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Galle Coast
Galle Coast
Galle Coast
The walled city has been standing since the early sixteenth century, through the Colonial periods of the Portuguese, Dutch, and British. It is now designated as an Archaeological Reserve and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Galle is doing well. The fortified old town is undergoing an artistic revival, and the stunning beaches surrounding it are filled with luxury homes and chic boutique hotels. Galle’s revitalisation has also influenced its shoreline. This area – primarily south of the town – where Galle’s pull is strongest that we prefer to refer to as the Galle coast.
Hikkaduwa
Galle Fort
Unawatuna
Visit the Moonstone Mine
Hikkaduwa
Hikkaduwa is a prominent beach resort in Sri Lanka’s southwestern coastal region, having gorgeous palm-fringed bay beaches. Hikkaduwa beach offers a variety of water sports, diving, and snorkelling options. While Hikkaduwa has established a reputation as Sri Lanka’s second most incredible surfing area. A few hundred metres offshore is the well-known Coral Sanctuary. There are around seventy different types of multicoloured corals in the sanctuary.
Galle Fort
Galle Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage Site initially constructed by the Portuguese in the 16th century and then expanded by the Dutch and the British over more than three centuries. It measures almost 4 square kilometres and is fortified with 12 bastions and linking ramparts. The Old Dutch Gate served as the Fort’s entrance in the early 18th century, but the British later built the Main Gate, which is still in use today. The Dutch Reformed Church, All Saints Church, Amangalla Hotel (previously the New Oriental Hotel), and the lighthouse and bell tower are unique structures. Within the Fort, the Dutch also created an innovative tide-based sewerage system.
Unawatuna
Unawatuna is a picturesque beach town located a few kilometres south of Hikkaduwa on a bay. The beach is fringed by swaying green palms and overlooks a lovely blue bay surrounded by spectacular coral reefs. Swimming and snorkelling are relatively safe activities for visitors to enjoy because the bay is amazingly tranquil. It is also a popular scuba diving spot.
Visit the Moonstone Mine
Moonstone is a popular gemstone because of its interior light glow, known as adularescence in gemology. Light diffraction induced by alternating layers of orthoclase and albite causes the optical phenomenon of foggy moonlight sheen. The best and most rare moonstones have a nearly colourless body with a bright blue sparkle. Sri Lankan moonstones are known for their blue brilliance, which distinguishes them from Indian moonstones.
Hikkaduwa
Galle Fort
Unawatuna
Visit the Moonstone Mine
Hikkaduwa
Hikkaduwa is a prominent beach resort in Sri Lanka’s southwestern coastal region, having gorgeous palm-fringed bay beaches. Hikkaduwa beach offers a variety of water sports, diving, and snorkelling options. While Hikkaduwa has established a reputation as Sri Lanka’s second most incredible surfing area. A few hundred metres offshore is the well-known Coral Sanctuary. There are around seventy different types of multicoloured corals in the sanctuary.
Galle Fort
Galle Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage Site initially constructed by the Portuguese in the 16th century and then expanded by the Dutch and the British over more than three centuries. It measures almost 4 square kilometres and is fortified with 12 bastions and linking ramparts. The Old Dutch Gate served as the Fort’s entrance in the early 18th century, but the British later built the Main Gate, which is still in use today. The Dutch Reformed Church, All Saints Church, Amangalla Hotel (previously the New Oriental Hotel), and the lighthouse and bell tower are unique structures. Within the Fort, the Dutch also created an innovative tide-based sewerage system.
Unawatuna
Unawatuna is a picturesque beach town located a few kilometres south of Hikkaduwa on a bay. The beach is fringed by swaying green palms and overlooks a lovely blue bay surrounded by spectacular coral reefs. Swimming and snorkelling are relatively safe activities for visitors to enjoy because the bay is amazingly tranquil. It is also a popular scuba diving spot.
Visit the Moonstone Mine
Moonstone is a popular gemstone because of its interior light glow, known as adularescence in gemology. Light diffraction induced by alternating layers of orthoclase and albite causes the optical phenomenon of foggy moonlight sheen. The best and most rare moonstones have a nearly colourless body with a bright blue sparkle. Sri Lankan moonstones are known for their blue brilliance, which distinguishes them from Indian moonstones.
