Located at the entrance to the Fort it was built in 1755 and is said to be the oldest Protestant church in Sri Lanka. The floor is paved with large gravestones taken from the old Dutch cemetery.

Galle’s Dutch Fort declared an archeological reserve by the UN since 1969 is also a UNESCO world heritage site. Enter the Fort through one of the two main entry points- the Main Gate built by the ...

Galle, located on Sri Lanka’s southwest coast, beautifully combines colonial charm with tropical serenity, alongside a heritage that stretches back centuries. Famous for its iconic Galle Fort ...

The government has taken a decision to enact a gazette notification that was issued in 2009, restricting vehice movement within the Galle Fort. ..

Who: Simon Cameron, 40, founder and managing director of Lightfoot Travel. The Briton and Singapore permanent resident is married with two children.Favourite destination: The fort town of Galle in ...

The Galle Literary Festival is promoting Sri Lanka’s varied arts scene. Its Art Trail includes exhibitions, artist walks and open houses and turns Galle Fort into a “living canvas”. an antique shop ...

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.

The significant number of reports prepared by the UNESCO Secretariat and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee represents an exceptional documentation on numerous conservation issues. It ...

An unmissable place on the western coast of Sri Lanka, the Galle Fort is captivating, exotic and packed with history. It is an old storyteller, with the misty breath of the sea on its careworn ...

During their time, the Dutch, the main colonisers of Galle, renamed this street 'Parruastraat'. Parawa Street is one of the several narrow streets that make up the old settlement inside Galle Fort.