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Beaches
The southern beaches of Sri Lanka are the most popular for tourists, the main season extending from October to April…
Galle
The port town of Galle, about 60 miles (100km) south of Colombo and a short distance west of Matara, is steeped in the…
Star Fort
During their occupation of Sri Lanka the Dutch built a small outpost fort on the north bank of the Nilwala estuary at…
Wewurukannala Temple
Not all Buddhist temples are ancient, nor are they all conservative affairs. The colourful, somewhat garish, modern Wewurukannala…
Yala National Park
Elephants are the most often-spotted inhabitants of the vast Yala National Park in the southeast of Sri Lanka, east of…
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