Baron, The beautiful coast at Gunungkidul

Baron Beach located in Gunungkidul Regency, precisely at Kemadang Village, Tanjungsari District, 65 km from Yogyakarta City. To ashore this beach, you will pass Wonosari City, as capital of Gunungkidul Regency, the distance approximately 40 kilometer from Yogyakarta. Road infrastructure to Wonosari City is good enough. The way was devious and fluctuate. Although, during trip, you serving with beautiful nature scenery. Distance between Wonosari with Baron Beach approximately 23 kilometer southerly, with bituminous road, across famous lime hills that called Pegunungan Seribu.

Jalan menuju Pantai Baron

Baron Beach be first coast that is find from coast area Baron, Kukup, Sepanjang, Drini, Krakal and Sundak. This coast is a gulf that is flanked by green hill wall and filled by coconut trees. This gulf is a river estuary under reef with clear enough water. Baron beach wave is big enough, but you admit to swim at this coast up to the sea limit that marked with stretched wire above the gulf.

Barons Local Fisherman

Not so far from this place, can found a fish market that sells various kind fresh fish. Besides that, you also can enjoy various fresh seafish culinary with achievable price, belong Baron beach special menu, Kakap Soup.

Baron Fish Market

At eastside, reachable with footpath we can found lime hill. There are a rest guardhouse that we can take a rest while sip fresh coast air. Approximately 10 km to the west from Baron beach, can found Parang Racuk beach with the hill that rise out and steep.

In every “Syuro” month (Javanese Year), local fisherman society conducts Sedekah Laut ceremony as an expression to thanks god on fish harvest that overflow and welfare looks for fish at the sea.

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The Church of Ganjuran

Ganjuran Jesus Sacred Heart Church, as its complete name, which is located around 20 kilometers from Yogyakarta can be reached by motorcycle or car. The scenery of the green rice field and pine trees will welcome you upon entering the Ganjuran village where this church is located. Visiting this church, you will know the history of the church, enculturation of Catholic people with local community and finally you will get peacefulness.
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The complex of Ganjuran church was built in 1924 with the initiative of two Dutch relatives, namely Joseph Smutzer and Julius Smutzer. This church is one of the buildings built by the two relatives since they managed Gondang Lipura Sugar Factory in the area in 1912. Other buildings they constructed were 12 schools and one clinic as the embryo of Panti Rapih Hospital.

This church that was designed by a Dutch architect J Yh van Oyen is one form of church social spirit (Rerum Navarum) that the two Dutch relatives had, namely the spirit to love others, especially the surrounding community most of them were workers in Gondang Lipuro Sugar Factory who reached its golden time in 1918 - 1930.

In its development, the church complex was completed with the construction of a temple named Jesus Sacred Heart Temple in 1927. The temple with the terrace decorated with lotus flower and the statue of Jesus in Javanese clothes becomes another choice to celebrate holy mass and pilgrimage, in addition to the church offering closeness with Javanese culture.

Walking around the church, you will realize that this building was designed by integrating European, Hindu, and Javanese styles. European style is seen from the shape of the building forming a cross from above view, while Javanese style is seen from the roof forming tajug that is supported by four teakwood pillars, symbolizing four Gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

Javanese nuance is seen at the alter, sancristi (where instruments for mass celebration are kept), doopvont (water containter for baptizing) and chatevummenen (the place of the teacher of Catholic religion). The statues of Jesus and Mary who is carrying Her son are depicted in Javanese clothes. The reliefs at every stop of the Sacrification Path Jesus is described as having hairs of Hindu monks.

You can take holy water from the left side of the temple. After taking water, you can sit cross-legged in front of the temple and say the prayer. The procession of the celebration is ended by entering the temple and say your prayer in front of Christ statue. Some pilgrims take the water and put it in a bottle then take it home after they pray for it.

