A move by the Cultural Affairs Ministry to charge USD 15 from foreigners entering the Galle Fort ramparts has drawn strong reactions from residents and those with business interests in the area. They ...

It is no exaggeration to call the Galle Fort, ... In the old days when Galle was a busy port, foreign traders – Greeks, Arabs, Romans and Chinese stopped by. Galle is marked in Ptolemy’s world map of ...

More than one hundred buildings, located within the Galle Fort, have been purchased by foreigners, increasing the value of one perch to Rs 22 million, the Galle Heritage Foundation said. ..

Galle Fort: A walk to remember The seaside town’s star-shaped fort is where southern spices meet salty winds Published - August 05, 2016 05:46 pm IST - Chennai ...

When the Oriental Hotel first opened, it was needed; Galle Fort would sometimes be thronged by as many as 700 foreign passengers from the ships that would put in at Galle Harbour as they made ...

Galle Fort, Sri Lanka, travel guide and things to do: The three-minute guide. By Anthony Dennis. October 27, 2017 — 9.00am. Save. Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for later.

That influence will be in focus this month along the Art Trail, which is being hosted alongside the Galle Literary Festival (January 25 to 28) and turns Galle Fort into a “living canvas”. The trail ...

Tourists were busy spooning up ice-cream on the verandah of Tariq Nassim's home at the picturesque Galle Fort in Sri Lanka, the centre of a boom in tourism during the island nation's nascent ...

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 ...