Villa Talia Vashti is less than 5 minutes drive away from Candidasa – the gateway to East Bali, Candi (pronounced ‘Chandi’) is only one and a quarter hours away from the heavily developed Kuta/Sanur area of Bali, but it can at times feel like stepping back in time to a more relaxed and less hectic time.

In recent years however whilst development has come to Candidasa, it retains its relaxed easy going charm. There is now however a good variety of different hotels and restaurants in Candidasa and the shops provide most tourist services such as good restaurants, internet access, tours and trips, diving and car hire. 

Candidasa is a good place to go shopping, and then sit in a restaurant, order some good food in pleasant surroundings and take in the view across the ocean to Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida or across the rice paddies to Gunung Agung looming in the distance.