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 ...

World Heritage Site: old town of Galle in Sri Lanka Updated: 2013-11-23 10:09 (Xinhua) Comments. Photo taken on Nov 18, 2013 shows a view of the old town of Galle, Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka looms as the new alternative to Bali, sans the over-development and the undesirables, with the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Galle Fort already one of the island nation's genuine, if ...

Leading Dutch Archaeologist Oscar Hefting was in Sri Lanka recently to visit the Dutch heritage sites in the country and discuss measures for their proper conservation. ..

Sri Lanka govt says the Galle cricket stadium with views of the sparkling blue Indian Ocean could be demolished because its ... “We want to maintain the World Heritage status for the fort.

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.

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

Galle, which favours spinners, has been a lucky venue for the national team and Sri Lanka has won a majority of matches played there since 1998. COLOMBO: England could be the last team to take on ...

Old town of Galle and its fortifications was listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1988. Home/Culture/ Heritage. ... 2013 shows a cathedral in the old town of Galle, Sri Lanka.

World Heritage Site: old town of Galle in Sri Lanka 0 Comment(s) Print E-mail Xinhua, November 22, 2013 Tourists walk past a bell tower in Galle, Sri Lanka, Nov. 18, 2013.