A Small Piece Land of Art Left in Town (task 5)

Patangpuluhan is a small village located in the south west of Jogjakarta. It is located in Wirobrajan district, a part of Jogjakarta city. As we know, the location is in the town so that it has flat land with two rivers as the border of the village. The first is Widuri River; it is located on the west side of the village, border on Kasihan Bantul. The second river on the east side and border on Mantrijeron district is called Winongo, it’s so nice, right? Not only the rivers, but Patangpuluhan also has the fertile land, even tough it has no rice field or other field. It can be seen and felt from the green atmosphere around the village.

Surely, people in Patangpuluhan are very welcome to the guest, both domestic and foreign tourist. If you visit this village, you may stay in the hotels spread around the village or if you want to be the part of the village you may stay in the villagers’ house. Of course, it is cheaper than the hotel rate. You may ride in andong or becak even gerobag sapi to go around this village if you want to “save” your energy.

Now, I will show you the main reason why I suggest you to visit the village. Patangpuluhan is heaven for traditional art lovers. If I may ask you, what kind of traditional art do you like? If you say Javanese Dances, you find the right place, and if you say I love Javanese Theatre or we call it Kethoprak, you have chosen the right place to spend your holiday. You can enjoy the performance or just hang out with the players during and after the practice sessions. In other word, we can say that we can find almost all of the traditional art activity in this village like Javanese Dances and Kethoprak, as I said above. The others are traditional Batik production, painting gallery, photo gallery, and many art galleries fulfilled with any kind of handicraft and souvenir. You can purchase things from the gallery as the gift for your friend, colleague or family.

I will never forget to tell you that you can enjoy some traditional food also. Gudeg, as the icon of Jogjakarta, is the most favorite here, but you have to try the other traditional food also. Sego Pecel is not less delicious than Gudeg, so I suggest you to try it. Brongkos is also available here. Therefore, make sure that you enjoy at least one of your lunch in Patangpuluhan by trying this traditional meal. After the sun goes down, you can enjoy so many traditional snacks and beverages in Angkringan. Jahe, wedang uwuh, teh poci, mendoan, ceker, sate usus and many others are available here. It is cheap and absolutely delicious.

Well, there will not be enough time to tell you about Patangpuluhan. Thus, what are you waiting for? Visit Patangpuluhan or you will be one of the most regretful tourist ever.

Photo Gallery


location


gerobag sapi


andong


becak


tari bedhoyo


wayang kulit


kethoprak


art gallery


welcoming the guest


angkringan


sego pecel


gudeg


brongkos