Overview: Kandy (Sinhala: මහනුවර Mahanuwara, pronounced Tamil: கண்டி Kandy, pronounced) is a major city located in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the Sinhalese monarchy from 1469 to ...

Overview: Galle (Sinhala: ගාල්ල, Gālla; Tamil: காலி, Kāli) (formerly French: Point de Galle) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the southwestern tip, 119 km (74 mi) from Colombo. Galle is the provincial ...

Overview: Central Highlands of Sri Lanka is a recognised World Heritage Site in Sri Lanka. The site comprises the Peak Wilderness Protected Area, the Horton Plains National Park and the Knuckles Conservation Forest ...

Overview: Sigiriya or Sinhagiri (Lion Rock Sinhala: සීගිරිය, Tamil: சிகிரியா/சிங்ககிரி, pronounced SEE-gi-ri-yə) is an ancient rock fortress located in the northern Matale District near the town of Dambulla in ...

Overview: Poḷonnaruwa, (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුව, Poḷonnaruva; Tamil: பொலன்னறுவை, Polaṉṉaṟuvai) also referred as Pulathisipura and Vijayarajapura in ancient times, is the main town of Polonnaruwa District in North Central ...

Overview: Anuradhapura (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුරය, Anurādhapuraya; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம், Aṉurātapuram) is a major city located in the north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central Province and ...

Overview: Galle Fort (Sinhala: ගාලු කොටුව Galu Kotuwa; Tamil: காலிக் கோட்டை, Kālik Kōṭṭai), in the Bay of Galle on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, was built first in 1588 by the Portuguese, then extensively f ...

Overview: Dambulla cave temple (Sinhala: දඹුල්ල රජ මහා විහාරය, Dam̆būlla Raja Maha Vihāraya; Tamil: தம்புள்ளை பொற்கோவில், Tampuḷḷai Poṟkōvil), also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla, is a World Heritage Site ...

Overview: Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a national park and a biodiversity hotspot in Sri Lanka. It is of international significance and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site by UNESCO.