Surabaya

Indonesia

Surabaya is Indonesia's second-largest city and a major port on the Madura Strait of East Java. The City of Heroes — where Indonesians fought the first great battle of independence in 1945 — it is East Java's commercial capital. Attractions include the Heroes Monument, the old Arab quarter and Ampel mosque, the Chinese temples, the submarine museum, the historic port of Kalimas, and excursions to Mount Bromo's volcanic caldera and the Madura island across the bridge.