CLASICAL BATIK

batik centre, but other craft industries in and around the city includes silver, leather, pottery and puppets. Even if you don’t intend to buy, galleries and workshops are open free of charge for visitors to observes traditional Javanese crafts in present.

Malioboro is great long-colorful bazaar of souvenir shops and stalls offering a wide selection of cheap batik bags, leather works, cotton clothes, silver wares, wood masks and puppets. Skillful bargainer gets lower prices here. A good range of batik could be venture at Margaria Batik and several other shops, like Terang Bulan, Taruntum, and Batik Keris. Mirota Batik, at the opposite side of the street, offers a wide variety of handicrafts and a good point to get an idea of general prices. A labyrinthine Beringharjo traditional market, left side before the bottom of the street, is always worth a browse, especially for cheap and batik and textiles. Another popular site for batik is Tamansari, only minutes away from the centre of Kraton