Ubud Palace, officially Puri Saren Agung, is the royal heart of Ubud. A compact but atmospheric palace complex right on the main street, where history, art and daily life still overlap. Built in the early 19th century during the reign of Tjokorda Putu Kandel as the residence of Ubud’s ruling family, it remains partly a private home and partly a public courtyard, with carved stone gateways, pavilions and banyan- shaded gardens that show classical Balinese architecture at its most elegant.
As night falls, the Ubud Palace courtyard transforms into an open-air theatre. Illuminated stone gates and shrines become the backdrop for Legong and other classique dances, performed by some of Bali’s most refined troupes, with live gamelan shimmering in the background.