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Denpasar
The capital city of Bali, Denpasar has many community temples called “Pura”. The Pura Jagatnatha is dedicated to the Supreme God, Sang Hyang Widi Wasa. The statue of a turtle and two dragons (prevalent in all temples) signifies the foundation of the world.
The Pura Jagatnatha Museum offers a fine variety of prehistoric and modern art, and its architectural design is based on that of a palace. The government supervised “Sanggraha Kriya Hasta” has a wide variety of handicraft and works of art. The “Werdi Budaya” presents a yearly art festival between June and July, with performances, exhibitions, and an art contest.
Werdhi Budaya Art Center
The Werdhi Budaya Art Center was designed by Bali’s foremost architect, Ida Bagus Tugurm also the architect for Indonesia’s new National Art Gallery. The vast complex is, apart from its very real cultural function, a showplace for Balinese Temple and Palace Architecture at its most opulent. The open stage Arda Candra with its towering candi gate, the rococo main Art Museum, and Balinese pavilions have become a major architectural attraction. Built on one of the few remaining coconut groves in central Denpasar, the center has quickly become a busy forum for the performing and fine arts. With three Art Galleries and a host of stages, the Center is only rivaled by Jakara’s Taman Ismail Marzuki as a venue for diverse and rapidly changing cultural programs. Since 1975 the Center has been home to the island’s Dance Academy (ASTI), a tertiary level Conservatorium, Dance and Drama School for traditional Baliniese Performing arts.
Sanur
Sanur beach has long been a popular recreation site for people from Denpasar and elsewhere. The palm-lined beach curves from the Bali Beach Hotel toward the south, facing the Indian Ocean towards the east. Sanur offers many good hotels, restaurants, shop and other tourist facilities. It is only a short distance from Denpasar. Public transportation to and from the city are easily available until well into night. Offshore reefs protect the beach and make it popular for windsurfing, boating and other water sports.
Kuta
Once a lonely village on the road from Denpasar toward to Bukit Peninsula, Kuta is now thriving tourist resort, popular mainly among the young. It is a popular beach for surfing although currents make it less suitable for swimming. Life guards are on constant duty during the day. Kuta faces the west, offering beautiful sunsets.
Accommodation ranges from international hotels to home-stays. The village abounds with restaurants, shops, discotheques and other tourist facilities. It is easier to find regular performances of Balinese music and dance in Kuta, staged specially for tourist, than anywhere else in Bali. Some performances are staged nightly. The village is ideal for meeting and mixing with locals as well as visitors from abroad.
Nusa Dua
The Nusa Dua tourist resort is part of the Bukit Peninsula in southern Bali, Some of the most beautiful and luxurious hotels are found here. The resort is known for its clean white beaches and clear waters. The surf is gentle along the northern side of the peninsula, bigger along the south. The most convenient form of transportation to and from Nusa Dua is by taxi.
Batubulan
Driving northeast from Denpasar, stone figures on the roadside mark the village of Batubulan. Divinities and demons are carved from sand-stones for ornaments of houses and temples. Workshops can be visited to watch artists at work.
Batuan
An old and famous center if the arts, it is now know for it’s dancing, wood panel carving and paintings.
Celuk
Northeast of Denpasar, the village of Celuk is noted for its silver and gold works of jewelry in many styles.
Mas
A village of woodcarvers, many of Bali’s old masters still live here. Art galleries exhibit some of their best works. Visitors can wonder through the Balinese style houses to view the carved wooden pillars and the artists instructing apprentices.
Four Faces Statue
As the symbol of Denpasar City and it has five height metres made of solid stone. This statue is a manisfestation of Brahma (The God of creator of universe). This statue lies in heart of Denpasar City.
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