KLUNGKUNG
Bali's smallest district Klungkung is located between Gianyar and Karangasem, and includes the island of Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and Ceningan. Klungkung itself is a bustling town. On reaching the town centre, you come to Kertha Gosa, the Hall of Justice. Surrounded by a moat, this is a superb example of Klungkung architecture, best known for its ceiling paintings in the Klungkung style.
Kamasan village is a few kilometres outside Klungkung. It has long been the bastion of traditional paintings. The themes are derived from Balinese variations on the ancient Hindu epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. This style has also been adapted for large versions of the zodiac and lunar calendars. Kamasan paintings take their essential characteristics from the wayang tradition. To see a good collection of Kamasan classical paintings, visit the Gunarsa Museum at the crossroads to Tihingan, just before Klungkung.
A few kilometres east is Goa Lawah, the Bat Cave. This cave is crammed with thousands of bats which are unseen but certainly not unheard during the day. The cave is part of a temple that is said to lead all the way to Besakih but it is unlikely that anyone would be interested in investigating!
Beyond Klungkung is the coastal village of Kusamba. Kusamba is one of the embarkation points to the island of Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan. The journey from Kusamba to these islands takes a couple of hours. Nusa Penida has unfortunately acquired a somewhat eerie reputation, as it was once the place of banishment for criminals and undesirables from the Kingdom of Klungkung. Penida attracts a number of visitors for its seclusion, surf and snorkeling.
The friendly people of Lembongan have welcomed tourism. For those looking for white sandy beaches and a laid-back atmosphere, Nusa Lembongan is paradise. The waters around Lembongan are crystal clear, the sand is white and the shallow coves are brimming with colourful coral and sea life, making it an ideal location for snorkeling.
Gel-Gel This was once the seat of the old court of Gelgel, the capital of the kingdom of the same name which lasted almost 200 years from A.D. 1515. Founded by Javanese lords and priests, Gelgel was Bali's first unitary kingdom from which the other eight major Balinese kingdoms broke off. Gelgel reached its apogee during the reign of Batu Renggong in the late 16th century.
Goa Lawah The famous Bat Cave Goa Lawah lies just three km northeast of Kusamba and about nine km east of Klungkung on the left side of a dramatic road paralleling the sea with uninterrupted views of Nusa Penida.
Kamasan Descendants of the Hindu-Javanese Majapahit court artisans still work in the villages surrounding Klungkung, practicing the same professions as their ancestors of 25 generations ago. The coppersmith guild settled in Banjar Budaya (the western part of Semapura town), the ironsmiths in Klungkung and Kusamba, while the artists and silver- and goldsmiths established themselves in the hamlets of Banjar Jelantik and Banjar Sangging around the villages of Kamasan and Desa Tojan.
Kerta Gosa Bali's smallest district Klungkung is located between Gianyar and Karangasem, and includes the island of Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and Ceningan. Klungkung itself is a bustling town. On reaching the town centre, you come to Kertha Gosa, the Hall of Justice. Surrounded by a moat, this is a superb example of Klungkung architecture, best known for its ceiling paintings in the Klungkung style.
Kusamba The mixed and rather dour Hindu and Muslim population also mines sea salt, the other major industry of the area. Driving the coastal road east of Klungkung, you'll see small, brown, thatched, peculiarly shaped beach huts—salt-making factories. Across the road from Goa Lawah, three km east of Kusamba, they'll ask for money just to peer into one of the briny troughs; go farther up or down the coast to observe this centuries-old technique for free.
Musium Klasik Seni Lukis Bali The museum is also a center for dance, music, and the other fine arts of Bali, including embroidery, stone sculptures, carved doors, masks. Gunarsa's studio, itself within the building, is filled with old furniture, antique woodcarvings, impressionistic paintings, and traditional dance costumes.
Nusa Ceningan The sea between the two islands is filled with seaweed gardens, so take a guide so you don't cause damage. The four-by-one-km island, with a limestone and chalky landscape and a 100-meter-high hill in the center, only has one village and no places to stay. It does offer great surfing, sandy beaches, and lazuli and cobalt-blue coral pools filled with starfish.
Nusa Penida Nusa Penida gets more rain, produces more crops, and is therefore better off economically than Nusa Lembongan or Nusa Ceningan. Nusa Penida and its satellite islands offer fine swimming, surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, and sunbathing, also dramatic walks, unspoilt scenery, deep caves, and delightful, friendly villages.
Nusa Lembongan Nusa Lembongan lies just 20 kms east of mainland Bali. Reachable only by boat this natural, unspoiled island with its clear calm waters is ideal for numerous water activities, including diving, snorkeling and fishing and so on. Until recently, the inhabitants were mainly seaweed farmers and fishermen.
Tiyingan There are a number of gongmakers in this village, employing over 100 people. The best known is the small factory run by I Ketut Lunga Yasa, whose father is a master player and instrument maker. This is a very warm and approachable family. Here they make smaller instruments ,gangsa, tawa-tawa, cengceng.
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