Parangtritis is located 27 km
south of Yogyakarta and easily accessible by public transportation that operate
up to 17:00pm as well as private vehicles. The afternoon before sunset is the
best time to visit this most popular beach in Yogyakarta. But if you arrive
sooner, it will not hurt for going up to Tebing Gembirawati (Gembirawati
cliffs) behind this beach. From there, we can see the whole area of
Parangtritis Beach, southern sea, up to the horizon.
Psst, YogYES will tell a
secret. Not many people know that on the east side of this clifft, hidden
temple ruins. Unlike the other temples located in a mountainous area,
Gembirawati Temple is only a few hundred meters from the edge of Parangtritis
Beach. To reach this temple, we can pass road uphill near the Hotel Queen of
the South and then go down the path to the west for approximately 100 meters.
Faintly roar of the ferocious waves of the southern sea could be heard from
this temple.
Parangtritis Beach is very
closely related to the legend of Ratu Kidul (Queen of South). Many Javanese
people believe that Parangtritis Beach is the gate of Ratu Kidul’s magical
kingdom who controls the southern sea. Hotel Queen of the South is a luxurious
resort that is named according to this the legend. Unfortunately the resort is
now rarely, whereas it used to have a view that could make us breathless.
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