Away from the beach Bali offers a choice of compelling attractions and sights – discover narrow roads that weave among ancient temples, mountain lakes, soaring volcanoes, picture-perfect rice terraces and unspoilt rainforest.
Bali’s best-known attractions are its countless Hindu temples. Each village is required by adat (customary law) to construct and maintain at least three temples: the pura puseh (temple of origin) located at the kaja (pure) side of the village, the pura desa (village temple) at the center for everyday community activities and the pura dalem (temple of the dead) at the kelod (unclean) end. Wealthy villages may well have more than these three obligatory temples, and additionally, all family compounds have a temple of some nature.
