Ubud tourist information

Ubud is a town in central Bali, Indonesia, considered the arts and culture center of the island. Ubud has a population of about 8,000 people, but it is becoming difficult to distinguish the town itself from the villages that once surrounded it.

Ubud is the largest town in Bali to maintain traditional Hindu culture. It is a 'green' town, with a profusion of flowers, plants, palms, and the occasional rice field. Fauna include green tree vipers, pythons, coconut snakes (widely believed by the Balinese to eat coconuts), and the odd lumbering monitor lizard.

The main street is Jalan Raya Ubud, which runs east-west through the center of town. Two long roads, Jalan Monkey Forest and Jalan Hanoman, extend south from Raya Ubud. Puri Saren Agung is a large palace located at the intersection of Monkey Forest and Raya Ubud roads. The home of the last "king" of Ubud, his descendants currently live there and dance performances are held in its courtyard. It was also one of Ubud's first hotels, dating back to the 1930s.

Monkey Forest Park is a small nature reserve located near the southern intersection of Jalan Monkey Forest and Jalan Hanoman. It houses a temple and over 200 monkeys, mostly macaques.

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