Sri Lanka has seven World Heritage Sites. This is an interactive google map showing the locations of these Cultural Heritage sites. 1. Sacred City of Anuradhapura (5 BC) 2. Cave Temples of Dambulla (1 BC) 3. Sigiriya Rock Fortress (5 AD) 4. Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (10 AD) 5. Royal city of Kandy (17 AD) 6. …
Sri Lanka is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the region, as it contains mixture of golden beaches, rare unique wildlife, breathtaking landscapes and a rich cultural heritage. According to the World Tourism Organization, Sri Lanka has the advantage of having 49 sites classified as unique attractions, 91 as rare attractions, and 7 …
Sri Lanka is no longer just a beach destination, deputy economic development minister Lakshman Abeywardene said recently. Sri Lanka’s main historical, and wildlife attractions had begun to draw more visitors to the island. Sri Lanka received 654,476 tourists in 2010. Key destinations of these tourists include following: 44.8 percent (293,721 tourists) visited the …
The 400ft Dagabas as tall as the pyramids and the remains of ruined cities, large man made lakes of a great highly advanced civilization older than the recorded history at Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa. Anuradhapura sacred ancient city was founded in the 04th century B.C and it is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1982. It …
Kandy, is still very much a focal point of Sri Lankan culture and home of the Dalada Maligawa, one of Buddhism’s most sacred temple grounds containing the palace of Sri Lanka’s former king and the holy of holies, the repository of an actual tooth relic of the Lord Buddha. Image via Wikipedia There are many …
The ruined cities of Sri Lanka take the visitor back through many centuries during which a unique civilization flourished. Anuradhapura, Sigiriya and Polonnaruwa, extending from the 3rd Century BC to the 12th Century AD record a grandeur unsurpassed. The gentle sway of Buddhism which, transformed the Indo-Aryan Sinhalese has produced magnificent feats of architecture and …
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