Known to be the capital city of Southern Sri Lanka, Galle has multiple cultural sites to be visited for both local and foreign tourists which were being built based on the influences from many foreign colonies including Portuguese, Dutch and British along with the influences from local architecture and Arabic merchants who came down to Sri Lanka for trade.

1. CULTURAL SITES TO BE VISITED IN GALLE

2. Galle Fort
-ENTRANCE FEE: FREE
-TIMES: 24/7
(BEST EARLY MORNING AND BEFORE SUNSET)
The best time to walk on the ramparts is
in the late afternoon The sunset is
breathings. Parts of the ramparts are light
with spotlight at night

3. Galle Fort Lighthouse
This place is Really
beautiful at the
evening sun set
time.
Also known as Pointe de Galle
Light, This is Sri Lanka's oldest light
station dating back to 1848,
however it was destroyed by fire in
1934. The existing light house was
erected here in 1939

4. Galle National Museum
-LOCATION:CHURCH STREET
-ENTRANCEFEE: 3 US $ (+ 2US $ FOR
PHOTOGRAPHY)
-TIMES:9:00AM-5:00PM
With it’s colonnaded front veranda, this building was
once the barracks for junior officials of the Dutch East
India Company (VOC). It is one of the oldest structures
from the Dutch period. It contains some interesting
objects from the past

5. All Saints Anglican Church
-LOCATION:CHURCH STREET
-ENTRANCEFEE: FREE
-TIMES:8:30AM-6:00PM
This is one of the most beautiful Anglican
churches in Sri Lanka. The church is built
in a Victorian Gothic revival style with
modifications to cater for the local
climate.

6. Dutch Reformed Church
-LOCATION:CHURCH STREET
-ENTRANCEFEE: FREE
-TIMES:8:30AM-5:30PM
(EXCEPT MASSTIMES)
The Groote Kerk (Great Church) is built on the
highest point inside the Fort in 1755. The church
has a beautiful wooden hexagonal pulpit and
baptismal stand. The floor contain the
tombstones of many European colonist who
died so far away from their native lands.

7. Meera Mosque
-LOCATION:RAMPARTSTREET
-ENTRANCEFEE: FREE (WALK-BY)
TIMES: 24/7
This Portuguese baroque
style mosque was built in
1904.At that time the
Portuguese permitted no
mosques inside their
fort. This can be the
reason for this definitely
"un-Muslim" design.

8. Nearby Hotels
• Closenberg Hotel
• CantaloupeLevels
• Fortaleza
• LaClochette

9. Reference
Image url
• http://www.minurivilla.lk/resources/27/01.jpg
• https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Galle_fort_light_house.jpg/220px-Galle_fort_light_house.jpg
• https://planbox.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/sri-lanka-galle-fort-all-saints-church.jpg
• http://for91days.com/photos/SriLanka/Galle/Maritime-Museum-Galle.jpg
• https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/b7/d5/fe/b7d5fe7815f5bdead2dfc3faf40ebc6d.jpg
• http://www.cyriltours.com/img/destinations/Galle-Fort-lighthouse.jpg
• http://www.ceylontouradvisor.com/CeylonTourAdvisor/images/CONTENT_IMAGES/pages_slider/PLACE/galle_fort/image1.jpg
• http://travel-tips.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sri-lanka-galle-national-museum.jpg
• http://www.allsaintsgalle.org/images/Image05.jpg
• http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00008I_0Sctfg_I/fit=1000x750/Sri-Lanka-Dutch-Church-Galle-Fort-DSC0037.jpg
• http://images.travelpod.com/tw_slides/ta00/9be/ae4/meeran-jumma-mosque-galle-fort-galle.jpg
• http://tour.lk/images/Sri_lanka/galle/galle_dutch_fort/image-slider-1.jpg
Info Url
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galle_Lighthouse
• http://www.cantaloupehotels.com/cantaloupe-levels/
• http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g297896-d3404467-Reviews-Maritime_Archeology_Museum-
Galle_Southern_Province.html
• http://www.museum.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=104&lang=en
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Maritime_Museum_(Galle)
• http://seelanka.net/galle/galle-things-to-do-attractions-places.html
• http://www.lakdasun.org/forum/?forum

10. Thank You.
By: Pushpitha Wijesinghe