Vredeburg Harvest Guest

YOGYA - Manager Museums Vredeburg target number of tourists visitingYogyakarta during 2011 reached 180,000 people. "Every year the number of visitors increased. In 2009 reached 103,662 people, and increased in 2010 reached 163,231 visitors," said museum staff Vredeburg Yogyakarta, Suryanto, in Yogyakarta, Sunday (3 / 7).


He said that from January to May 2011, the number of visitors to the museum islocated in building forts Dutch colonizers reached 72 777 people. Meanwhile, since entering the school holiday period, the number of visitors at the center of Yogyakarta's show sufficient improvement.

"If on the weekdays the number of visitors per day, only 1,000 people, then during the last two weeks to 1,500 to 2,000 people per day," he said.

According Suryanto, the museum's main attraction is the castle building itself, in addition to a collection that is owned, as many as 6897 pieces. Among other things,realia or objects native heritage, dioramas, replicas, and photographs of the history.

"The object of the most favored visitors are building this fortress. It's very classic, somany tourists want to take pictures here. Vredeburg himself designated as the Heritage Objects since 1981," said Suryanto.

Normally bustling tourist attraction visited by tourists on holiday weekends, school holidays, as well as year-end holidays. Travelers who want to visit the fortress mustpay entrance fee at Rp 2,000 for adults, and $ 1,000 for a child.

"Whereas if you come in groups, the fees payable amounting to Rp 1,000 touristsfor adults and $ 500 for a child," he said.
source : tribun yogya