Parangtritis Beach

Parangtritis has long been famous, not only as a beach resort where sand-dunes, sandy beach and rocky cliffs meet, but it is also a historical place which closely related to the mysterious legend of the queen of the south sea "Kanjeng Ratu Kidul", who together with her confident, the feared Nyai Loro Kidul, the ever youthful and beautiful queen, reign over seanymphs and spirits. The legend say that Kanjeng Ratu Kidul was married to one of the Mataram communed with on certain occasions. It is said that the name Parangtritis expresses a natural phenomenon, where from the wall of one of the hills drops of water containing calcium continuously dripped down and finally formed a pool with a very clear in it. Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono VII found and took care of it. The pool is now used as the bathing pool of Parangtritis swimming pool.

There are two routes to get to Parangtritis: 

• First Route: Yogyakarta-Kretek-Parangtritis. All sorts of vehicle can smoothly travel on this road directly to the beach. Those who are interested by bus to travel from Umbulharjo bus station in Yogyakarta.
    
• Second Route: Yogyakarta-Imogiri-Siluk-Parangtritis, at a distance of about 35 km and connected with a sequence of tourism route consisting of the royal cemeteries, the royal burial ground of the Mataram monarchs and their descendants, at Kota Gede and Imogiri.

This route offers very beautiful scenery, a combination between a river and a range of limestone hills. All sorts of vehicles can smoothly travel on this road directly to the beach. Those interested to travel by bus can take a bus Umbulharjo bus station in Yogyakarta.