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Kuta Art Market – Kuta Beach Shopping
Kuta Art Market is a small beachside bazaar-like compound where Bali souvenirs and handcraft items can be bought. The compact marketplace is easily located at the end of the Jalan Bakungsari one-way thoroughfare, adjacent to the Kuta Sidewalk and just before Jalan Kartika Plaza Street. Here, visitors who stroll along the street as well as from the sands of Kuta ...
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Kuta Square – Kuta Beach Shopping
Kuta Square is a popular shopping arcade in Kuta 200m north of Kuta Art Market, and is located approximately 50m from Kuta Beach. The two-way avenue is flanked by rows of fashion stores and dining outlets. The Matahari Kuta Square department store, boasting a hypermarket and fashion stores within, shares the same locality with an assortment of surf wear retail outlets, franchise ...
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Monkey Forest Road – Ubud Shopping
Jalan Monkey Forest in Ubud is the namesake route passing the famous sacred sanctuary home of the grey long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicuiaris). The one-way road follows on further south from Jalan Hanoman and turns at Ubud’s main town centre, across the road from the Puri Saren royal palace and Ubud’s famous art market. From where the Jalan Monkey Forest starts, rows ...
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Discovery Shopping Mall in Bali
Discovery Shopping Mall is one among the largest shopping malls in Bali and the largest in Kuta. It is located on one of Kuta’s main roads, the Jalan Kartika Plaza, and features a beachside location with an amphitheatre on the sands of Kuta Beach. It is a 10-minute drive from the airport and approximately 45min from Denpasar, Bali’s capital city. The large three-storey mall ...
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Celuk Gold and Silversmiths in Bali – Celuk Village – Ubud Shopping
The village of Celuk, located approximately 4km southwest of the Sukawati District, is also Bali’s major centre for goldsmiths and silversmiths. The main road of Jalan Raya Celuk is lined up with galleries and workshops. The village is usually an included stopover on tour itineraries to the central and northern regions such as Ubud and Kintamani. The silver and gold shops line ...
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Jenggala Keramik Bali – Jimbaran Beach Shopping
Jenggala Keramik, often referred to as simply ‘Jenggala’, is an internationally renowned Bali-based glass and fired-ceramic tableware design and manufacturing company. Jenggala started its endeavour in 1976 as a cottage industry in Batujimbar, Sanur, and now operates and showcases collections at its headquarters in Jimbaran. Jenggala’s current headquarters boasts a workshop where guests and children can partake in various ‘paint-a-pot’ and pottery classes; a main ...
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Paloma Villa
Paloma Villa is nestled in the peaceful surrounding of Pererenan Village, 800 meters from the Pererenan Beach, on Bali’s south-western coast. It is perfectly suited for families and small groups of discerning people who want to experience the best Bali can offer. Villa Location Set in the midst of a splendid terraced rice field and alongside of a peaceful small river, Paloma Villa is a brilliant revelation of magnificent luxury, 40 minutes drive from Ngurah Rai International ...
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Simona Oasis & Spa
The spectacular Simona Oasis & Spa is a 5-bedroom destination villa and spa, resting upon a venerated spur of land fed by a holy spring at the confluence of two rivers. The single storey accommodation comprises seven self-contained thatched pavilions, and is located close to the beach at Canggu, a traditional fishing village on Bali’s southwest coast.The property is heralded by a dramatic Balinese gateway of carved stone and double doors, leading into ...
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Villa Mako
Villa Mako is a peaceful 3-bedroom retreat, complete with swimming pool, located in a quiet traditional village above a small river valley. The single-storey villa is neo-colonial in style, similar to the Dutch guesthouses of the Javanese and Malay hill stations, characterised by louvre shutters, old teak doors, and spectacular high wooden ceilings built of seasoned timbers. The eclectic interiors reflect the travels and passions of the owners, introducing Balinese and Javanese antiques, ...
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Villa Niloufar
Introduction The splendid five-bedroom property known as Villa Niloufar, meaning “LOTUS” in Persian, rests in blissful seclusion in a rural setting in southwest Bali. It is an ideal destination for guests who want to escape and enjoy relaxation, fitness, and wellbeing within a stunning location.Niloufar is just twenty minutes drive from the trendy and buzzing area of Seminyak/Oberoi, where Bali’s most popular beaches, chic boutiques, excellent restaurants and fashionable bars are located. The nearest ...