Green Sambal Leaf Mangkokan Ribs. This dish is rich in spices and without any added flavoring. #café#deserts

Beautiful downtown hotel with nice roof top bar. Rooms have historic feel with old hard wood floors, yet modern as bathrooms have white subway tiles with TVs in each bathroom. Staff is wonderful and accommodating providing upgrades when available. We vistited this hotel the last mont. The staff were very great and quality sevice, so, the eat is varity and excelent , also the rooms were cleand and confort bed. it has afantastic location for the people that visit the towon for work. Will recomendet thes hotel for all persons that to travel this city. The staff at this property are all great! They all go above and beyond to make your stay comfortable. Please Naungan Coliving Solo give your staff awards! #holidayhotel #hotel #hoteldeals #hotelcation #hotelexperience #hotelview #villa #villas #goodplace #choicehomestay #goodhotel #romanticrestaurant#infinitypool

This museum is called the Danar Hadi Batik Museum. Located on the main street of Solo City, Jalan Slamet Riyadi. The museum, which was founded in 1967, presents a collection of the best quality batik from various regions, such as authentic palace batik, Chinese batik, Javanese Hokokai batik (batik influenced by Japanese culture), coastal batik (Kudus, Lasem and Pekalongan), Sumatran batik and various types of batik. other batiks. This museum has a collection of batik cloth reaching 1000 pieces and has been recognized by MURI (Indonesian Record Museum) as the museum with the largest batik collection. Visitors can see the batik-making process and can even take part in a batik-making workshop directly. Besides getting the experience of batik, visitors can also enjoy the architecture of a typical Javanese building next to the museum, which is known as Ndalem Wuryaningratan. Ndalem Wuryaningratan was originally the residence of Prince Wuryaningrat, the son-in-law of Susuhan Pakubuwono X. It was built with the concept of a noble residence at that time, with Javanese standards and European architectural influences. In 1997, H. Santosa Doellah as the owner of Batik Danar Hadi bought this building to become the House of Danar Hadi by maintaining the original architecture. #wonderfullofindonesia #naturalwonders #art #museumquest

When you visit the Kasunanan Palace there are several places that should not be entered, namely the residence of King Pakubuwono. One of the areas in the Kasunanan Palace that can be visited by the public is the large pavilion inside Sasana Sewaka, where dance and gamelan performances are served in that place. When entering Sasana Sewaka, visitors must take off their shoes and walk barefoot on a stretch of sand taken directly from Parangkusumo Beach and Mount Merapi. You can also visit the museum in the Kasunanan Palace area. There are various royal collections such as chariots, stretchers, statues, ancient weapons and several other collections. In addition to the beauty of the palace building, the Kasunanan Surakarta Palace also offers cultural heritage tours such as traditional ceremonies, sacred dances and music, the famous ones are sekaten and night Suro. Sekaten is a celebration ceremony to commemorate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad for 7 days and on the last day it is closed with Gunungan Mulud. One month earlier, the Sekaten night market was also held in the north square area of ​​the palace. Unlike Sekaten, Malam Suro is commemorating the new year according to the Javanese calendar. This celebration is marked by the Mubeng Beteng Carnival by bringing palace heirlooms including Kyai Slamet's heirloom buffalo. #historicculture #historicallandmarks #museumquest#culturalattractions#themeparks#nationalpark

Address - Jl. Adi Sucipto No.146, Jajar, Kec. Laweyan, Kota Surakarta, Jawa Tengah 57144 Ambiance/Facilities - swimming pool, wifi, big bed, luxury room Highlights - beautiful view at night Rating - 5star. very good, nice. i love it #infinitypool

Solo city is located in Central Java province of indonesia, in the sunset, solo city have place that very stunning to look it, Its name Waduk Cengklik, located in ngemplak district and not to far from Adi sumarmo airport. itss cool mann #surakarta #solo #cool #amazingg #centraljava #summervacation#beachvacation#hikingtrails#hotelstay#urbanexplorer

Karaton Surakarta Hadiningrat) adalah Istana resmi Kasunanan Surakarta Hadiningrat yang terletak di Kota Surakarta. Keraton ini didirikan oleh Sri Susuhunan Pakubuwana II pada tahun 1744 sebagai pengganti Istana/Keraton Kartasura yang porak-poranda akibat Geger Pecinan pada tahun 1743. Keraton ini mempunyai pecahan yakni Keraton Yogyakarta Hadiningrat dari Kesultanan Yogyakarta (Kerajaan Yogyakarta). Sehingga dinasti Mataram diteruskan oleh 2 Kerajaan yakni Kasunanan Surakarta dan Kesultanan Yogyakarta. Total luas wilayah keseluruhan keraton surakarta mencapai 147 hektar, yakni meliputi seluruh area di dalam benteng Baluwarti, alun-alun Lor, alun-alun Kidul, gapura Gladak, dan kompleks Masjid Agung Surakarta. Sementara luas dari kedhaton (inti keraton) mencapai 15 hektar. Walaupun Kesunanan Surakarta secara resmi telah menjadi bagian Republik Indonesia pada tahun 1945, kompleks bangunan keraton ini masih berfungsi sebagai tempat tinggal sunan dan rumah tangga istananya yang masih menjalankan tradisi kesunanan hingga saat ini. Keraton ini kini juga merupakan salah satu objek wisata di Kota Surakarta. Sebagian kompleks keraton merupakan museum yang menyimpan berbagai koleksi milik kasunanan, termasuk berbagai pemberian atau hadiah dari raja-raja Eropa, replika pusaka keraton, dan gamelan. Dari segi bangunannya, keraton ini merupakan salah satu contoh arsitektur istana Jawa yang terbaik, memiliki balairung-balairung mewah dan lapangan serta paviliun yang luas. #museumquest

