Larisa Homestay is located next to the Candi Sambisari temple, in the Purwomartani Kalasan area in Sleman, about ten minutes from Jogjakarta's airport. The Sambisari temple is a 9th-century Hindu temple accidentally discovered in 1966 by a farmer whose hoe hit a carved stone that was part of the buried temple ruins. The structure laid about five meters underground, most likely buried by an eruption of volcanic ashes from the nearby Mount Merapi, and very soon the excavation and reconstruction works started. They were completed in 1987, and now the Sambisari temple stands once again proudly showing its architecture style and ornaments reminiscent of those on Prambanan. Other points of interests near Larisa Homestay include the Kadisoka temple (a partially excavated Hindu temple), "Bathok Bolu" in Sambiroto (religious and cultural ceremonies), and touring rural villages filled with beautiful rice fields. The surroundings are best explored by bicycle, provided free of charge to guests staying a minimum of two nights. All our bathrooms have hot water, shared bathroom except merapi's room and there's free Wi-Fi throughout. If you feel like cooking you are welcome to use the kitchen,