Historical Heritage - Gedung Songo Temple

Gedong Songo Temple is a tourist place located in Dusun Darum, Candi Village, Bandungan Subdistrict, Semarang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. Gedong Songo became one of the tourist attractions are very busy visited by tourists, both local tourists and foreign tourists. As the name implies, Gedong Songo which means there are 9 buildings of the temple scattered in the complex of nature tourism area is so vast and fascinating. This temple is located on the slopes of Mount Ungaran south with an altitude of about 1200 m above sea level so that the air temperature in the tourist area is quite cold (ranging between 19-27 ° C). Cool atmosphere of the mountains and free from air pollution will make its own diving for the visitors who like the beauty of nature.

To go to Gedong Songo Temple it takes about 40 minutes journey from the center of Ambarawa City and you will go through the road with a very sharp incline and slope. The location of this temple can also be reached in less than 10 minutes from the attractions of New Bandungan Indah if there is no traffic jam.



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