If you want to take part in holy mass celebration done in Javanese language with songs accompanied by gamelan, you can come to this church on Thursdays to Sundays at 05:30 a.m., every night of first Friday, each Christmas and on Saturdays at 05:00 p.m. The holy mass is done at the yard of the temple, except daily mass at 05:30 a.m. that is done in the church.

After completing the celebration or pilgrimage, take your time to talk with local people in order to know the history of Ganjuran village where the church is located. In Javanese old history, Ganjuran was part of Alas Mentaok territory named Lipuro. The place was used by Senopati to meditate and was planned to become the center of Mataram kingdom.

The change of the name to Ganjuran itself was related to love story of Ki Ageng Mangir and Rara Pembayun who was exiled by Mataram. The love story of the two person later inspired the creation of the Javanese song: Kala Ganjur, which means human basic binding line in living life together based on love. It was from the name of the song that the name Lipuro of the village changed to Ganjuran.

If you spend time talking with local people, there are many other stories to explore, such as the cancellation of Lipuro to become the center of Mataram Kingdom, the reason for exiling Ki Ageng Mangir and Roro Pembayun and so on.

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Gebyar Wisata Nusantara (Indonesia Tourism Galore)

Gebyar Wisata Nusantara
4-7 Juni 2009, Jakarta Convention Center

Gebyar Wisata Nusantara is the biggest tourist destination forums & expo in Indonesia, the galore is an event where travel and tourism industry could meet directly with consumer to gain information access on traveling to various tourist destinations in Indonesia.
The 8th Gebyar Wisata Nusantara will be held in 4-7 Juni 2009 at the Jakarta Convention Center, the event is predicted to attract more than 20.000 visitors. The number is the annual average of visitor from previous Gebyar Wisata Nusantara proving that Gebyar Wisata Nusantara remains as one of the major tourism and travel consumer show in Indonesia.

The theme for this year Gebyar Wisata Nusantara is “Gebyar Kenali Negerimu Cintai Negerimu” (Know Your Country Love Your Country Galore) which is the official tourism campaign slogan held by the Ministry of Culture & Tourism for domestic tourism market in Indonesia. The Minister “Jero Wacik” said “it’s time for Indonesian people to get to know their country in order to be truly in love with Indonesia”.
Gebyar Wisata Nusantara 2009 will consist of the following events:
- Indonesia Tourist Destination Expo 2009
Featuring: popular tourist destinations all around Indonesia
- Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Expo 2009
Featuring: Indonesia hotel and restaurant package with special value
- Indonesia Travel Expo 2009
Featuring: various type travel packages with special value
- Indonesia Cultural Products Expo 2009
Featuring: wide range of cultural products such as batik, jewelry, accessories and souvenirs.

Exhibition Material:
- Culinary Tourism
- Cultural and Pilgrimage Tourism
- Sports and Outbound Tourism
- City/Urban Tourism
- Incentive Tourism
- Marine Tourism
- Water-based Themed Park
- Nature Tourism
- Agro Tourism
- Accommodations
- Travel packages
- Transportation
- Travel ICT (GDS)
- Cultural Products

Gebyar Wisata Nusantara 2009 will also consist of these supporting/side events, as follow:
- National Tourism Dialogue 2009
- Hotel & Restaurant Industry Forum 2009
- Indonesia Travel Package Galore 2009
- Traditional Dance Festival 2009
- Traditional Wedding Costumes Festival 2009
- Indonesian Batik Festival 2009
- Indonesia Batik-making (membatik) Demo 2009
- Tourism Drawing Competition 2009
- Traditional Children Game 2009
- Bartending Competition 2009
- Best Participant for “Gebyar Wisata Nusantara” 2009

For registration and further information please contact the following:

PT. Wahyo Promo Citra
Jl. A. No.1, Rawabambu I, Pasar Minggu, Jakarta 12520
Ph: 62 21 7892938 Fax: 62 21 7890647, 7812164
e-mail: wpcitra@dnet.net.id

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