Taman Seribu Cinta Magelang, Instagramable Spot that Used To Be Slum
Magelang - The location around the Blongkeng River was once a dirty place. Now there is Taman Seribu Cinta, which is instagramable and visited by tourists.
The Blongkeng River Stream divides the boundary between Salam District and Muntilan District, Magelang Regency, Central Java. For visitors who cross from the direction of Jogja, after crossing the Blongkeng Bridge, they will see the words 'Welcome to Muntilan Adipura' which is on the west side of the river.
The writing is on the edge of the west side bridge embankment. On the embankment and on the edge of the bridge, there is a beautiful and beautiful garden to look at. Named Taman Seribu Cinta, this location is also instagramable for those who like photos and selfies.
Taman Seribu Cinta, an instagramable spot in Muntilan, Magelang. (Photo: Eko Susanto / detikcom)
Besides on the west side, the park is also on the east side. In fact, planted with various plants both white, purple, red kerokot with love-shaped media. The cool thing is, at the location of Taman Seribu Cinta Magelang, visitors can take photos or selfies with some of the available spots.
Taman Seribu Cinta visitors who simply enter and photograph at this location are free of charge. Then if you want to rent a tire or selfie under the riverbank, simply replace the cost of souvenirs for Rp 2,500.
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Visitors can also cross under the Blongkeng River bridge by crossing a bamboo bridge. This bamboo bridge connects the west and east sides and vice versa. In this river, visitors can take pictures with the background of the bridge where the water flows clearly.
Head of the Department of Landscaping of the Department of Environment of Magelang Regency, Joni Budi Hermanto, said that the two places on both the west and east sides were previously dirty. Previously, the location of Taman Seribu Cinta was a dirty place that was easily found by various types of good garbage, household waste to broken glass. Then, in 2017 a park will be built starting from the west side.
"We kept thinking we wanted to find land to make a park. We went around until we finally found the location. Then the west side of the park began, we made the first park on the west side, which reads Welcome to Muntilan Adipura with the budget from the APBD," said Joni Budi Hermanto when contacted.
As for the naming, he said, was inspired by giving the name Taman Seribu Cinta. In the sense of sharing thousands of love for others so that they love cleanliness, love the environment, the river and others.
"We want to share thousands of love for others to love the cleanliness of the environment, riverbanks and others. We created a garden in the form of love," he said of the reasons behind the name of the Thousand Love Park.
Taman Seribu Cinta Muntilan, Magelang, which is engrossed in photographs. (Photo: Eko Susanto / detikcom)
To keep Taman Seribu Cinta clean, every day there are a number of people from morning to evening. Lepas Daily Worker, Harsono, said, for the west side of the park that read Welcome To Muntilan Adipura was built around 2017. Then to the east, a former pile of garbage was built with residents around 2018. Then, half a year later, over time the visitors began to arrive, even though the condition of making the park was not 100 percent ready.
"If the weekend is crowded, I sometimes ask someone coming from Wonosobo, Jakarta, Jogja, Temanggung, Purworejo, Semarang and residents around Magelang. Then there have also been foreign tourists coming from the Netherlands, Greece, France and Brazil," said Harsono who came from Tempel, Sleman Regency.
A traveler who wants to come to Taman Seribu Cinta by riding a motorcycle and car does not need to bother thinking about a day care vehicle. At this location, parking spaces are very accommodating. For motorbike parking rates Rp 3,000 and cars Rp 5,000, while entering the park is free. If you go down at the location of the river, there is a selfie spot with the words love, then going to the ship-shaped building there is a souvenir replacement for Rp 2,500.
One of the photo spots in Taman Seribu Cinta. (Photo: Eko Susanto / detikcom)
"Plants in the form of purslane flowers purple, white, yellow, red, then there is a selfie spot location of the love padlock and tree house. The planting media is intentionally made in the form of love. Then on the bridge a vertical garden is built with a fence as high as 3 meters so that the person passing by does not littering, "he said.
One of the visitors of Taman Seribu Cinta, a resident of Sapuran, Wonosobo, Mamik Pujiono admitted that he stopped by while resting in this park after returning from Yogyakarta. He himself knows because it often passes, then yesterday wanted to take a break all to take pictures.
"Good management and arrangement for the park. Very rarely on the edge of a large river made like this. Entry free, river water is clean from rubbish, "Mamik said.
The same thing was conveyed by another visitor from Magelang, Aris Azhar. Coming with his son, he admitted that the arrangement of Taman Seribu Cinta was already quite good.
"The arrangement is pretty good, it has been arranged. Most rivers are not maintained, this is like the revitalization of the first river whose water is clean, friendly for children," he said.
While soon the year-end holiday moment, a traveler's interest comes and photographs at Taman Seribu Cinta in Muntilan, Magelang?