2024
KING SANGILIYAN'S STATUE
Columns and statues to see
The equestrian statue of King Cankili II is said to represent the last king ...Read more
2024
LUNUGANGA - GEOFFREY BAWA'S COUNTRY ESTATE
Places associated with famous people to visit
In love with Bentota, Geoffrey Bawa had built a residence there with ...Read more
2024
BATTICALOA LIGHTOUSE
Monuments to visit
Close to the estuary at Paalameenmadu, this white lighthouse was built in ...Read more
2024
ETH POKUNA (ELEPHANT POND)
Monuments to visit
This imposing basin is 159 m long, 52 m wide and 9.5 m deep. It was fed by ...Read more
Anuradhapura
2024
MANTHIRI MANAI
Ancient monuments
It is the ruins of the former House of Ministers of King Cankili II. The ...Read more
2024
KANKESANTHURAI LIGHTHOUSE
Monuments to visit
Built in 1892 and measuring 22 feet high, the lighthouse of Kankesanthurai ...Read more
2024
THE DORIC BUNGALOW
Places associated with famous people to visit
These ruins along the ocean are those of the residence of the first British ...Read more
2024
BATTICALOA FORT
Military monuments
Built at Puliyanthivu Point by the Portuguese in 1628, Batticaloa Fort ...Read more
2024
NELUM POKUNA MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA THEATRE
Contemporary architecture
Opened in 2011, this theatre is a modern architectural masterpiece. A ...Read more
2024
KUNCHUKULAM HANGING BRIDGE
Works of art to see
15 km south of Madhu, the steel suspension bridge of Kunchukulam is a ...Read more
2024
PRESIDENT'S HOUSE & GORDON GARDENS
Mansion to visit
President's House was formerly known as Government House, during the time ...Read more
2024
CHILAW FISH MARKET
Markets
A fish market as popular as the one in Negombo, which deserves to be ...Read more
2024
CHELVANAYAKAM MONUMENT
Columns and statues to see
Near the library, towards the ocean, there is a large white column ...Read more
2024
SANGILI THOPPU
Ancient monuments
This entrance arch of a vanished building is considered by many to be what ...Read more
2024
DUTCH FORT
Military monuments
This old Dutch fort was in fact built by the Portuguese between 1667 and ...Read more
2024
STAR STRONG
Military monuments
This five-pointed star-shaped fort was built by the Dutch in 1765. This ...Read more
2024
VICTORIA DAM
Works of art to see
This impressive arch dam, typical of narrow valleys, was inaugurated in ...Read more
2024
TEMPLE TREES PALACE (PRIME MINISTER'S HOUSE)
Public buildings to visit
The history of Temple Trees dates back to the early 19th century. The ...Read more
2024
OLD TOWN HALL & MUSEUM
Public buildings to visit
Old Town Hall is a beautiful building that has lost some of its luster over ...Read more
2024
BOGODA WOODEN BRIDGE
Works of art to see
Bogoda Wooden Bridge is located on an old road that linked Badulla and ...Read more
2024
SAMADHI BUDDHA STATUE
Columns and statues to see
This statue of a seated Buddha is considered to be one of the most ...Read more
2024
FORT FREDERICK
Military monuments
The citadel was built by the Portuguese in 1624 on Swami Rock from the ...Read more
2024
DUTCH HOSPITAL SHOPPING PRECINCT
Public buildings to visit
This former hospital, which dates from the 17th century, was completely ...Read more
2024
INDEPENDENCE MEMORIAL HALL & MUSEUM
Monuments to visit
Independence Hall Memorial was built on the site where the official ...Read more
2024
ULPANGE - QUEEN'S BATHING PAVILION (ROYAL BATH)
Monuments to visit
The Queen's Bathhouse was part of the palace complex. It was built in 1806. ...Read more
Kandy