1. Lovina Beach is the perfect motley of smaller beaches spanning a number of local villages between two districts in Buleleng or Singaraja regency in Bali province.

2. The beach is gaining popularity amongst the often overcrowded beaches of Bali’s south including Legian, Kuta and Seminyak, due to the calm and soothing waves, quiet black-shores, excitements in the offing, and glitzy nightlife scene. You can expect these and more in this scenic north Bali coast.

3. Lovina Beach stretches two kilometres east to west, concentrated in the small area of Kalibukbuk village.

4. A major attraction here is the sunset, with rather quiet nightlife in the twilight of the dawn.

5. There is a large space bordering the beach lined up with cafes and swish seafood restaurants and bars at its sides.

6. The official landmark of the Lovina is a single towering dolphin statue in the jumping posture near the sand.

7. You can stroll along the airy boardwalk to the east, and also explore small warung traditional stalls proving snacks and refreshments and further some art shops.

8. Sunrises at the beach are as ‘quietly exciting’ as its sunset, and more as dolphin watching tours here allow you to capture a fleeting glance of the different water species a test of your of photography skills as these flippers often breach and slap the water, when you’re onboard brightly-coloured traditional motorised jukung outriggers.

9. You can frequently sight the dark-skinned spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) found all throughout the year, save the Chinese Lunar New Year period (mostly between February and April) when there are strong and irregular winds and rains.

10. Main attractions around Lovina include the the Brahma Vihara Arama Buddhist temple and Banjar Hot Springs. The hot springs are a popular weekend escape getaways amongst locals and tourists with the wading pools and dragon water spouts.

11. The largest Buddhist temple on the island, the Brahma Vihara Arama, is located here, with scaled-down, yet striking Borobudur Temple atop the hill.

12. ‘Lovina’ is no Balinese, as there isn’t any ‘v’ sound in the local alphabet. Actually, the name is derived from the first resort that came up in the area in 1953, with just three guestrooms, started by Anak Agung Panji Tisna, the Balinese author and Buleleng noble. The resort is still being operated with a new name.

13. The name Lovina was a combination of two words ‘love’ and ‘Indonesia’, which steady grew in currency, and soon the whole coastline came to be known by the name, winning hearts from all over.

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