The heartland of Tamil culture, Jaffna is a wealth of insight to the arts, religion cuisine and warm hospitality of its people. Overlooking the lagoon, its walls holding strong after centuries, is the ...

The Jaffna Fort is one of the best preserved and the second largest fort in the island. Walk the ramparts to get a good view of the town and sea.

Jaffna fort, Sri Lanka’s icon of colonial rule, is slowly being rebuilt Jaffna, Sri Lanka: As an army of labourers churns out limestone bricks, archaeologist Prashantha Mandawala reflects on the ...