Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

4.5 (3.505 reviews) Spent Ranking #2 in Southern Province Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings

Amazing place, food, shopping, sunset views. 2 nights enough!

Stayed 2 nights near galle fort. Great sunset views from Triton bastion. Many good food options in the fort too. And many shops to shop around in the fort. We went to nearby unawatuna (20min drive), stayed there for around 5 hours in the evening. Unawatuna beach is more beautiful, which is something you cant find in galle fort. Dont forget to go on a boat ride at unawatuna! Boat ride is one hour long, best to go during sunset. Just ask around the beach folks, they will show you where the meeting point for boat rides. Overall, i think 2 nights at galle is adequate. One sunset at triton bastion and the other at unawatuna
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, Sri Lanka, Postal Code: 80000.

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+94 76 508 1842

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http://daytoursrilanka.com/

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  • 5Kulz 5:00 PM Feb 28, 2023
    Amazing place, food, shopping, sunset views. 2 nights enough!
    Stayed 2 nights near galle fort. Great sunset views from Triton bastion. Many good food options in the fort too. And many shops to shop around in the fort. We went to nearby unawatuna (20min drive), stayed there for around 5 hours in the evening. Unawatuna beach is more beautiful, which is something you cant find in galle fort. Dont forget to go on a boat ride at unawatuna! Boat ride is one hour long, best to go during sunset. Just ask around the beach folks, they will show you where the meeting point for boat rides. Overall, i think 2 nights at galle is adequate. One sunset at triton bastion and the other at unawatuna
  • 4DuncanTCH 5:00 PM Jan 2, 2023
    Nice place for a walk through visit and a good walk on the Fortications
    Galle is a pleasant historical city with massive fortifications surrounding it from the seaside. The fortifications themselves provide and excellent place to walk around, with Galle on the inside of the walls and the sea on the outside. The walls are exceptionally wide, so multiple people can walk, stop, sit along them without causing a traffic jam. The old town of Galle is moderating interesting...pleasant architecture several historically significant buildings. But there are more appealing "old towns" (San Juan, Cartagena) and the old town area can be "covered" in about an hour.

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