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Sojourn: Mentigi market - “Nusa Penida’s traditional fresh market”
Nusa Penida is the largest of a group of three islands located within a half-hour motorboat ride southeast of Bali’s mainland
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Nusa Penida is the largest of a group of three islands located within a half-hour motorboat ride southeast of Bali’s mainland. As a popular dive site, tourists visiting the island are usually interested in exploring the underwater beauty and encountering unusual marine species, like manta rays and mola-mola sunfish.
In addition to its magnificent views deep in the ocean, Nusa Penida and its neighboring islets, Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan, also offer a real unbeaten track experience that promises an exotic scene of natural beauty and cultural allure.
Tourists interested in getting a glimpse of the traditional shopping scene can visit Mentigi market in the morning, where they will find busy crowds of locals selling fowls, freshly caught fish, tropical fruit and groceries from the break of dawn.
Serving as the source of fresh produce for locals, this seaside market is located just a few meters from Sampalan dock, from where speedboats providing a ride to Sanur depart every day. These boats also transport goods from the mainland to be sold here.
Having been recently renovated, the market has a new building to accommodate the traders, although many still prefer to display their commodities along the street. Most of the traders come from villages located quite far from Mentigi and this market offers them a space to sell their crops to make a living.
On days prior to religious celebrations, locals usually buy paraphernalia for rituals, as well as colorful fruits and flowers and crafted young coconut leaves required for their ceremonies.
