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 ...

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 ...

Sri Lanka can be best described as south Asia in miniature form, filled with beaches, elephants, tea plantations, curries, ...

One of Galle’s most photogenic spots is a whitewashed lighthouse that rubs shoulders with tall coconut palms. Galle was home to Sri Lanka’s oldest (built in 1848) light station.

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The first Test, in the imposing grounds beneath the walls of the 17th century Galle Fort, will have a rest day on Saturday when Sri Lanka votes at a presidential election. The final match will ...

Sri Lanka was in party mode, and Chandimal was providing them with the perfect soundtrack, smashing some hits off Mitchell Starc, launching the big fast bowler out of the ground and into the fort.

For the record, the Galle Fort was built by the Portuguese in 1588 and fortified later during the occupation of ‘Ceylon’ by the Dutch. ... It is also the oldest lighthouse in Sri Lanka.

The little-known coastal town of Galle is almost a Sri Lankan secret. It takes about a two-hour drive from Colombo to reach this port city that was built by the Portuguese in the 16th century when ...

Winner of multiple awards, Ropewalk (average cost, ₹ 3000 for two, including cocktails) at Galle Fort Hotel is Sri Lanka’s only arrack-forward bar.