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YOGYAKARTA (often also called Jogja, Yogya or Jogja) is located in
middle of Java Island – Indonesia, you are able to stay over, eat famous authentic delicious food, explore the pure beaches and a thousand
years old ancient temples.
A thousand years ago, Yogyakarta was the center   of
ancient Mataram Kingdom which was prosperous and high civilized. This
kingdom built Borobudur Temple which was the biggest Buddhist temple in  the world, 300 years before Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Some other relics  are Prambanan Temple, Ratu Boko Palace, and dozens of other temples
scattered throughout Yogyakarta.

However, by some mysterious reason, Ancient   Mataram
Kingdom moved its central government to East Java in the 10th   century.
The magnificent temples were abandoned and partially buried by   the
eruption material of Merapi Volcano. Slowly, Yogyakarta region went
back into the dense forest.Six hundred years later, Panembahan Senopati
established the Islamic Mataram Kingdom in the region.
Once again, Yogyakarta became the witness of   human
history of a great Kingdom that ruled Java Island and its   surrounding
area. Islamic Mataram Kingdom was leaving a trail of ruins   of fortress and royal tombs in Kotagede which recently is known as   silver
handicraft center in Yogyakarta. What is now Yogyakarta was the
witness to the rise and fall of once glorious kingdoms in Java.
Not surprisingly easy to find the ruins of old   buildings
here. Heritage temples of Old Mataram Kingdom (8th – 10th   century) can be found in Archaeological Sights directory. The ruins and   relics of
the Islamic Mataram Kingdom (16th – 17th century) is in   Kotagede.
While the Kingdom of Yogyakarta, which lasted until the   mid-20th
century, left the kraton / palace which is still functioning   today.