Dieng sits at 2,000 metres, which on an equatorial island means fog, sweaters and terraced potato fields. The name comes from Di Hyang, the abode of the gods.
The Arjuna temple complex predates Borobudur by more than a century. The stones are modest and worn, and you will often have them to yourself.
Elsewhere on the plateau, Telaga Warna shifts colour with the light and the sulphur content, and the Sikidang crater bubbles away behind a low fence.
