Blitar is probably the best-kept secret gem of Java – a small, nostalgic town with traditional
markets, an old town-square ‘Alun-Alun’, and ‘becaks’ the tricycle tuk-tuk’s, where time has
stood still since the first half of 20th century. Once the location of the capital o f the
Majapahit Kingdom, Blitar is surrounded by ruins of temples and shrines, among which is the
largest Hindu temple complex in East Java, the Candi Penataran. The road between Malang
and Blitar is dotted with beautiful rice fields and Javanese countryside life, and around Blitar
there is hectares of coffee plantations and beautiful unspoilt beaches are not yet discovered
by international tourism. And there is no home more intimate and relaxing to return to after
a cultural day of sightseeing than Hotel Tugu Blitar.