Sanur
Long stretch of calm, reef-sheltered sand lined with fishing boats, cafes and a coastal promenade.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Sanur beach in Bali starts with a shipwreck: in May 1904, the trading ship Sri Kumala broke apart on the reef just offshore, setting off a two-year dispute between Balinese custom and Dutch colonial law over who owned the salvage. It follows how that argument escalated until Dutch warships gathered offshore, and traces what happened on September 14, 1906, when an invasion force landed right where you're standing. The reef that wrecked the Sri Kumala still breaks the swell just off this same shore.
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