It is no exaggeration to call the Galle Fort, one of the best day get-aways from Colombo. And it’s just a 45- minute drive away on the Southern highway which. ... Galle is marked in Ptolemy’s world ...

Collecting antique maps and prints of Sri Lanka is an addictive hobby but a rewarding one for what they reveal about Sri Lanka before modern printing and Google maps. For instance, on the Jeffrey’s ...

That influence will be in focus this month along the Art Trail, which is being hosted alongside the Galle Literary Festival (January 25 to 28) and turns Galle Fort into a “living canvas”. The trail ...

EXPLORE GALLE FORT. ... The church was rebuilt in the 18th century and houses an antique organ and a calamander wood pulpit. 3. ... There are nautical objects such as maps, naval craft, ropes, ...

Galle Fort, a Unesco World Heritage site on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, is a beautiful and well preserved gateway to the country’s colonial past and cultural richness. Built by the ...

Staged as part of Sri Lanka’s Galle Literary Festival, the historic town’s Art Trail offers exhibitions, open houses and artists’ tours to provide an ‘alternative experience’ for visitors.