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Cirebon Travel guide
Cirebon : Michelin's recommendations
Looking at the peaceful port today it is hard to believe that Cirebon was once one of the island's most active ports for trade and cultural exchange, where Javanese, Chinese, Islamic and European influences mingled, in a happy reflection of the vivid intertwined patterns of the local batiks. A sultanate in the 16C, the city has four Sultan's palaces (kraton) which testify to past splendours, as well as one of the oldest Chinese temples on the archipelago (17C) and a mosque dating from 1500. The port specialises in shrimp fishing.
Tourist attractions Cirebon : Things to see and do
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Kraton Kesepuhan
Place Alun-alun Nord RI - Cirebon
Indo-Javanese architecture in all its splendour (1529-1677) with, inside, a mixture of styles characteristic of the cultural melting pot that Cirebon once was. Above the entrance to this sultan's palace (actually more of a mansion), is a sculpted mot..
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Kraton Kesepuhan Museum
Place Alun-alun Nord RI - Cirebon
An interesting jumble of Javanese gamelans (14C), Egyptian chests inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Javanese weaponry and 16C Portuguese chain mail. On display in an adjoining room is the Kereta Singa Barong (1549), an incredible red and gold royal carr..
