UBUD ART MARKET

Ubud Art Market locally referred to as Pasar Seni Ubud is located opposite the Puri Saren Royal Ubud Palace and is open daily. Here you can find beautiful silk scarves, lightweight shirts, handmade woven bags, baskets or hats, statues, kites and many other hand crafted goods. Most of the goods found at the Ubud Market are made in the neighboring villages of Pengosekan, Tegallalang, Payangan and Peliatan. The market as a society economics center of Ubud and is unfolding from west to easterly divided become two group with different purpose.​

How to Get to Ubud Art Market

Ubud Art Market is located in Ubud Town and the address Jl. Raya Ubud, Ubud, Ubud District, Gianyar Regency, Bali 80571. The location of this ubud market is very strategic and is located with very famous tourist destinations such as Ubud Royal Palace, Ubud Monkey Forest and Saraswati Temple. If you happen to visit Ubud village, it would be nice if you visit other tourist destinations near this Ubud market. If you drive from Kuta or Seminyak it will take a 2 hour trip, with directions at each red light will make it easier for you to find the location of this market.

What to Expect at Ubud Art Market

The items that you can buy at the Ubud Art Market are all kinds of knick-knacks, very beautiful art tools, various handicrafts made of wood, rattan, and others. And there are also art items in the form of paintings and silver that are sold here with very good quality items. If you could say that the handicrafts sold here are very complete and each shop sells different items so you can freely walk around the complex of this Ubud Art Market, from one shop to another to hunt for handicrafts and souvenirs. And the pegged price is not fixed but the price can be negotiated, if you want to get a good price, you can bargain until an agreement is reached between the seller and the buyer. A bargaining activity that you may not find in supermarkets, which you can only find in traditional markets, an experience that may not be forgotten during your holiday in Bali and visiting the Ubud market which is very full of handicrafts which is very tempting to buy.

Ubud Art Market History

Ubud Art Market has existed since ancient times, along with the construction of the Ubud Palace, which was around the 1800s, since Ida Tjokorde Kandel as the King of Ubud at that time, where for the welfare of the people around Ubud, the Ubud Market was built which is located in front of the Ubud Palace. In the past, the system used was a barter system and since getting to know currency, the payment system in this market uses currency as the transaction value. And since the first wave of tourists brought by Tjokorde Agung Sukawati to visit the village of Ubud, this ubud market has grown from initially selling household necessities to selling various handicrafts for tourists, but the function of this market is still what it was originally. make it a place for transactions for local ubud residents who want to sell and buy necessities or everyday items. And the Ubud market, which was originally a traditional market, has slowly become an art market that sells various kinds of artistic goods for tourists.

Ubud Art Market Entrance Ticket

Visiting Ubud Art Market there is no entrance ticket required.