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Saturday, 09 October 2010 |
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Off the west gate of Karaton's North Square, this old
market selling all kinds of fabrics, predominantly batik.
Other traditional fabrics are lurik (hand-woven striped
cotton cloth) and tenun ikat. There are hundreds of shops
jammed along narrow passageways. The visitors must be
prepared to bargain. Batik cloths and garments, hand-woven
fabrics, traditional and local jewelry, leather puppets, basketry,
tortoise-shell accessories, trinkets, brassware and other
decorative items, and all kinds of antiques are local
specialties. Souvenir and art objects are available in
all major towns of Central Java, mostly in the downtown
areas and popular market places or shopping centers.
Pasar Klewer in Solo is the busiest textile market in
Java, a great place to buy not only the less expensive “stamped”
(batik cap) cloths, but also some of the best hand-drawn batik
tulis on the island. There are plenty of tailors in the
market who can make shirts and skirts in a day. Also not
to be missed while visiting Solo is the flea Market at
Pasar Triwindu, where everything and anything is for sale
to those willing to have a bit of fun bargaining.
Quoted From http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/central-java/klewer-market.html
Supported by : JavaTourism, Lintang Buana Tours
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