Amangalla hotel review, Galle, Sri Lanka: Colonial chic and hidden secrets at historic hotel By Ute Junker Updated February 18, 2019 — 3.47pm first published at 3.30pm ...

The southern tip of Sri Lanka is a world-beater for pristine palm-fringed beaches and colonial architecture. Mark Palmer heads to the former Portuguese town of Galle.

In 1640, the Dutch captured Sri Lanka's second city, Galle, from the hands of the Portuguese. Some 2,500 men stormed the the fort, which, today regains its beautiful Dutch architectural style, and ...

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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 ...

Kuttan worked at the hotel for 72 years, from the colonial era through Sri Lanka's independence and the dark decades of ethnic conflict. He was a fixture of the 150-year-old Galle Face Hotel ...