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Colombo Fort

The Fort area in Colombo is the central business and financial district with a busy harbor, the stock exchange, and the World Trade Centre, which is the country's biggest building. It is the best place to see Colombo's colonial buildings and monuments. This dynamic district offers everything from food and heritage to nightlife and casinos. The area is rich in political and cultural heritage. However, due to the turmoil of the Civil War, large parts of it are shut down. Nevertheless, Read More

The Galle Face Green Market is a charming attraction with numerous food stalls and a wide array of trinket stores. The market is also a great spot to enjoy a mesmerizing sunset. These stalls also sell some of the most popular local food.

The Galle Face Green is a beautiful beach park located in Fort Colombo along its eastern coastline. Spread over almost five hectares, it is popular for activities like kite flying, fishing, football, beach volleyball, jogging, and relaxing by the beach. It also offers stunning sunrise and sunset views. There are many stalls along the beach selling food, drinks, and souvenirs. This area was initially laid out in 1859 by Governor Sir Henry George Ward. It is frequently visited by many locals in Colombo to sit back, relax, and spend some quality time with loved ones. All this makes it the perfect coastal marvel, making the most out of the sea, stars, and sand. Read More

Gangaramaya Park is a children’s park, with plenty of greenery and flora. Built around Beira Lake, the park is a great place to relax or even birdwatch, as it is frequented by rare birds. Maintained by the Sri Lankan Army, the Gangaramaya Park is rather clean and is one of the must-visit parks in Sri Lanka.

The Gangaramaya is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Colombo, located on Beira Lake. It is a unique blend of architecture and culture and was built in the 19th century and started by the famous scholar-monk Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Nayaka Thera. There are several buildings on the premises housing relics, a museum, statues, stupas, and many halls. The temple uniquely blends architectural styles from Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, and India. One can see the architectural combination in the temple’s features like the Vihara, which is the main temple, Cetiya (which is a pagoda), the Bodhi Tree, Seema Malaka, which is the assembly hall for monks, the Vihara Mandiraya, and the relic chamber where all the relics are stored. Read More

The good market is one of the exciting local markets in Colombo, where local people set up small shops and sell mostly food items. It is a small cheerful market set up every Saturday and is known to sell locally produced organic goods. Here you can buy fresh organic fruits and vegetables, king coconuts, pure bee's honey, kithul jaggery, body care, and home care products. The Good Market is a platform for social enterprises, responsible businesses, and change-makers with an aim to create an economy that is good for the planet by serving organic products. It has a closed courtyard and is also used for meetups and community events. This is the nearest thing Colombo has to other countries' famous farmers' markets.The good market has about 70-80 approved vendors. By approved, we mean every vendor must ensure that the products they are selling are all organic i.e, good for nature and good for people. It is frequented by the better-off since the prices here are slightly high as the products are organic and pesticide free. There is also a community deli with coffee, tea, juices, smoothies, ready-to-eat, and desserts from the Good Market community. Apart from food items, you will find ethical fashion, toys, home and garden supplies, massage, live music, kids programs & more. Read More

Located on Mattakkuliya wattala suburbs of Colombo, Hamilton Canal Park is a gorgeous park surrounded by greenery and lakes. Spread across vast landscapes, the park is the perfect picnic spot. Visitors frequent the park for a relaxing time as they watch fisherman doing their chores. Along with food and drink options, there are many activities such as boat rides at reasonable prices. You can also buy fresh fish from the nearest shops. Parking space is available. Read More

The Kala Pola Art Market is an open-air market ideal for art enthusiasts. It is a colourful extravaganza demonstrating and promoting the best of visual artworks by painters and sculptors. It also serves as an excellent meet and greet platform for art lovers.

Built more than a hundred years ago, Kathiresan Pillaiyar Temple is an old temple which is dedicated to the war god of Hindu mythology God Murugan or Skanda. The temple is located on Galle Road in Colombo in Sri Lanka and is well known for its separate shrines dedicated to various deities and unique architecture which adorns colourful images of various gods of Hindu legend. Visitors can . Several vendors can also be seen selling garlands and a number of expensive ornaments for deities Read More

Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara is a Buddhist temple built in the 5th century. It is believed to have been visited by the Buddha on his third visit to the country along with 500 monks after the enlightenment of 8 years, back in 500 BCE. The main attraction is the astounding 90 feet stupa and the intrinsic paintings. The temple has four significant sections the Golden Buddha Image House, King’s Image House, The New Temple House, and The Reclined Buddha Image House. There are gold studded chairs and carpets inside the stupa, which gives an essence of its grandeur. The famous image of the reclining Gautama Buddha, the vast shrine room, and the dagoba are the items that cannot be missed. There are several beautiful wall paintings in the image house by a native artist Solias Mendis about Buddha and his life events. Red, yellow, and black colors are prominently used for the arts. The upper sacred terrace contains the stupa, image shrine, Bodhi tree, bell tower, and few other buildings.The temple holds the heritage designation of an Archaeological Protected Monument in Sri Lanka ever since 2007 thus holds great historical importance not only to Buddhists but also for all Sri Lankans. It covers an area of 10 acres and is visited by millions of people every year, especially during the Duruthu Maha Perehera which is held at the temple’s hollow Dagoba every year in January. A large number of people also pilgrimage on Poya day (the full moon day of the month ) and conduct several religious programs here. The temple is grand. Its stupa is believed to have enshrined a throne studded with gems, on which Buddha sat and preached. It houses many paintings and sculptures depicting various events from Lord Buddha's life and Jataka tales. Read More