SINGARAJA HOTELS AREA

Singaraja is the largest city after Denpasar. The population includes many ethnic and religious groups.

Singaraja has a historical library, The Gedong Kirtya that collects more than 3,000 Balinese manuscripts. The Dutch established it in the late 1920s. It has the finest collection of lontar, which is a traditional books emblazoned on palm leaf strips and potted between two pieces of wood or bamboo.

East from Singaraja, the land is dry and agricultural diversity along the coast is evidenced by the cultivation of grapes, cocoa, cloves, vanilla and other spices. In this area, tourists can visit Pura Beji, a temple dedicated to rice goddess, Dewi Sri. Other temples that can be found are Jagaraga Pura Dalem and Pura Meduwe Karang.

Six km from western part of Singaraja is an 8 km long stretch of black sand beach encompassing Anturan, Tukad Mangga, Kalibukbuk, Kaliasem, and Temukus villages, collectively called Lovina.