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A Sasak village of thatched houses and lumbung rice barns, whose earthen floors are traditionally maintained with buffalo dung.
A temple built in 1714 under the Balinese kings, shared by Hindus and Wetu Telu followers around a sacred spring.
Created in 1997 around the 3,726 m volcano and Segara Anak lake; its caldera has been a UNESCO Global Geopark since 2018.
The landmark great mosque of the “island of a thousand mosques”, whose tower offers views over the city and Rinjani.
Women weave Sasak songket and ikat cloth on traditional looms here; demonstrations reveal the patterns and techniques.
On the 20th day of the 10th Sasak month, in February or March, people gather nyale sea worms at dawn, linked to the legend of Princess Mandalika.
A ritual battle in which Hindus and Muslims pelt each other with small rice cakes (topat) at the full moon of the seventh Sasak month.
A ritual duel between Sasak fighters armed with rattan sticks and buffalo-hide shields, often driven by the big gendang beleq drums.
Flattened chicken coated in a paste of chilli, garlic and shrimp paste, grilled over charcoal and served with plecing kangkung.
Blanched water spinach topped with a spicy tomato and shrimp-paste sauce, an essential side dish at the Sasak table.
Marinated beef skewers, both sweet and spicy, a speciality of the Rembiga district in northern Mataram.