A classic Balinese temple in the artists' village of Batuan - a masterpiece of carved stone and tiered shrines, with roots going back over a thousand years.
Founded in the 11th century, Pura Puseh Batuan is one of the island's most beautifully kept village temples - every gate, wall, and shrine covered in intricate paras-stone carving that shows just how deep Batuan's artistic roots run.
Look closely and the detail is astonishing: guardian figures, floral motifs, and scenes from the Hindu epics worked into the soft volcanic stone. It's an open-air gallery of Balinese temple art, and a natural fit right beside the craft villages.
Cool, shaded, and rarely crowded, it's an easy stop with a sarong provided (we arrange it). It sits right on the road between the craft villages and Ubud, so it slots neatly into a culture day.