Surakarta, ID - Travel Guide

Surakarta (Javanese: ꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ, Pegon: سوراكارتا), known colloquially as Solo (Javanese: ꦱꦭ; Sålå), is a major city in Central Java, Indonesia. The 46.72 km2 (18.04 sq mi) city adjoins Karanganyar Regency and Boyolali Regency to the north, Karanganyar Regency and Sukoharjo Regency to the east and west, and Sukoharjo Regency to the south. On the eastern side of Solo lies Solo River (Bengawan Solo). Its metropolitan area, consisting of Surakarta City and the surrounding six regencies ("Greater Solo Area", formerly Special Region of Surakarta), was home to 6,837,753 inhabitants according to the official estimates for mid 2023, 526,870 of whom reside in the city proper. Surakarta is the birthplace of the President of Indonesia from 2014 to 2024, Joko Widodo, as well as his son and current Vice President of Indonesia, Gibran Rakabuming Raka. The former served as Mayor of Surakarta from 2005 to 2012, as did the latter from 2021 to 2024.

Places to Explore

Curated experiences in Surakarta

Museum Keraton Surakarta

Monumen Pers Nasional

The National Press Monument (Indonesian: Monumen Pers Nasional) is a monument and museum to the national Indonesian press. Formally established …

Museum Keris Nusantara

Pabrik Gula Colomadu

De Tjolomadoe or De Colomadu sugar factory was built by Mangkunegara IV at 1862 with consortium from Dutch East Indies …

Museum Batik Danar Hadi

Museum Radya Pustaka

Radya Pustaka Museum is a museum in Surakarta, Indonesia. Established in 1890, it is the second oldest museum in Indonesia …

Museum Pura Mangkunegaran

The Pura Mangkunegaran (Indonesian: Pura Mangkunegaran, Javanese: ꦥꦸꦫꦩꦁꦏꦸꦤꦒꦫꦤ꧀, romanized: Purå Mangkunagaran) is a palace complex in the city of Surakarta, …

Surakarta