Fly over Galle, a beautifully preserved Dutch colonial fort city on Sri Lanka’s southern coast, where red-tiled rooftops, ...

Residents and business owners in Galle Fort say mounting traffic and inefficient garbage collection are eroding the quality of life and undermining the Fort’s status as a living heritage site. “I have ...

The Galle Fort is South Asia’s largest ‘living’ fort, in the sense that it is still occupied. Over the last 10 years, which is how long Juliet has been in this country, the Fort has rapidly evolved ...

And there are few better venues in Sri Lanka in which to display art that not only survives, but also thrives, than Galle Fort. The Galle peninsula was an important trading hub, ruled by the ...

At Galle Fort you can experience the stylish side of modern-day Sri Lanka. Credit: Alamy WHY . Sri Lanka looms as the new alternative to Bali, sans the over-development and the undesirables, with ...

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 ...

EXPLORE GALLE FORT. Built by the Portuguese in 1588 and fortified by the Dutch during the 17th century, the UNESCO World Heritage Galle Fort survived the 2004 tsunami. Today, ...

1625 The Portuguese built the Fort of St. Cruz at Galle. 1640 – i). The Dutch capture Galle. ii). The 1st map showing Galle and its harbour was produced by Barretto de Resende. 1663 – The Dutch built ...

Galle Fort Hotel sits on Church Street in the heart of the fort, steps away from great shops, restaurants and all the sights. The international test cricket ground is also only five minutes’ walk.

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 street ...