Yogyakarta is known as the city that upholds tradition and culture. The hallmark of the custom or habit of Yogyakarta's resident is always friendly to everyone. Thus, many visitors who feel comfortable in the cultural city once an education city. Yogyakarta referred to as a cultural city because the people who still uphold their customs, such as using local languages namely Java language as an everyday language. While education city was given to the Yogyakarta city as many people from out of town come to Yogyakarta to study. The number of schools and quality of education in Indonesia are fairly good making the Yogyakarta city invaded by students to compete to get in the best schools or universities.
The many number of students and students in Yogyakarta to be one of the causes of rising number of tourists. Students often spend the weekend for a vacation to visit various attractions in Yogyakarta to eliminate saturation learn. One of the tourism that be choice is Candi Abang. Candi Abang is taken from the name of the location where this places are. Candi Abang is a name which is taken from Java language, Candi meaning temple while Abang has meaning red. So many people think that the Candi Abang is a temple tours.
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| Candi Abang is crowded by people |
Visitors who first came to this place will be surprised because they could not find the temple at this location. They only see a hill overgrown by grass and broad meadows. Hope to add a collection of pictures of the temple had vanished. Candi Abang which could be interpreted as red temple was not a temple tourist attraction. Although none could find temple herein, but visitors will be amazed by the natural charm given. Visitors can see the landscape in the form of pasture and field farm from the top of the hill. At sunset, the visitor can see the sun began to sink, and changes color to orange then dark. When the sun had begun to sink and the sky became dark, visitors can enjoy views of the Yogyakarta city at night which is decorated with urban lights slowly began to glow.
This location can be achieved using a motorcycle, car, and public transportation such as buses. Travelers who wish to visit the temple can go to Jogja-Piyungan Km.8 Street then follow the signposts that read Candi Abang and Gua Sentana (Sentana Cave). Public transportation that pass through Jogja-Piyungan Street is Pemuda (No.A) bus, get off at the intersection of three on the Jogja-Piyungan Km 8 Street, from the T-junction then followed by a walk of about 1.5 km to get to the location.
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| early sunset in Candi Abang |
From parking area then we continue to go to the green hill in Candi Abang on foot. The path to green hills in Candi Abang bit steep and rocky, very slippery if wet season. We recommend that visitors who want to visit here using comfortable sandals for walking so that the foot does not hurt. Apparently, this green hill made of red bricks that eventually the entire surface is covered with grass. According to the stories of local residents, in the body of the Candi Abang there is gold amounted a calves. However, there is no one who dared to prove the truth because it will damage the temple brother. That said, the temple covered an unseen brother named "Kyai Jagal" (illustrated with a man who has big size body and long hair) so that no one dares to undermine the temple Abang and the story of gold in the Candi Abang remains be a mystery until now.
