1500 meters high, the village of Kintamani has a cool, damp climate suited to growing oranges and passion fruit and on market day, which falls every third day, the main street becomes a bustling chaos of vendors, some of whom have traveled from far away, carrying their wares on horseback. Read more » Kintamani
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Badung
The Regency of Badung, which is located between 08 degrees south latitude and 115 degrees east longitude, is shaped like “keris”, a traditional sword in Bali. The Regency, which has only 418.52 square kilometers of land, is divided into six districts (kecamatan), 40 administrative villages (desa dinas and kelurahan), and as many as 117 traditional villages (desa adat). Read more » Bali for The World
Owes it origins to pre Hindu times (Bali Aga), and still maintains many of its ancients customs. According to legend, the village was founded on the spot where an ancients tree, which smelled of incense, stood. The old temple, Pura Pancering Jagat, still stands under a massive Banyan tree. Read more » Trunyan
In 1926, during the violent eruption of Mt. Batur, the original village of Batur, at the southern foot of the mountain, was totally destroyed. The villagers, unharmed but homeless, moved up onto the high ridge overlooking their original home, and began the task of rebuilding their temple, Pura Ulun Danu. Work on this temple is still underway, and they are creating one of the most impressive temples on the islands. Its stark meru towers stand out against the backdrop of the smoking volcano. Read more » Batur
Bangli regency is the only regency in Bali without any coastlines. However, this mountainous region has the most historic temples; Kehen, Batur, and Penulisan provide archeological remains linking them to the era of King Udayana Warmadewa in the late 10th and 11th centuries. Read more » Bangli
Just north of the town of Bangli, is one of the largest temple in Bali, and a stirring example of the virtuosity of the stone-carvers of the region. It was founded in the 11th centuries of Cri Brahma Kanuti Ketu. Pura Kehen has three courtyards, each entered through a towering, carved gateway. The second courtyard is a venerable banyan tree. Read more » Kehen
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