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Denpasar is a great place to visit if you are staying in the south of Bali and it is possible that you may wish to visit the area out of necessity for its amazing facilities or to purchase an item that is either useful for the holiday of a bargain to take back home. Please [...]

Batuan Style Paintings have brought the Indosian arts to be more and more famous. Painters from the village of Batuan, south of Ubud, have been known since the 1930s for their dense, immensely detailed paintings of Balinese ceremonies, daily life, and increasingly, “modern” Bali. In the past the artists used tempera paints; since the introduction

That is a village specializing in woodcarving of any kind. Most of the prominent woodcarvers of Bali dwell in Mas Village, producing elaborate and fine woodcarving and this is where they teach the young generation to carve by imitating the master carvers. This Artistic countryside owns the long history root. The result of wood carving

Celuk, just north of Denpasar, is the silver center of Bali. Celuk must have been well known in all countries, that the main interest of this town is their production of specific accessories made of gold and silver. Celuk in the past was the place where people making bowls for religious ceremony in silver leave

The masks of Barong and Rangda are considered sacred items, and before they are brought out, a priest must be present to offer blessings by sprinkling them with holy water taken from Mount Agung, and offerrings must be presented. In Balinese mythology, the good spirit is identified as Banas Pati Raja. Banas Pati Raja is

While Ubud seems to outsiders like one small town, it is in fact fourteen villages, each run by its own banjar (village committee). Ubud has grown rapidly, and some central parts are creaking under the strain of coping with the number of visitors. That said, most development is sympathetic to the zeitgeist, if not designed

Goa Gajah Temple is located in Bedulu Village, Blahbatuh District and about 5 km from Ubud. Goa Gajah mean Elephant Cave (Goa = Cave, Gajah = Elephant). Elephant Cave or Goa Gajah Temple is one of region most famous tourist sight, as well as one of its most significant historical markers. in addition to the

Tirtha Empul Temple was built in 926 A.D. during the Warmadewa Dinasty (from the 10th to 14th centuries), at a site where there was a large water spring. On the left side of the temple is a modern villa on the hill. Built for President Sukarno's visit in 1954, which is now used as a

The area of north-eastern Bali at the Mount Batur caldera, and which encompasses Penelokan, Toya Bungkah, Batur and Kintamani villages, is known widely as just Kintamani. Kintamani, Batur and Penelokan villages sit on the rim of the huge Batur caldera about 1,500m above sea level, and offer dramatic views of the active volcano Mount Batur