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.

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 ...

As restrictions around the pandemic eased this month, a team of workers returned to Galle Fort. They are in the middle of a two-year restoration project that has them clambering over the great ...

Staged as part of Sri Lanka’s Galle Literary Festival, the historic town’s Art Trail offers exhibitions, open houses and artists’ tours to provide an ‘alternative experience’ for visitors.

After the resounding success of its 2025 edition, the Galle Literary Festival is set to return for its 13th year from 22–25 ...

Fly over Galle, a beautifully preserved Dutch colonial fort city on Sri Lanka’s southern coast, where red-tiled rooftops, stone ramparts, and crashing waves create stunning aerial vistas ...

It’s blistering when I cross the Galle Railway Station and ford the bridge that leads to the fort at the edge of town, with one pedicured foot in the Indian Ocean. A UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

Galle Fort short eats for Lit Fest guests, courtesy of Mohamed Azwan Yasin (left) and Mohamed Aslam Ihsaan Mohideen. "This is Adakku Roti, and this is France Aappa. You won't find them anywhere else ...

Judy Cogan falls for the laid-back vibe of the quaint town within the walls of Galle Fort Guestbooks say a lot about a hotel. And not just if they’re brimming with enthusiastic scribbles about ...

Galle Fort is a surreal place. It is unrecognisable from the time Test cricket first returned to Galle post-Tsunami. Every establishment inside the fort is now either a boutique restaurant or a ...