Prambanan lies about 17 km east of Yogyakarta, its pointed stone towers rising over a green plain at the foot of the volcano Merapi. It was built in the 9th century and inscribed by UNESCO in 1991, together with nearby Borobudur.

The best time to visit is just before sunset, when the stone turns gold. On some evenings the Ramayana ballet is performed on an open-air stage facing the temples.