Central Batik Yogyakarta

• Malioboro

Malioboro Yogyakarta can not be separated from the icons of all sales centers nuanced collection of batik, especially typical of Yogyakarta. In this region the tourists are pampered with a variety of batik collections are sold in shops, boutiques, malls, and street hawkers. Every moment can choose, order, and buy a collection of batik to be used as gifts, souvenirs, gift, or surprise for the family, relatives, or close friends. However, there are batik centers not only in Malioboro only. There are still some other places that could be used as reference in Yogyakarta batik centers.

Regions baluwarti or better known as Jeron fort, which was much occupied by the princes, and courtiers cemetery palace Kraton Yogyakarta Sultanate, such as Panembahan, Ngadinegaran, Yudonegaran, Gamelan, Siliran, Langenastran, Garden, Ngasem, and so on until this very moment filled with batik centers, both in production and sales. Similarly, the area around the palace like Kauman, Mangkuyudan, and surrounding areas also encountered the production and sale of batik.

• Kampung Batik Ngasem

Ngasem Village is one of the central sales in Yogyakarta batik. The village is of course closely related to the history so that the iconic batik batik of Yogyakarta. Batik is a traditional art works that many people make Ngasem village. Since the 19th century, this village was known as kampung batik. That's why Ngasem village once known as batik village that reached prominence in the era of the 70's. The former glory of its past indigenous batik merchants can be seen from the relics of his palatial home. In this area, they did show glory by competing to build a luxurious mansion with beautiful architecture.
In this Ngasem village area, you can see many batik merchant who opened the store, outlets, and galleries batik made ​​by residents. Shops, stores and galleries of batik is spread almost evenly across Ngasem village.
Collection of batik in this village, both in types and motives fairly complete and the price is relatively cheap. The village has also become one of the shopping center in Yogyakarta batik cloth in addition to Beringharjo market. The price of batik in this market ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars, depending on quality, motive, and type of batik cloth.