the guide said that the name translated into big city. but it was not. it is nice, so artistic with silver workshop. i went to visit one silver workshop and it was amazing. so don't get fooled with the name: big city---it is still the best historic site i ever seen in jogjakarta More

a realy great place to stroll around on a sunday afternoon ,little alleys and tiny silver workshops it is safe and a great place to explore and photograph old jogja More

Just love this place. Hard to tell you why but feels really authentic. The little temple is cute. The market is nothing special but there are no tourist and people are so nice. Old Javanese people with nice smiles... It is just the real Java. More

You can go there only if you are interested in silver making process. It will be enough 10-15 minutes to look at this. It's quite there when there is no tourists from big buses. If you'll miss this place don't be dissapointed. You lost nothing. More

this area are the best area for buying silver, many store offering silver in any style and price. some place offer a workshop so you can spend your time here as silver ring or necklace designer or even maker. kota gede also has unique traditional cake, you can find in many silver store as a compliment when you arrive in... More

Don't go as a family or alone: it's rigged up for tour groups in buses and is more or less charmless More

this is the head quarter of silver handicrafts, where buyer can meet the artist / carver / craftsman directly and order a model. More

When we told the driver we had hired with the van we wanted to go to Kotagede, we were brought straight to an expensive silver/souvenir shop with a restaurant upstairs. He was truly puzzled when we told him we were looking for an old attraction. After asking around he managed to bring us to a part of Kotagede compound comprising... More

Like the previous reviewer said, I came here just to look at silver and batik. You get a 5-min introduction to how silver/batik is processed. And then you are ushered into a showroom where they hope you will purchase something. If you are not interested in silver/batik, give this place a miss. More