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Also known as the Ni Polok Museum, the Le Mayeur Museum was the former beach home of acclaimed Belgian impressionist painter Adrien Jean Le Mayeur Merpres who moved to Sanur in 1932 and ended up staying for 26 years after marrying the famous Balinese Legong dancer Ni Polok, who was also the beautiful subject of many of his paintings. The mu...
This ancient and important temple located on Jl. Sutomo is said to date back to the 14th century, making it one of the oldest on the island. Constructed primarily in red brick that is typical for temples built during the Majapahit period. One of the most impressive feature of the temple, are the grand statues of Batara Bayu and the Ga...
Historically known as the beach where the Balinese fell to the Dutch colonial forces in 1906 and where they also returned in 1946 to try to reestablish control of the island only to be repelled by Balinese resistance forces. There is also a monument and small altar on this site dedicated to the 107 crash victims of the Pan Am flight that cras...
During Denpasar’s feudal era in the 17th century, the house of Permecutan, along with the Kesiman and Denpasar houses, was one of the most influential royal families in Bali until their defeat by the Dutch in 1906. Today, the palace which was one of the very first to be opened to tourists under the current King of Depasar Ida Cokorda ...
Housed in Sanur’s Pura Blanjong, this ancient and valuable artifact known in English as the Blanjong Inscription dates back to 914 AD; was made by King Sri Kesari Warmadewa and tells of a military expedition against Eastern Indonesia. Carved into a stone pillar measuring 177cm high, with a diameter of 62 cm, on top of it (the head) th...