One time when on a road trip from Jogja to Bandung, I briefly stopped in the city of Solo (or it could also be called Surakarta) to meet a friend at a coffee shop. In our short meeting, my friend invited me to go around seeing Solo. There are some interesting things that might also be an idea to include in the itinerary if one day you want to go to Solo! :) Street Art Mural Gallery along Jalan Gatot Subroto. It turns out that cool murals don't only exist in Australia or Singapore, in Solo there is also a street art gallery that is no less iconic and stunning! Here you can find murals with pictures of famous Indonesian figures: from celebrities to politicians. There's even Kurt Cobain mural too! Enjoy Dawet Ice in the yard of Kratonan Solo. Es dawet is one of the typical Javanese drink recipes. It tastes sweet and fresh. Ice Dawet traders in Kratonan Solo usually sell from 9 am to 3 pm. Sekutu Kopi Solo. The place is nice, there are 3 floors and there is a smoking area on the 3rd floor. The signature drink is delicious. I had a chance to try the cookies which my friend said were delicious.. and they were really good! Especially the brownies! :) #summervacation#urbanexplorer

Sukuh Temple is one of the most amazing off the beaten track/temple/destination if you visit Karanganyar, Central Java. This temple is incredibly spectacular, and it has sacred ancient atmosphere. Visitors have to use "kain kampuh" (it is available on the counter). Ask for the guide men if you want the explanation of this temple. Indeed, they speak English very well. It is highly recommended. The view is great when you rich the top, the temple keep reminding you that Indonesia's culture is so rich, I keep reminding myself that I'm in Indonesia, because it really looks like those old temples in Mexico 😍 🍂🌟☀️ #solstice #urbanexplorer #summervacation #hikingtrails #historicculture #historicallandmarks #summervacation#hikingtrails#urbanexplorer

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We left Surakarta with a very heavy heart, knowing that our aunt passed away while we were in the boarding gate, back to Jakarta-Singapore. It made us realized to treasure every moment with our elders, before their passing and not to feel any sense of regret after.

#postandearn Wrapped in timeless beauty and Javanese elegance, The Purwohamijayan was the perfect place to capture the beginning of our forever. Every detail—from the classic architecture to the serene atmosphere—made our prewedding shoot feel like a royal dream. This place holds history, grace, and charm, just like the kind of love we hope to build together. Surrounded by heritage and warmth, we celebrated not just a moment, but a meaningful chapter in our journey. Grateful for this magical setting that made every frame feel poetic, powerful, and deeply personal. Here’s to love that feels like home—elegant, strong, and enduring.

#postandearn Tucked away in a quiet corner of The Purwohamijayan, this spot holds a special kind of magic. Surrounded by graceful architecture and a sense of calm, it felt like time slowed down for a moment. The soft light, wooden details, and quiet atmosphere made it the perfect place to reflect and take it all in. This corner isn’t just photogenic—it’s peaceful, grounding, and full of character. Sometimes, it’s the little corners that leave the biggest impressions. Grateful for hidden gems like this that remind me why I love exploring places with history, soul, and timeless beauty.

#postandearn A hidden gem in East Java, The Purwohamijayan is more than just a palace — it’s a peaceful escape into elegance, tradition, and timeless beauty. Walking through its halls and gardens felt like stepping into a piece of history, where every detail speaks of Javanese grace and heritage. The calm atmosphere, intricate architecture, and cultural charm made this visit unforgettable. It’s the kind of place that makes you slow down, breathe deeply, and appreciate the richness of Indonesia’s past. Grateful for moments like this, where travel becomes not just about places, but the stories they hold.

You could say this is a hangout for the Surakarta scene, the coffee and atmosphere are really good. Open since morning and quite crowded, there are indoor and outdoor hangout spots here too. Has anyone been here? [LOSKE COFFEE SERVICE]? JI. Teuku Umar No. 50, Keprabon, Banjarsari District, Surakarta City From 07.00-23.00 ■ @loskecoffeeservice

One of the slow bar coffeeshop wishlists in Solo! Enjoying morning coffee in Laweyan, Solo was greeted with a warm time until here. 1956 was the choice of coffee place when I first returned to my hometown yesterday. The atmosphere makes you feel at home even though the place is not that spacious. A must stop by if you go to Solo, or has anyone been here? [1956] ? JI. Kampung Batik Sidoluhur No.51B, Laweyan, Kec. Laweyan, Surakarta City 08.00-17.00 @1956.stud