Srilanka, April 9 -- A ten-foot section of the road near the Rampart Street wall in the historic Galle Fort has collapsed, creating a sinkhole approximately five feet in diameter. In response to ...

The street food in Sri Lanka is incredibly flavourful and delicious. Today we’re in Galle, Sri Lanka, exploring the Galle Fort on an epic food tour around the old town tasting some of the best ...

Before sunrise, grab your sarong and swimmers and follow the swirling beams of the old city lighthouse to the ancient citadel’s hidden beach on Galle Fort’s Hospital Street. Walk across the ramparts’ ...

The inhabitants of Galle Fort and the general public of Sri Lanka are unprecedented in their kindness towards others, a fact that even the harshest critics cannot deny. Around The Galle Fort in 80 ...

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Further into the Fort on Church Street was the old Government House. Built in 1683 it was used for administrative purposes and also served as the residence of the Commander. Regrettably however it is ...

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.

A view of Meera Masjid and the lighthouse inside Galle Fort Photo: Deepa Alexander The spray stings my eyes as I lean over the yellow ramparts of the Moon Bastion.

Alamy 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.