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Bandung : Michelin's recommendations

Capital of West Java, seat of Sunda culture, and with a majority Muslim population, Bandung and its pleasant climate attracted the Dutch, who made it into an elegant city, the "Paris of Java". Since then it has developed (3.5 million inhabitants) into one of Indonesia's most important industrial and academic centres, all the while managing to retain a distinct artistic and cultural energy. Its name has a place in history thanks to the the famous Asian-African Conference held here in 1955, a meeting which brought together Nehru, Sokarno and Nasser, to name but a few attendees.

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Tourist attractions Bandung : Things to see and do

Bandung City Centre

Jalan Asia Afrika RI - Bandung

Walk through the centre of Bandung and you will discover a cluster of wonderful Art Deco buildings. On Jalan Braga, the former colonial district and now the scene of much of Bandung's nightlife, you will find the Bank Pembangunan Daerah and the Ba..

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Bandung Geology Museum

57 Jalan Diponegoro 57 RI - Bandung

The discovery of cranial bones belonging to " Java Man " in the Solo River (Surakarta) in 1891 lent credence to Darwin's theory of evolution by proving that Homo erectus had existed in Asia as well as in Africa. You can see a cast of the sk..

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Panorama over Bandung

Jalan Juanda RI - Bandung

Make your way up to the Dago teahouse perched above the city in the heart of one of the chic districts. From here you can enjoy a superb panoramic view over Bandung and its surroundings and set off on a lovely walk that takes you to a pretty waterf..

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