Merapi volcano is located 40 kilometer north of Yogyakarta and included one of the most active volcano in the world. It erupts on average every 5-10 years and is feared for its deadly pyroclastic flows - avalanches of hot rocks and gas that are generated when parts of new lava domes constructed during eruptions in the summit crater collapse and slide down the mountain's steepflanks. The local people call this pyroclastic flows in Javanese Wedus Gembel (Wedus – a sheep; gembel – thick curly hair), as it looked like.

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Pantai Parangtritis (Parangtritis beach) is the most attractive beaches in Yogyakarta province. Not only its natural view, sea-wave, sand sea, until enjoying sunset that very wonderfull scenery but legenda and myth, linked to Mount Merapi inside north of Yoykarta, Sultan palace or keraton in Yogyakarta city as center, and Parangtritis itself and Ratu Kidul (Queen South), myth goddess who rule southrn sea of Java.

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It really is located in the center in the town of Yogyakarta or maybe Yogya as being the residents it is known as. Karaton means a location where the Ratu-king lives, other word is Kedaton, concentrating on the same meaning. From the Javanese teachings, it has a deep philosophical meaning. The architect designer on this palace was Sultan Hamengkubuwono I himself, who was simply also the founder on the kingdom of NGAYOGYAKARTA HADININGRAT. 

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The availability of some traditional foods in yogyakarta plays an important role for attracting the tourism.Gudeg,geplak, yangko, bakpia are alredy well known  for the foreigners, but other traditional foods are available and one of them is kipo.Kipo is traditional food which comes from Kotagede-region in Yogyakarta.It is believe that kipo has alredy exist from the time of ancient Mataram kingdom until now. At that time kipo was served as snack foods for the king and His  family, so kipo was an exclusive food and could predict the level of family who consumed it.

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Geplak is a  sweet snack  made by combining equal parts of sugar and coarsely  grated coconut, with the coco-piquant sweet taste of the dish being the major attractive feature.Normally citrus leaves, waluh fruit, and rice flour are also added to the sweet.in equal amounts, Geplak often colored brightly.this snack is mainly produced in Bantul Regency ( Region of Yogyakarta). 

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As the largest Hindu temple in Southeast Asia, the attractive and graceful temple of Prambanan is a magnificent spectacle and an icon of Indonesia’s cultural heritage. Located a little way on the Buddhist Borobudur temple, the proximity of these two temples informs us that on Java, Buddhism and Hinduism lived peacefully alongside each other.

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Beringharjo Traditional Market is one famous shopping destination you need to visit while visiting Yogyakarta. It is the largest traditional shopping place in Yogyakarta. We visted forex but found nothing much for the us to acquire even as we might get nearly all of this things home. Pasar Beringharjo, literally meaning "slanted land", has a reputation as a possible old, traditional market.Forex trading is also night flea market. Whenever you visit, you will be charmed with the vibrant atmosphere with the bustling market complex. Through the most elementary household items, fruits, meats and veggies and spices into beautiful, locally made handicrafts like batiks - you'll find it all at Pasar Beringharjo. Beringharjo market becomes part of Malioboro that is worth visiting.

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