3 Ex Sugar Factories Tourism In Solo And Beyond

Regionally Soloraya is a metropolis surrounded by six regencies known as  Region SUBOSUWONOSRATEN (Surakarta City, Boyolali Regency, Sukaharjo Regency, Wonogiri Regency, Karanganyar Regency, Sragen Regency, and Klaten Regency). This region has numerous potential tourist attraction object including historical tourism such as sugar Factory. Here are some of the ex Sugar Factories that now turn into historical and tourism spots. 

DE TJOLOMADOE
De Tjolomadoe is a revitalization of Colomadu Sugar Factory where to see architectural heritage, factory museum, a cultural performance and meeting hall for public rent, outdoor cafe, and multipurposes hall for exhibition and other cultural activities. This 6,5-hectares area now becomes a new landmark around Karanganyar and Surakarta tourism. This factory that was built by by Mangkunegara IV on 8 December 1861, provides some spots to take photos with different interesting backdrops. While enjoying the atmosphere of De Tjolomadoe, visitors can have a drink and tasty lunch option in Tjolo Koffie and Besali Cafe, still in Dutch nuanced.

Location: 165 Adi Sucipto Street, Malangjiwan Village, Colomadu, Karanganyar Regency.

SONDOKORO TASIKMADU AGROTOURISM
Located around Tasikmadu sugar mill complex, one of the Dutch Heritage place, Sondokoro Agrotourism is managed by PTPN Nusantara IX and became a tourism place since 2005. The museum took the agro concept combined with sugar industry from the past. Here visitors can enjoy some facilities such as playroom, bath balls, flying fox, outbond, children's traffic park, audio visual, swimming pool, restaurant, souvenir stalls, fish pedicure and milling machine monument from 1926. In this 28 hectares factory, it provides educational trip to know the sugar making process and look around the sugar cane plantation by taking Spoor Teboe and Spoor Goela.

Location: Mangkunegara Bojonegara Street, Nglande Wetan, Ngijo, Tasikmdu, Karanganyar Regency. 

THE HERITAGE PALACE
The Heritage Palace is a revitalization from Gembongan sugar mill which is developed by Gendhis Mas Sentosa. Now, it turns into a family tourism object with 3D Trick Art, Omah Kwalik (Upside Down World), Transportation Museum, Thee Culture, Convention Hall, Kids Town, Food Street, and Industrial Museum. It's also possible to hold an event here since the covention hall is usually rented for birthday party, wedding party, seminar, exhibition, graduation, pra wedding and any other events with such an arthistic European style building as its backgroud.

Location: Jalan Permata Raya, Tegal Mulyo, Pabelan, Kartasura, Sukoharjo Regency
 
Get your camera ready and set to explore these historical places!