Gunung Padang

Large terraced megalithic hill site, reached by steep steps above the Cianjur countryside.

Gunung Padang is the clear reason Cianjur belongs on a travel map. The site covers a hill of stone terraces and upright andesite blocks, with views over the rural folds of West Java.

Claims about extreme age are controversial, so don't come expecting settled answers. Come for the scale, the setting, and the rare chance to see one of Indonesia's most unusual prehistoric places away from the usual temple circuit.

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