A wonderful place to watch and enjoy the sea and be relaxed. Big space available with the Galle face beach and ground and also, observation deck. Lot of people come every day here to take pictures and enjoy. Sea breeze giving chilling experience. Various types of food items available here. There are place to sit. Wheelchair accessible entrance available and also wheelchair accessible parking available.

Amazing beach in the centre of the city right opposite to the mall and all the city lights. Perfect spot for picnic, hanging out with friends and family. Lots of prawns 🍤🦐 options to hog onto 😀 Witnessed the beautiful sunset and had an awesome time at the beach 🏝️✌🏻

Love this place❤️

The "Air show" beautifully seen here. Sun, sea and boat matching to the pictures were awesome. I would say best sport for a picturesquare view for sun and sea with other objects too. Place for landscape views of sea, human and building portraits too, children playing, small shops and street food stalls as well. Same time for stargazing, recreational activities, bird watching ideal. Easy parking, shopping around, hotels for lodging and food just around the corner.

If you are travelling to SriLanka and wish to indulge in the SriLankan culture then I suggest you to visit this place. All the backpack travelers will find this place to be quiet interesting. When you arrive at the place you will see many couples at all the available chairs all over the beach with umbrellas. Can't blame them Srilanka doesn't have many open parks and spaces to just be. You could have a good view of the sunset with while watching the waves hit the shores. Now to the more interesting part FOOD !!! Yes this is where you get all the local food and if you are a foodie then this is the place. First off the Isso Vadai , its a fried vadai with some prawns on top with a secret chutney sauce and onions and carrot. Its a specialty in Sri Lanka and a must have if you are at Galle Face. Besides the famous Isso Vadai you could try the vadai with crab as well. They also have a wide range of pickles and olives induced in spicy chilli which will make you sweat :) The potato chips come in various varieties and are so delicious that you will definitely order again. Now what more than enjoy the culture and mix and talk with the locals. Also do try the bombay muttai it looks like cotton candy but its the lankan version of it and tastes similar but is different and thicker in texture and taste varies. Word of advice if you are a luxury traveler and aren't interested in culture and heritage kindly stay away rather than going there and complaining about the place. #natnzin

Galle Face beach aka the Galle Face Green stretches for about 500 meters along the coast of Colombo. Its said this used to have occupied a larger area in the past but due to commercialization of the city, it has become smaller in scale. Today, it's a popular destination for most of the people who lives within Colombo and suburbs for various activities such as kiting, playing and a place to relax and enjoy some signature street food that are available at the stalls in the area.

A good place to walk and relax. Kids can play on the green grass as well as play with Kites. Jogging and exercise can be done as well. Crowded at weekends. Some junk food stalls are there as well.

Most calm and mind blowing place for any person around Colombo city.. 🌊 You would enjoy scenery view of sunset in the evening with some snacks.. 🤩 There are lavatory facilities and some snack carts with fast food.. 🌭🍔🍤 Much recommended for a family outing.. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Very calm and serene place to rest while busy life of Colombo. Good place for a walk and a seafood snacks. Really beautiful place to expend the leisure time happily. A family beach.

A very calm and serene place to rest for a while from the hustle and bustle of Colombo. Take a nice walk or sit on the bench. Everything is soothing. Better to visit before or after the sun and when there are not many people to take the most of it.

Safe to bath in most seasons, you can have snack & other items, horse ride available some times, Many people visit here on Sundays & special holidays, you can have a watch on fort city & other hotels from here, I recommend to visit this place in the evening, you can fly a kite here

Such a fabulous place... ❤ Best place for claiming and relaxing our minds Everyone have to visit over there Also good place for couples who avoid embarrassing moments because the people who around the gall face are so kind and so respectful At the evening time there are lot of street food are available motley after 6.p.m I'm not sure that the foods are much hygienic but the taste and the quantities are so good 😋 The environment also so clean so no need to worry about the environment Everyone with their own environment 🧘‍♂️ I suggest this place for the people who need some calm and peaceful 🍃

A very good place to relax your mind.In the morning and evening , there are so many people who doing jogging and exercises in here.The National Independence Day ceremony held in so many years in this fabulous place. You can see sun rise and sun set nicely and you can try tasty street foods there specially wade.Not only local visitors , foreign people are also coming there to spend their lessuire times.

