Friday, September 16, 2011

Sukawati Art Market, Gianyar

Welcome to Sukawati, Welcome to the center of shopping handicraft in Bali. You will see why it is so soon after you visit this one of Gianyar’s area. Although it belongs to Gianyar area, Sukawati is near to Denpasar. No wonder if you stay at one of Sukawati accommodation you will be flexible to visit Denpasar and Ubud alike. Sukawati and neighboring area named Batuan are the home of the craftsmanship in carving and great painters. So when you need suggest what to do in this area these will help.

Go Shopping
Sukawati Art Market sells various Balinese handicrafts, outfit, bags, and others as souvenir for fellows and friends in your home country. Needless to say, when you buy something in any traditional art market what you need to do is bargain. In this Sukawati Art Market, the price is indeed very low. However, when the sellers see some foreigners who would like to buy their goods they will see you as "BANK" and increase the price dramatically. So don’t give up bargaining. Along the road of Sukawati-Ubud you also may see booths sellig handicraft from glass, or wood, or stones at right and left side of the road.


Seeing The Making of Silver Craft
Sukawati is very near to the other villages. If you drive the car from Denpasar to get to Sukawati you will pass Celuk village. Celuk village is renowned for its craftsmanship in silver. You also may see directly how silversmiths craft their art works with passion.

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