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 ...

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.

The Urban Development Ministry had cancelled plans for a 30 million-rupee boulder wall around the sea-side ramparts of the Galle Fort after residents protested to the World Bank (WB), the funder, that ...

Staged as part of Sri Lanka’s Galle Literary Festival, the historic town’s Art Trail offers exhibitions, open houses and artists’ tours to provide an ‘alternative experience’ for visitors.

Sri Lanka's police and army have removed anti-government protesters from the fort ramparts overlooking the ground at Galle, on each of the first two days of the ongoing Test against Australia. The ...

Sri Lanka’s rehabilitated reputation as a sunny holiday isle continues to strengthen with all eyes peeled on the new tourist developments at Kuchchaveli, Passikudah and Kalpitiya in the north and east ...

The 130-acre, 3,490-year-old fort is a mini-town in itself; its ramparts lined with ancient houses, basilicas, boutiques and restaurants protected by the tropical sun by terracotta-tiled roofs.

The Galle pavilion was built in 2008, four years after the grounds were devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami which killed at least 31,000 people in the country. The fort was begun by the ...

Opened by a group of British entrepreneurs in 1864, the property - said to be the oldest east of the Suez - beats such institutions as the Bangkok Oriental, Singapore’s Raffles Hotel and the Taj Mahal ...

236. A complaint has been lodged with the Galle Police alleging that the tender holder, who had been offered the tender to cut down and dispose hazardous and decayed branches of huge trees aged over ...

Street food in Sri Lanka. You’re going to want to see the traditional Sri Lankan breakfast of hoppers and roti on this massive Galle Fort food tour! EU imposes new tariffs on $23 billion in US ...

Politicians warn the famous cricket venue may have to be demolished to keep the fort's world... Skip to main content. ... Galle future in fort's shadow under siege 21 Jul 2018 AFP. 21 Jul 2018 ...