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Located at a distance of 60 kilometer away from Yogyakarta, Solo can easily be
reached by bus or taxi. Once known as Surakarta, this city has an international
airport too. Being a former royal residence, Solo boasts of a number of royal
palaces. The palaces testify to the wealth and power of the mighty Javanese empire.
Besides, Hindu temples that are located around this laid back city also attract
a lot of tourists. Palaces often serve as the landmark for shopping venues. Since
palaces are the major attraction in Solo, the main concentration of shopping stalls
is located there. Confirming to this trend, Pasar Klewer is a market located in
the vicinity of a palace. Specializing in selling mainly fabric and batic clothing,
the hundreds of shops are a great place to buy items on cheap
Being a royal seat once, Solo is dotted by more than one Karaton. Adjacent
areas of a Karaton or palace are often the venue for shopping locations. The
Pasar Klewer is located a little distance away from the west gate of Karaton's
North Square. This old market mainly sells every possible variety of fabrics.
Batik clothes are however sold most. This market is a good place to buy traditional
fabrics and dresses like lurik. Lurik is a hand woven striped cotton cloth.
Other traditional Indonesian garments sold at this market are tenun ikat. Dozens
of tailoring shops at Pasar Klewer market would, within a very short time, make
shirts, trousers and Indonesian national costume with your bought fabric or
batik clothes.
With over hundred shops tucked into narrow passageways, there is stiff competition
among sellers. Do not hesitate to bargain as this is the best way to buy fabrics
and batiks on cheap. Besides the clothes; other items sold at this market are:
traditional and local jewellery; leather puppets; basketry, tortoise shell accessories,
trinkets and bronze ware. Souvenir shops too are located at Pasar Klewer market.
You can buy a replica of palaces, temples and other royal symbols.
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