Surakarta Palace Museum, Indonesia: what it is and when to go

What it is and where

Surakarta Palace Museum is The Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace Museum or the Solo Palace Museum is a special museum that collects cultural objects left by the Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace. Has rooms that contain the results of the in Indonesia. It has an article in one Wikipedia, so it is not one of the busiest places in Indonesia: one to enjoy at a calmer pace.

It is in Surakarta, where this site lists 24 more places to see, 1.6 km from the centre.

Its coordinates are -7.57862, 110.8285; the nearest main airport is Adisutjipto International Airport (JOG, Yogyakarta), 50 km as the crow flies. How to get around Indonesia (train, car, bus) is covered in its country guide.

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It is one of the Museums and art places in Indonesia. In Kokai it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap.

When to go

The best time to visit Surakarta Palace Museum is April to September.

There are about 12 h 26 of daylight all year round: this close to the equator the days barely change. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather.

When to go to Indonesia in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in its country guide.

Before you go to Indonesia

To enter Indonesia there are 10 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Passport valid for six months and an onward ticket”: they are all, with their deadlines, in the Indonesia checklist. Currency: Indonesian rupiah (IDR); plugs: Type C and F · 230 V · 50 Hz (the same plug as in Spain); emergencies: 112 for everything · 110 police · 118 ambulance.

In Kokai you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it.

What is nearby

• Klewer MarketMarket412 m
• Great Mosque of SurakartaMosque in Suakarta, Java, Indonesia507 m
• Fort VastenburgFormer Dutch military fortress in Surakarta, Indonesia784 m
• Tien Kok Sie TempleTemple in Surakarta, Indonesia1.0 km
• Pasar Gede HardjonagoroMarket1.1 km

Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in the Indonesia guide.

More in Indonesia: Museums and art

• National Museum of Indonesia: archaeological, historical, ethnological, and geographical museum located in Jakarta
• Jakarta History Museum: Museum in West Jakarta, Indonesia
• Aceh Tsunami Museum: museum in Banda Aceh City
• Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat: palace complex in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
• Liang Bua: Indonesian cave
• Maritime Museum: museum in Jakarta, Indonesia

Every Indonesia place under Museums and art, each with its season, is on its page.

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