Bali Island Paradise

Bali has a diversity of wonderful tourist attraction. No wonder, if this beautiful island can attract millions of foreign and domestic tourists every years. Almost all international media that relate to the world tourism, put Bali on the top spot tourism tropical destinations are the most popular and interesting.

Bali is famous for its cultural charm and traditions, Many tourists come to visit various temples and watch the dance, which each has its characteristics and uniqueness own.

However, as a tropical tourist paradise complete with mountains, valleys, farmland, beaches, even up to a beautiful panorama on the sea floor, Bali also offers many others things that are not less interesting. Building temples, customs and habits of the people of Bali are very thick with culture, make Bali has always been alive for the National Tourism.

Here are some tourist places in Bali :

Sanur Beach

Sanur Beach, one of the beautiful beaches in Bali island, offers a panoramic view since a long time ago. Historically, on an inscription written at the tenure of King Kasari Warmadewa [917 A.D] in Singhadwala Palace, It is stated that the beauty of Sanur Beach has been discovered at the time. Now you can still find the inscription in the southern direction of Sanur Beach in Blanjong Village.

During the colonial government of Dutch occupied Indonesia, Sanur Beach was functioned as the Dutch's harbor where they sent the Dutch fleet admiral to attack Badung Kingdom, which was regarded as mutinous Kingdom. A war on November 18th 1906 A.D. which was commonly called Puputan Badung was a war to defend motherland Indonesia from the Dutch without fear, though the death was a choice. The war was historically led by Badung King who was helped by local people at the time.

Based on tourism view, Sanur Beach started to be know by international world by a Belgium painter named A.J. Le Mayeur, who later on resided and built painting workshop there, in 1932 A.D. He got married with a famous Legong dancer namely Ni Nyoman Pollok, who was also known as his painting model. By his paintings, Le Mayeur started to introduce Sanur Beach to international world and also built a museum nearby the named The Museum of Le Mayeur.

Kuta Beach

For either domestic or foreign tourists, enjoying twilight in Bali Island will not be complete yet before witnessing the beautiful sunset of Kuta Beach. Kuta Beach is totally different from Sanur Beach, which offers you a magnificent view of sunrise. Not only does the beach offer panoramic view of sunset in the evening, but also the eye catching scenery of the beach's arch line in the shape of crescent with two kilometers length of white sand.

In the past, Kuta was one of busy trade port in Bali Island that was functioned as the center for agricultural products commerce with the hinterland inhabitants as the sellers, and outsider as the buyers. In the 19th century, Mads Lange, a trader from Denmark, settled in and established a trading office in Kuta. As he was known as a good negotiator. Mads Lange became a mediator between the kings of Bali with the Dutch colonials.