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If you travel to Magelang, Central Java,  you will see the magnificent Borobudur temple. However, Borobudur Temple is not the only interesting place to visit in the area. Not far from Borobudur Temple, there is a beautiful tourism village called Candirejo Tourism Village. Candirejo Tourism Village is located in Borobudur subdistrict, Magelang. Having a  panoramic view of Mount Menoreh, the village, which was originally a transit and stay place for tourists when going to Borobudur Temple, is now transformed into a new destination.

Candirejo tourist village is located on the slopes of the mountain. In the southern part of the village, there is a beautiful and green natural landscape called Menoreh Hills. If you want an exciting and different experience, please try hunting for sunrise views around the Menoreh Hills, precisely at a spot called Watu Kendil. In addition to hunting for amazing panoramas, while exploring this hill, you will also be introduced to the traditional farming system typical of the Menoreh community, namely intercropping. The intercropping farming system allows one land to be filled with not just one, but many types of plants. If you like a challenge, try offroad tours. Candirejo Tourism Village offers offroad tours through roads with hilly contours in the Menoreh region, crossing the Progo River, and ending at the Watu Kendil spot. Then for those of you who like fishing, in Candirejo Tourism Village there is a traditional fishing system using a trap called bronjong (net). Interestingly, the fishing location is in the river. You can feel a new and super exciting experience while catching fish using nets.

If you travel to Candirejo, please don't forget to taste its culinary specialties. One of them is mangut. This dish is made from beong fish, which is endemic to the Progo River, and cooked with coconut milk and savory yellow spices. When you return home, don't forget to buy some souvenirs, such as stone carvings. Local people carve andesite stones left over from the eruption of Mount Merapi to make puppetry motifs, stupas and cobek (mortar).