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Sri Lanka is a large island located immediately in the south
of India. The history of civilization of Sri Lanka is around
2500 years old. Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon in the earlier
times. Amongst the first settlers of Sri Lanka was the nomadic
Veddahs.
Reaching Sri Lanka is easy as most of the major cities of
the world have direct flights to Sri Lanka. Colombo is the
widely known commercial capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is directly
reachable through air as it is the international gateway for
direct flights to this country from all over Europe, Asia,
Australia, and the Middle East.
Sri Lanka offers a lot many destination tours to its various
tourist attractions. There are many pilgrimage attractions
in Sri Lanka, which makes it a pilgrim destination as well.
The various cities in Sri Lanka that offer as great destinations
for tourists include,
Colombo: Colombo is the Sri Lankan capital and the
main port of the Island. Along with being the largest city,
Sri Lanka is also the commercial and financial hub of Sri
Lanka. This charming city is a bustling metropolis and offers
a perfect harmony of old charm and modernity.
Kandy: The city of Kandy is located at the center
of Sri Lanka. One of the major tourist attractions, Kandy
is renown as the cultural capital of Sri Lanka. The city is
about 115 km from Colombo and is situated in the hills at
an altitude of 488 m.
Nuwara Eliya: Nuwara Eliya is located in the central
mountains at an altitude of over 6000 feet. It is one of the
premier hill resorts of the country. Nuwara Eliya lies 180
km from Colombo.
Dambulla: Dambulla is a small town located at a distance
of 19 km from Sigriya on the Sigriya-Kandy road. Dambulla
has over 80 caves in the surrounding. Some of the caves are
used by monks as meditation locations. Major attraction in
the town is the Dambulla Rock Temple consisting of five cave
temples dating back to the 1st century BC.
Galle: The city of Galle lies in the Southwestern Province
of Sri Lanka. It is 119 km from Colombo, the capital of Sri
Lanka. The old city was founded in the 16th century by the
Portuguese.
Other famous towns include, Badulla, Anuradhapura, Polannaruwa,
Sigiriya, Matara, and
Ratnapura.
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