Do you ever heard about TULUNGAGUNG?
it's my home town
it's a little bit small, but has high exoticism
Tulungagung is sited on south of Surabaya (about 4 hours by bus or train)
Because Tulungagung southern boundary is the Hindia ocean, we can see so many beautiful and fantastic ocean tourism there
Tulungagung always popular with it's marble,
The biggest and best producer of marble in Indonesia
so it's also called as marble city
there is a huge marble mountain located in Campurdarat (about 1 hour from the city)
and some marble industries produced a range of marble handicrafts like marble statues, dining table, and marble floors
In Indonesia, not only Solo and Pekalongan City which has some Batik industry but also Tulungagung has some batik industry. Batik industry in Tulungagung has developed since Majapahit Kingdom, so it has unique and different complexion with batik in another city, Tulungagung Batik Complexion.
Some of Batik industry that still stands to this day in Tulungagung are Barong Gung (Kalangbret), Satrio Manah (Bangoan), Gajahmada (Kauman), etc
each of them produce writing and painting batik.
Nature Tourism
this is the first place, we call this high ocean wich located in Pantai Indah POPOH (POPOH beautiful beaches).
Popoh beach is located in Besuki District, about 1 hours from the city
the most interesting in Popoh beach is the high ocean beach,
you can walk through the sloping hills abaout 20 minutes to reach this high ocean
di desa pucanglaban kecamatan pucanglaban
Kaligentong Pucanglaban
Beside the beach, there are a lot of temple in tulungagung. The temples are the relics of the kingdom in Java
penampihan tea garden, buret lake,
Cultural Tourism
Sate dan Gule Kambing, this satay is different from Ponorogo Madura satay, which contain peanut ingredients, but it use seasoning like salt, pepper, petis, soy sauce and sprinkled with chopped red onion and lime leaves.
Lodho Tulungagung, is a chicken flavored with coconut milk, lime leaves, Serai and Ginger. we can order it in a spicy and not.
There are 2 most recommended place to buy Lodho, 1st is in Sumber Rejeki Tulungagung (locate in Ngujang) and Nasi Lodho Pak Yusuf (located in Kedungwaru District)
Kemplang, made from cassava is given spices and formed flat
Emping Melinjo Crackers is made of melinjo seeds are flattened,
Pecel Rice Tulungagung,
Sompil is made of rice cake and lodeh (spicy vegetables) with sprinkling of soy powder
Kicak is consist of Cenil, sawut, lupis, black rice, getuk, jongkong, and klepon. it is usually eat with grated coconut and melting brown sugar. So it has a sweet taste and rather springy because most of them are mad of cassava.
Tahu Lontong is made of fried onions, celery, rice cake (lontong), roasted peanuts, bean sprouts, half-cooked fried tofu, and its flavor is soy sauce, and paste (petis)
Brondong Ketan,
it's my home town
it's a little bit small, but has high exoticism
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| Tulungagung Town Square, citation |
Tulungagung is sited on south of Surabaya (about 4 hours by bus or train)
Because Tulungagung southern boundary is the Hindia ocean, we can see so many beautiful and fantastic ocean tourism there
Tulungagung always popular with it's marble,
The biggest and best producer of marble in Indonesia
so it's also called as marble city
there is a huge marble mountain located in Campurdarat (about 1 hour from the city)
and some marble industries produced a range of marble handicrafts like marble statues, dining table, and marble floors
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| Marble Industry, citation |
Some of Batik industry that still stands to this day in Tulungagung are Barong Gung (Kalangbret), Satrio Manah (Bangoan), Gajahmada (Kauman), etc
each of them produce writing and painting batik.
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| Tulungagung Batik, citation |
this is the first place, we call this high ocean wich located in Pantai Indah POPOH (POPOH beautiful beaches).
Popoh beach is located in Besuki District, about 1 hours from the city
the most interesting in Popoh beach is the high ocean beach,
you can walk through the sloping hills abaout 20 minutes to reach this high ocean
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| High Ocean POPOH |
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| Brumbun Beach, citation |
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| SINE Beach, citation |
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| Sanggar Beach, citation |
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| Molang Beach, citation |
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| Dlodo Beach, citation |
Beside the beach, there are a lot of temple in tulungagung. The temples are the relics of the kingdom in Java
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| Penampihan Temple, citation |
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| Gayatri Temple, citation |
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| Dadi Temple, citation |
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| Meja temple, citation |
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| Cungkup Temple, citation |
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| Selomangkleng Cave, citation |
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| Sanggrahan Temple, citation |
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| Mirigambar Temple, citation |
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| Pasir Cave, citation |
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| Pasir Cave Relief, citation |
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| Wonorejo Dam, citation |
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| Lawean waterfall, citation |
penampihan tea garden, buret lake,
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| Tulungagung Museum, citation |
Cultural Tourism
Wayang Kulit Purwo/Ringgit Purwo
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| Wayang Kulit Purwo, citation |
Jaranan Sentherewe
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| Jaranan Senterewe, citation |
Reog Kendang
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| Reog Kendang, citation |
Tiban
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| Tiban, citation |
Coffee Cethe
Kentrung
Manten kucing
Tayub Langen Beksan
Tulungagung Cuisine
Sate dan Gule Kambing, this satay is different from Ponorogo Madura satay, which contain peanut ingredients, but it use seasoning like salt, pepper, petis, soy sauce and sprinkled with chopped red onion and lime leaves.
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| Goat Satay and Gulai |
There are 2 most recommended place to buy Lodho, 1st is in Sumber Rejeki Tulungagung (locate in Ngujang) and Nasi Lodho Pak Yusuf (located in Kedungwaru District)
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| Lodho Ayam, citation |
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| Kemplang, citation |
Pecel Rice Tulungagung,
Sompil is made of rice cake and lodeh (spicy vegetables) with sprinkling of soy powder
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| Sompil, citation |
Kicak is consist of Cenil, sawut, lupis, black rice, getuk, jongkong, and klepon. it is usually eat with grated coconut and melting brown sugar. So it has a sweet taste and rather springy because most of them are mad of cassava.
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| Kicak, citation |
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| Tahu Lontong, citation |
Rambak Crackers
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| Rambak Crackers, citation |
Brondong Ketan,
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| Brondong Jagung, citation |
