{{Short description|Beach in Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia}} [[File:Parangtritis Beach 2011 4.JPG|thumb|Parangtritis Beach in 2011]] '''Parangtritis Beach''' ({{Langx|id|Pantai Parangtritis}}, {{Langx|jv|ꦥꦱꦶꦱꦶꦂꦥꦫꦁꦠꦿꦶꦠꦶꦱ꧀|Pasisir Parangtritis}}) is a tourist beach on the southern coast of [[Java]], in the [[Bantul Regency]] within the [[Special Region of Yogyakarta]], Indonesia. There is a road to the area which is about 30 km (19 miles) south of the [[Yogyakarta|city of Yogyakarta]]. This beach is located south of [[:id:Pantai Parangkusumo|Parangkusumo Beach]], which is also a mainstay of tourism in [[Bantul Regency]]. This beach is often visited by local and foreign tourists.
==Facilities and attractions== Quite large crowds of mainly local tourists visit Parangtritis over [[weekend]]s and at [[holiday]]s. Larger tourist buses as well as various types of cheaper [[minibuses]] ply the route to the beach from [[Yogyakarta]]. There are local tourist facilities at Parangtritis including [[parking]] arrangements, modest [[hotels]] which provide visitors with places to change and [[shower]], and small [[restaurants]]. Often small ponies or horse-drawn carts can be hired for rides along the beach. Tourists also visit some of the various [[caves]] and [[Spring (hydrology)|springs]] in the cliffs and hills near Parangtritis, such as the Tapan cave and the Beji spring, which are quite close to the beach.<ref>Dalil Sembiring, '[https://archive.today/20130204012258/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/a-girijati-getaway-hidden-allures-in-south-yogyakarta/389245 A Girijati Getaway: Hidden Allures in South Yogyakarta'], ''The Jakarta Globe'', 25 October 2010.</ref>
==Myths and folklore== Parangtritis is sometimes said to be a place to meet the legendary [[Nyai Loro Kidul]] (also known as ''Ratu Kidul'') or 'Queen of the South Sea'.<ref>'[https://archive.today/20130204001324/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/08/06/frolicking-parangtritis-beach.html-2 Frolicking on Parangtritis Beach'], ''The Jakarta Post'', 6 August 2008.</ref> Local folklore warns visitors not to wear green clothes or the queen is likely to try to entice the wearer into the ocean to drown.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Troll|first=Valentin R.|last2=Deegan|first2=Frances M.|last3=Jolis|first3=Ester M.|last4=Budd|first4=David A.|last5=Dahren|first5=Börje|last6=Schwarzkopf|first6=Lothar M.|date=2015-03-01|title=Ancient oral tradition describes volcano–earthquake interaction at merapi volcano, indonesia|url=https://doi.org/10.1111/geoa.12099|journal=Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography|volume=97|issue=1|pages=137–166|doi=10.1111/geoa.12099|issn=0435-3676|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The beach is not really a good swimming beach. Drownings are not uncommon at Parangtritis,<ref>'[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/12/27/islands-focus-boy-missing-parangtritis-beach.html Islands in Focus: Boy missing off Parangtritis beach'], ''The Jakarta Post'', 27 December 2012. Also '[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/03/09/two-visitors-found-dead-parangtritis.html Two visitors found dead in Parangtritis'], ''The Jakarta Post'', 9 March 2011.</ref> partly because many Indonesians have never had the opportunity to learn proper swimming technique at beach and partly because channels, strong rips and sizable waves often occur off the beach.<ref>'[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2007/05/20/huge-waves-continue-pound-coasts.html Huge waves continue to pound coast'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304232905/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2007/05/20/huge-waves-continue-pound-coasts.html |date=2016-03-04 }}, ''The Jakarta Post'', 20 May 2007.</ref>
==Gallery== <Gallery> File:Parangtritis Beach 2011 2.JPG|Horse carriage, as the identity of Parangtritis Beach. File:A beautiful sunset HDR (7120762005).jpg|Sunset at Parangtritis Beach, Bantul. File:Strand bij Parangtritis bij Jogjakarta KITLV 78112.tiff|Parangtritis Beach, circa 1925. File:Sandboarding di Gumuk Pasir Parangtritis, Yogyakrata.jpg|Sandboarding at Parangtritis Beach. File:Panorama of Parangtritis Beach on a cloudy afternoon (1).jpg|Panorama of Parangtritis Beach on a cloudy afternoon. File:View of the coast of Parangtritis Beach seen from Paralayang Peak.jpg|View of the coast of Parangtritis Beach seen from Paralayang Watugupit Peak. </Gallery>
==See also== * [[:id:Pantai Parangtritis|Parangtritis Beach]] in [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] * [[Bantul Regency]] * [[Javanese sacred places]]
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[[Category:Populated places in the Special Region of Yogyakarta]] [[Category:Bantul Regency]] [[Category:Beaches of Indonesia]]