A perfect place or ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ – the Nuanu creative city

One of the world's latest 'creative cities', Nuanu on the west coast of Bali is a place of great promise.
A Balinese resort near the sea photographed from above. Nuanu

Imagine a place that brings to life The White Lotus, with a definite sprinkling of Nine Perfect Strangers and a smattering of the Eden Project. A little tiny bit of Neom and liberal dashes of installations and art playgrounds like Lightscape – and then wrap the whole thing up in a burgeoning project that was hatched from the rich imaginings of a Russian multimillionaire and tie it all together with ultra tight security. And that may give you an inkling of what it’s like to encounter Nuanu, one of the planet’s latest creative cities – established on the coast of Bali north-west of Denpasar and, while currently limited by its 44-hectare footprint, growing in stature and amenities every day.

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Madeleine Swain is ArtsHub’s managing editor. Originally from England where she trained as an actor, she has over 25 years’ experience as a writer, editor and film reviewer in print, television, radio and online. She is also currently Vice Chair of JOY Media.