Gurulupotha is located not far from the foot of the famous 18 hairpin bends of the A26 mountain road from Kandy via Hunasgiriya to Mahiyangana. Gurulupotha at this prominent location had a British rest house for upper-class travelers of the coloni…

Kiralagala Archaeological Reserve, not to be confused with Maha Kiralagala near Wilpattu National Park, is the site of an ancient monastery known as Veherabendigala in the chronicles. (It's also transcribed Veherabandhigala or Weherabandigala or…

If you are visiting Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle looking for a lovely heritage site completely undisturbed by the crowds, Manakanda is such a destination off the beaten path. Surprisingly, it’s situated in the very centre of the most visited heri…

The Ritigala Archaeological Site comes close to what can be called picture-book ruins in the jungles, though you should neither expect large structures overgrown by roots of trees as in Cambodia. Ritigala differs from most other archaological sites …

Divulwewa is a rarely visited archaeological site 36 km west of Anuradhapura and 33 km north of Ritigala, as the crow flies. It's situated close to the Hamillewa-Galenbindunuwewa road (B133), in only 250 m distance from the Komarikawala Junction…

Velgam Vehera, situated near Trincomalee, is known as Natanar Kovil to Tamil Hindus. It belongs to the village of Kanniyai, which is otherwise famous for its hot wells. The rarely visited ruins of Velgam Vehera are remarkable as rare example of remn…

The small but exceptionally well-preserved Nalanda Gedige temple from around 700 to 1000 AD is of particular cultural and historical appeal for many reasons. Firstly, it is the oldest building in Sri Lanka, which was built entirely from natural ston…