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Semarang is the capital of Central Java province that located on the north coast of Java Sea. It has both coast and hill. The northern part is the plain coast and the southern is the hilly side from Candi Baru area upward to the town of Ungaran.

Semarang is a busy trading, industrial and administrative city, where most of the offices, business centers, industrial estates are placed in the low land. While the hilly side places houses with the beautiful gardens and a superb view to the town and the sea. There are a lot old great ancient and colonial building still standing until now.

In certain days of the year, Semarang usually flooded with flow from the sea. Eventhough it will usually only 30 cm flood on the road on the city center, but when it happens, it's better to stay in the hilly side.

Semarang is famous for its specialty food; Lumpia. It is similar with Vietnamese Spring Roll but different fillings. Lumpia is fulfilled with bamboo young roots and it is always fried while with Vietnamese spring roll, the fillings are various vegetables and you can have it fresh or fried. Try this specialty and see the difference with other spring rolls you have ever tasted in other countries.

Popular Hotels in Semarang

  1. Grand Candi Hotel
  2. Gumaya Tower Hotel
  3. Horison Hotel
  4. Hotel Ciputra
  1. Hotel Grasia
  2. Ibis Hotel Simpang Lima
  3. Inna Dibya Puri Hotel
  4. New Metro Hotel
  1. Novotel Hotel
  2. Patra Hotel
  3. Quality Wahid Salatiga
  4. Santika Hotel
  1. Santika Premiere Hotel

Semarang Travel Blogs

sun, sea, sand of karimunjawa
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May 19, 2007
A fresh morning in Semarang, after a good night rest from a long drive from Jakarta-Wonosobo-Semarang. We headed Tanjung Emas harbour in northern Semarang to catch a boat which will bring us to Karimunjawa Islands. Rp 110.000 each for a one way business class ticket of Kartini-1 boat. 9 am sharp, w…
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inside the oudstadt
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Mar 25, 2008
    the 'old town' as most people named the place or the 'oudstadt' in dutch is a colonial quarter situated at the verry heart of the city of semarang, a major port city during the dutch colonialism era. here you can visit the old church of imanuel, an old protestant church consec…
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On the way to Karimun
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Jul 26, 2008 – Aug 28, 2008
Yes! Finally my first real travelling. Travelling with a new group that Lukito (my co-workers) introduce. They are Putri,Anti,Andri,Ricci,Christine,Lukito and Peggy (will join us on semarang). We took train from jakarta to semarang. We left at 9pm from Station Gambir Jakarta. We took KA Angggrek, d…
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