Map Klungkung
History : Klungkung Regency Capital - This busy market town on the main route to Besakih and Amlapura is steeped in history and has some noteworthy sites, the Semara Pura Palace complex which houses the Hall of Justice and Kambang Pavilion. The market here sells interesting textiles woven in the eastern part of Bali, one thing to buy is sea salt panned from the nearby beaches. Taman Gili Palace - Built in the Dewa Agung
dynasty, by artisans of the royal court. Not much remains of this
palace, destroyed during the Dutch invasion of Bali, except for the main
gate and two buildings that were rebuilt and restored in the 1940's. Kertha Gosa - Judgment Hall - A Hall of Justice which functioned as the highest
seat arbitration in the kingdom. The ceiling friezes depict scenes of
horror and punishment. Villains judged here were imprisoned on Nusa
Penida Island. Bale Kambang - This floating pavilion is
adjoined to the Judgment Hall, the ceiling friezes here depict scenes of
Buddhist folklore and astrology Gelgel - The royal household was based in the
village Gelgel in the fifteenth century. Both the Jero Agung and Dasar
temples are worth visiting, the latter being reserved for ceremonies of
higher caste or aristocracy of Bali. Kamasan - A small village near Klungkung from
which a style of Balinese painting originated, the Kamasan style, based
on east Javanese shadow puppets or wayang. Kusamba - A salt panning village with a black sand beach. Lembongan & Ceningan Islands - Small islands of the east coast of Bali, with a number of caves and beaches to explore. Lembongan is a very popular one-day cruise destination. Paksa - A village famous for re-enactments of ancestral battles. The participants re-enact these battles whilst in a trance. Penida Island - Originally the penitentiary
island for the Klungkung kingdom. The Dalem Peed Temple is associated
with myth and black magic. Nusa Penida - the largest of the three outlying islands measuring approximately 200
sq kilometers. White sand beaches, white cliffs prove that this island
is not volcanic but made mainly from limestone. Historically Nusa Penida
was a penal colony for the Klungkung Regency, undesirables were sent
here after having been judged in the Kerta Gosa. A very dry climate and a
local myth of a ferocious giant, giving Penida a reputation as an evil
place, maintains the population at about 45'000. For the most part
Penidan families fish and farm for a living, with seaweed being probably
the largest export of this island. The main town is Samplan, on the
north east coast of the island, this and another 18 hamlets make up the
extent of the residential part of Penida. Two temples, Peed &
Batukuning are interesting to visit. The dive spots on Penida are very
challenging as currents are strong.
Nusa Ceningan - the smallest of the three islands, made up mainly from a sand flat. The name comes from cenik - the Balinese word for small. Seldom visited the small islet is home to a bat cave, incredible coral and marine life. |
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