Lovina is an coastal area, not a village or a city. The region is called Buleleng, the largest region on Bali. Lovina is an coastal area located between the 2 larger cities in the north Singaraja (in the east) and Seririt (in the west), there is not one Balinese who has Lovina as its place of birth.
A bit of history
The name Lovina originated from the Lovina Beach Hotel, the pioneer hotel built in 1953 by Anak Agung Pandji Tisna. It was the first hotel built in the area. When the Lovina Beach Hotel was handed over to his younger cousin in 1956, business declined and the Lovina Beach Hotel slowly lost popularity.
In 1980 the provincial government of Bali built 2 beach houses for the Lovina Beach Hotel as support. When the area became more popular in tourism, the name Lovina also became more famous and so the 7 fishing villages located here became an area with the name Lovina, there are different versions of the origin of the name. Lovina originally consists of a row of fishing villages along the northern road in Bali, which have grown together under the influence of tourism and Lovina consists of the following villages (from east to west) Pemaron, Tukadmungga, Anturan, Banyualit, Kalibukbuk, Kaliasem and Temukus.
The centre of Lovina (Lovina Beach)
Right in the centre there are 2 major sidestreets, Jalan Binaria and Jalan Mawar, they are leading to the beach in the centre of Lovina. Recently the whole area had a big renovation, roads were renewed, a drainage system was constructed, the main road got new asphalt and now the area is better accessible.
The area on the beach side between Jalan Binaria and Jalan Mawar also got upgraded where they made a new walking path along the shops and where you can access the beach, it is now also closed for motorbikes.
There are restaurants, cafes, shops, divingschools and hotels all around the Lovina area (from cheap to expensive). The famous landmark of Lovina is the dolphin statue, also this has been renovated, they installed some ligths and in the night this gives a nice effect.
Lovina is mostly known from its wild dolphins and the dolphin tours, but Lovina has more to offer and is a good basis to explore the north.
The “renovation” of the area also created a walking path from the dolphin statue to the west part of Lovina, all the way to Spice Beach. The bridge between Seabreeze and Funky Place is accessible and the path continues along the beach. A great upgrade of the area.
And another positive thing, they installed street lights.
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