Things To Do in Cirebon
1. Sunyaragi Cave
Gua Sunyaragi adalah sebuah gua yang berlokasi di kelurahan Sunyaragi, Kesambi, Kota Cirebon di mana terdapat bangunan mirip candi yang disebut Gua Sunyaragi,
atau Taman Air Sunyaragi, atau sering disebut sebgaai Tamansari Sunyaragi.
Nama "Sunyaragi" berasal dari kata "sunya" yang artinya adalah sepi dan "ragi" yang berarti raga, keduanya adalah bahasa Sanskerta.
Tujuan utama didirikannya gua tersebut adalah sebagai tempat beristirahat dan meditasi para Sultan Cirebon dan keluarganya.
Gua Sunyaragi merupakan salah satu benda cagar budaya yang berada di Kota Cirebon dengan luas sekitar 15 hektare.
Objek cagar budaya ini berada di sisi jalan by pass Brigjen Dharsono, Cirebon.
Konstruksi dan komposisi bangunan situs ini merupakan sebuah taman air. Karena itu Gua Sunyaragi disebut taman air gua Sunyaragi.
Pada zaman dahulu kompleks gua tersebut dikelilingi oleh danau yaitu Danau Jati.
Lokasi di mana dulu terdapat Danau Jati saat ini sudah mengering dan dilalui jalan by pass Brigjen Dharsono, sungai Situngkul,
lokasi Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Gas, Sunyaragi milik PLN, persawahan dan menjadi pemukiman penduduk.
Selain itu di gua tersebut banyak terdapat air terjun buatan sebagai penghias, dan hiasan taman seperti Gajah,
patung wanita Perawan Sunti, dan Patung Garuda. Gua Sunyaragi merupakan salah satu bagian dari keraton Pakungwati sekarang bernama keraton Kasepuhan.
2. Empal Gentong H. Apud
The service is the best. Warm and polite, fast response, fast delivery!
The food is great. Their Sate Kambing Muda is better than others. Soft and tender.
However, the standard can vary a bit. I've been there several times so I can tell the differences.
The facilities are again very good: prayer room, clean toilets, Air Con room, wastafel.
It's going to be difficult to get space to sit and to park your car during holiday seasons. Plan your visit wisely.
3. Nasi Jamblang Ibu Nur
Looking for Cirebon's famous food? Ibu Nur has 2 restaurant: nasi jamblang and empal gentong
Both of them are facing each other, so it is up to you to chose
The restaurant give a lot of choice of dish for nasi jamblang
The price is fair, you only pay what you took.
For empal gentong, the beef so tender and great. Never leave City with out eat at this two restaurant.
4. Kasepuhan Palace
The Kraton Kasepuhan is the oldest kraton (sultan's palace) in the Indonesian city of Cirebon.
It is the residence of the Sultan of Kasepuhan.
It was built in 1447 and its architecture and interior are a blend of Sundanese, Javanese, Islamic, Chinese and Dutch styles.
While the sultan still lives in the palace, several main sections are open to the public
Inside is a pavilion with white-washed walls dotted with blue-and-white Delft tiles, a marble floor and ceiling hung with French chandeliers.
The carvings on the pendopo columns are 1940s copy of the ancient originals.
Another unusual feature in the eclectic complex is plaster and masonry columns feature a decoration that resembles reeding.
Like other old sites around Cirebon, ceramics in walls are common here, although their use in the Kraton is more restrained.
The palace also has a somewhat neglected small museum with a restricted display of wayang, kris, cannon, furniture, Portuguese armour, and ancient royal clothes.
In a separate nearby building the very elaborate Kereta Singabarong, a 17th-century gilded coach, may be seen along with a modern duplicate carriage used on official occasions.