Pasemah
Highlands
Some
of the TOP Hotels in Bali
Bali's
most famous and crowded resort is Kuta beach, a six-kilometre
sweep of golden sand, with plenty of accommodation,
shops and nightlife. Nearby Sanur is much quieter, but
most backpackers prefer the beaches of peaceful east-coast
Candi Dasa and traveller-oriented Lovina on the north
coast. The island's other major destination is the cultural
centre of Ubud , a still charming but undeniably commercialized
overgrown village, where traditional dances are staged
every night of the week and the streets are full of
arts-and-crafts galleries.
Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa : The Nusa Dua
Beach Hotel & Spa is a luxury property strategically
located only 15 kilometers away from the... Nusa Dua
Aston Bali Resort & Spa : The Aston
Bali Resort and Spa is a luxury hotel located on the
waterfront facing golden sandy beaches... Tanjung Benoa
Sanur Paradise Plaza Hotel : Sanur
Paradise Plaza Hotel is situated in the coastal village
of Sanur, an ideal location from which to explore...
Sanur
Sanur Paradise Plaza Suites : The Sanur
Paradise Plaza Suites is located in Sanur Village just
two kilometers from the Sanur Paradise Plaza Hotel....Grand
Bali Beach Hotel also is a nice hotel in Sanur.
Swiss Belhotel Bali Aga : The Swiss
Belhotel Bali Aga is a deluxe property strategically
located only 20 kilometers northeast from the Ngurah
Rai... Nusa Dua
Grand Hyatt Bali Hotels located in
Nusa Dua and The Oberoi Bali located
in Seminyak, Maya Ubud located in Ubud,
The Alilia Ubud, Chedi, Hard
Rock Hotel Bali located in Kuta beach, Melia
Bali located in Nusa Dua and Padma
Bali located in Kuta
On this plateau near Lahat are megalithic remains dating
from as far back as 100 A.D.; said to be the most concentrated
collection of monumental symbolic culture in Indonesia.
Huge queerly-shaped stones are carved into fantastic
figures and groups of figures: warriors mounted on elephants,
men riding and wrestling buffaloes, animals copulating,
men fighting anenormous snake. A great number of these
menhirs, dolmens, stone cist graves, and terraced sanctuaries
were erected at a time when metals were already known
in the area; figures carry swords, wear helmets, rings,
anklets, and men hold giant bronze kettledrums, artifacts
which all belong to the Bronze Age. Warriors have bulging
eyes, strong jaws, and short broad swords in their belts.
The figures appear at first to be 3-dimensional but
they are in fact basreliefs, the illusion being created
by the skilful use of the curved surface of the boulders.
Great attention is given to the carving of the heads;
the rest of the body is roughly done. At Tegurwangi
is a complex including the ruins of a large tomb; pillars
are decorated with men riding elephants, faces have
thick negroid lips. Two slab graves contain colored
drawings. At Tanjungara, see the colored paintings in
the inner walls of a cist grave; ferocious charging
buffaloes carry warriorriders. The modern-day people
of Pasemah, who believe they are descended from a Majapahit
King from Java, still use some of this statuary as vow
redemption shrines, calling upon their ancestors to
bestow their blessings and to stave off ill-fortune.
See some examples on Mt. Dempo.
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