Some of the well known Dutch families who lived within the Galle Fort and who continued to live there well into the British colonial period were the Anthonisz, De Vos, Ephraums, Bogaars, Arndt, Andree ...

Galle, located on Sri Lanka’s southwest coast, beautifully combines colonial charm with tropical serenity, alongside a heritage that stretches back centuries. Famous for its iconic Galle Fort ...

1588 Expanded: 17th century (after 1649) Sri Lanka's port of Galle was first recorded on an ancient Greco-Roman map by ... (during this period, the Dutch and Portuguese were colonial rivals ...

Galle Fort, a Unesco World Heritage site on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, is a beautiful and well preserved gateway to the country’s colonial past and cultural richness. Built by the ...

Dutch and British colonial times. In the old days when Galle was a busy port, foreign traders – Greeks, Arabs, Romans and Chinese stopped by. Galle is marked in Ptolemy’s world map of 125-150 AD and ...

En route, pass an array of enchanting boutiques, cafes, and gelaterias, where your inner shopaholic comes to life Building it up: Galle’s British and Dutch colonial architecture exhibit similar ...

Built as a military headquarters by the island’s Dutch colonial rulers in the 17th century ... hotels run by the resort chain Aman, is in Galle Fort, 150km (93 miles) south of the nation ...