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 ...

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As the day cools down, experience the many amazing boutique shops in the Fort, including the highly amusing Stick No Bills Poster shop on Pedlar Street and the many local artists at Galle Fort Gallery ...

Take a stroll along Church Street, more or less Galle Fort's main thoroughfare, for a sense of Galle Fort's extraordinary 400 years of history spanning British, Dutch and Portuguese colonialism.

Join the boho-chic set in the fortified city of Galle (pronounced ‘Gawl’) where Portuguese and Dutch colonial architecture melds with a tropical setting to create a magical market-town feel. For ...

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.

Rampart Street Villa, in Galle, Sri Lanka. Right across the road from the immense block wall that has protected Galle Fort for centuries. The Indian Ocean is visible from upper-storey villa ...