Flowers city of is another name for the city of Bandung, because in ancient times this city was considered very beautiful with the many trees and flowers that grew there. Besides that, Bandung was also known as Parijs van Java because of its beauty.
Bandung city is also known as a shopping city, with malls and factory outlets that are widely spread in this city and currently the city of Bandung is also gradually becoming a culinary tourism city. Currently the city of Bandung is one of the main destinations for tourism and education.
Many important histories have been recorded in this city, including being the location of the establishment of the first technical college in Indonesia (Technische Hoogeschool te Bandoeng, now the Bandung Institute of Technology), the location of the battle arena during the independence period, and being the venue for the 1955 Asian-African Conference.
During the war for independence, on March 24, 1946, parts of this city were burned by the freedom fighters as part of the war strategy at that time. This event is known as Bandung Lautan Api and is immortalized in the song Halo-Halo Bandung.
Apart from being a shopping tourism city, the city of Bandung is also known for its large number of old buildings with Dutch heritage architecture. The city of Bandung also has several art public spaces such as museums, theaters and galleries. Even this city has several areas that become city parks, besides functioning as the lungs of the city it is also a place of recreation for the people of this city, apart from the Bandung City Square which has its own charm. A total of 73 tourist objects that can be visited by tourists. There are 10 bus terminals for intercity and provincial bus terminal modes of transportation including the Leuwipanjang terminal for the west route and the Cicaheum terminal for the east route as well as 10 terminals. As for train stations, there are 7 train stations in the city of Bandung, including Bandung Station for business and executive class, while Kiaracondong Station serves the same route for economy class. For modes of air transportation, the city of Bandung has an airport called Husein Sastranegara Airport to connect this city with several other cities in Indonesia and for overseas routes.
While other tourism support facilities in the city of Bandung have 336 5 to 1 star hotels and inns, 327 restaurants, 132 discotheques, 108 travel agencies.
To go to the city of Bandung can be reached by road and air routes.
Land route:
The route taken is to use the toll road that leads to access to the Cikampek toll road and before the Cikampek toll exit, we can take the road that leads to the Cipularang Bandung toll road. It can also be reached via the peak route which passes through the Bogor and Cianjur areas.
Airway:
Can use aircraft flight services that open flight paths to Bandung Husein Sastranegara Airport.