 Ubud Budget Travel Guide, Bali
Ubud Budget Travel Guide helps you get to know this center of handicrafts in Bali. In writing this guide, I want to share with you details about the places of interest that you can visit while there.
About Ubud
Ubud stands above all the villages in Central Bali as the center of artistic traditions. This is the town to visit as a one-stop emporium for handicrafts. Many visitors proceed straight to Ubud, bypassing Kuta, to immerse themselves in the culture of Bali. There's plenty of crafts to be seen, and unlike the surrounding villages where crafts are produced, Ubud has a good number of accommodation ranging from backpacker guesthouses to boutique hotels to suit varying tastes and budgets.
Monkey Forest Street, Ubud
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The main road in Ubud is Jalan Raya Ubud (or Ubud High Street). From this main road branch off several side roads. Some, like Jalan Wanara Wana - also called the Monkey Forest Road, is lined with restaurants and galleries.
At the center of town is the local palace, Puri Saren. Today it is open to visitors. You can catch a glimpse of traditional dances staged here every evening.
If you stay overnight in Ubud, you can visit its farmers' market. It takes place in the morning, and is a good place to get acquainted with the local crafts and snacks.
Location Map of Ubud
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Places of Interest in Ubud
- Campuhan
Valley in Ubud where Walter Spies had his home.
- Lempad House
Family residence of Bali's most famous artist, I Gusti Nyoman Lempad.
- Museum Puri Lukisan
Museum dedicated to exhibiting 20th century Balinese paintings and sculptures.
- Padangtegal
Village on the southern outskirts of Ubud, noted for its painters and intellectuals.
- Pasar Ubud
Village market of Ubud, a place to find handicraft and try some local snacks.
- Puri Saren
Ubud's royal palace dating from the 1890's.
- Pura Dalem Agung Padangtegal
A large temple, dedicated to the dead, located within the Monkey Forest Sanctuary.
- Pura Taman Saraswati
Temple built in the 1950's by I Gusti Nyoman Lempad.
- Sacred Monkey Forest
Protected forest inhabited by long-tailed macaques.
- Seniwati Art Gallery
Claimed to be the only gallery in Asia exhibiting artwork by women
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