Beach Parangtritis

South ', is a tourist spot such as the Indian Ocean coastal beaches are located approximately 25 kilometers south of Yogyakarta city. Parangtritis is very well known tourist attraction in yogyakarta besides other objects such as Samas beach, Baron, Kukup Krakal and Glagah Beach. Parangtritis has unique scenery that does not exist in any other tourist attraction that is in addition to large waves, also there is a mountain - a mountain of sand that frequency at the surrounding beaches, mountains of sand is usually called Gumuk.

Parangtritis

The object of this tour is managed by the local government of Bantul pretty well, ranging from lodging facilities and markets selling souvenirs typical of the South '. In addition there is bathhouse called machetes allegedly wedang water in the baths can cure various diseases including skin diseases, water from these baths contain sulfur that comes from the mountian in those locations. Another location is the beach Kusumo machetes on the beach where there is a place supposedly for a meeting between the king with a queen jogjakarta southern ocean.

On certain days (usually months suro) here is offering offerings (Labuhan) for the Queen of the South Sea or in the Java language called Nyai Rara Kidul. Locals believe that a person prohibited from using a light green colored clothes when they're on this coast. Parangtritis become the main tourist place of a visit, especially on new years eve Java (1 sacred / Suro). In Parangtritis there is also a horse-drawn carriage or a horse that can be rented for up the coast from east to west.