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Tourists looking for a quit beach resort can
head 6 miles west from Singaraja along the coastal
road to Lovina, a long stretch of beach
now full with hotels and Bungalows. Lovina is
the name a beach in Kalibukbuk village. The location
is peaceful and its beach still natural. The black
sand beach is safe and a perfect place for swimming
and snorkeling. Lovina also offers dolphin watching
at sunrise.

Another six miles west from Lovina the coastal
road passes through the small towns of Banjar
and Seririt. Banjar is home to the only Buddhist
monastery on Bali, built in the early 1970's by
Addhamma Kovida Vicitta Bhanaka Girirakkhitto
Mahatera, the chief monk at the monastery, but
the monastery was almost completely destroyed
during the 1976 earthquake. The monastery, a blend
of Balinese and mainland Southeast Asian architecture,
offers hot springs visited by both local people
and foreign tourists.
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