Galle

It is a town situated on the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka, 119 km from Colombo. Galle is a gem of a city. If you walk along the roads, the historical resemblance is a feast to your eyes, the exquisite trading port, exotic dutch buildings,grand mansions, old mosques and churches are a wonderful site to see. Galle is a city designed for tourists, even the small crooked lanes have beautiful boutique shops, hotels and stylish cafes. It is a great historical city which one must not miss.

TOURIST PLACES

  • Bentota
  • Galle Fort
  • Unawatuna
  • japanese Peace Pagoda
  • Flag Rock
  • Independence Memorial Hall
  • National Museum of Galle
  • Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple
  • Beira lake
  • Viharamahadevi park

GALLE Information and Google Map

  • PROVINCE:SOUTHERN PROVINCE
  • DISTRICT:GALLE DISTRICT
  • POPULAR FOR:FORT, BEACH
  • WEATHER:30 °C
  • POPULATION – 99,478
  • AREA – 16.52 km2 (6.38 sq mi)
  • DENSITY – 5,712/km2 (14,790/sq mi)