Read the Galle Fort Hotel, Sri Lanka hotel review on Telegraph Travel. ... This heritage hotel housed in a 300-year-old Dutch mansion has a prime position in Galle Fort.

In 1865 it was converted to the New Orient Hotel catering to European passengers travelling between Europe and Galle. Today it is the five star Amangalla Hotel. Outside the Galle Fort on the southern ...

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 Fort is a historic stronghold that serves as an open-air museum showcasing Sri Lanka’s colonial history. Originally built by the Portuguese and later fortified by the Dutch in the 1600s ...

Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications Founded in the 16th century by the Portuguese, Galle reached the height of its development in the 18th century, before the arrival of the British. It is the ...

45 COM 7B.172 Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (Sri Lanka) (C 451) The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/7B, ; Recalling Decision 44 COM 7B.37 adopted at its ...