Really beautiful place to expend the leisure time happily. Very beautiful sceneries when the sun set. Lot of street food sellers are around there. Foreigners used to enjoy their evening time in here. Many 5 star hotels locates around this place. There is a jogging track which is very busy in the morning and evening. Much visit place if you travel around colombo.

Very clean place! Loved every bit of it…u can go for morning run or with family for picnic in evening! In late evenings, place is buzzing with lots of people and there is lot of street food available too!

A best place to visit and relax your mindset. Best time to visit is the evening. In afternoon the sunlight will be really strong. There's enough space to sit. You can be mindful while looking at the sea as long as you like, since there's no closing time or no fees for entering. Eating the foods from the stall is not recommended. Parking space will be very limited and finding a parking spot is really difficult

One of the largest and most important tourist spot in Colombo,I just visited with my friend last week.There are so many street style shops around the area with affordable prices and very clean surrounding and I relaxed there a little bit moment

Most fun enjoyable place make a mind relax and stress free here. There are many street food facilities here. And best view of beach.

By far my favourite place to relax in Colombo. Love the positive vibe that the Sea Breeze provides. There are number of benches where you can just sit and enjoy the sunrise/sunset. You can also go for a walk or a jog along the pathway. You can fly a kit or even do Yoga at the beach. There are several stalls along the way to satisfy your seafood cravings at a reasonable price. Ample parking space is available for all the types of vehicles with a small fee being charged. One of the scenic spots in Colombo.

One of the crowded beach in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰. Number of street foods you can taste in here. Evening time is more beautiful with the view of mesmerizing sunset❤️& also this beach is the one of the best place around Colombo to hangout with your loved ones😍😍😍

very very cool. and super beach

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It's Awesome freedom 😍

I went to this beach in the morning time ,the beach in colombo galle, nice to see,more people do walking in the beach site it's a good place to walking ,I saw that the peoples came in car to walk in this beach site, I enjoyed the breakfast in a shop here but not hygienic , most of the people eat bun and drink coffee here The garbage and birds remnants are in the roadside and benches In the evening you can see so many variety and so many options of street food and sea foods in the shops ,but cost are little high in some shops You can fly the kite in this beach ,the sunset is so awesome to see really. Nice place to be alone and you listen the wave sounds is so nice You can see that more people came to this beach in the night time with their families/couples. You can see the fort city and other hotels view from the beach site,also you can see playing kids,people seated in the grass But be careful when you swim in this beach because the waves are hard in the evening and night time I recommend to visit this beach in the night time

It is the best place to relax yourself and you can play beach ball or cricket if you want. You don't need to pay for it. You can have a good day.

Galle Face is a 5 ha (12 acres) ocean-side urban park, which stretches for 500 m (1,600 ft) along the coast, in the heart of Colombo, the financial and business capital of Sri Lanka. The promenade was initially laid out in 1859 by Governor Sir Henry George Ward, although the original Galle Face Green extended over a much larger area than is seen today. The Galle Face Green was initially used for horse racing and as a golf course, but was also used for cricket, polo, football, tennis and rugby. Galle Face Green originally extended over a much larger area than exists today. Records indicate that it was bounded to the north by Beira Lake, the ramparts of Colombo Fort and the city's cemetery (established in 1803), to the west by the Indian Ocean, whilst to the south by the Galle Face Hotel (established in 1864, although the original building on the site was a Dutch villa) and to the east by St Peter's Church (consecrated in 1821). The Galle Face Green was initially laid out by the Dutch as a means to enable their cannons a strategic line of fire against the Portuguese. One version of how the name Galle Face is derived, is that it is from the original Dutch name for the fortifications, in that the gateway which gave access to the Colombo Fort was called the Gal Gate, as it faced southwards to Galle and faas means front, so it literally means in front of the fortification that faced toward Galle. Another version is it is a corruption of the original name for the area's rocky shoreline, Gal Bokka, Gal being the Sinhalese for rock and that Gal Gate actually meant rock gate. In 1856 the then Governor of British Ceylon, Sir Henry George Ward (1797–1860) authorised the construction of a 1 mile (1.6 km) promenade along the oceanside of the Galle Face Green, for ladies and children to saunter and ‘take in the air’. The promenade was subsequently completed in 1859.

Galle Face Beach

Nice place in enjoy...❤️😍cool place.. Sri lankan

Same place Gallface before

If you are travelling in Colombo and you want to get your mind relaxed or you want get a break from the usual rat-race the Galle face beach is the best place. Waves of the sea will revive your mind and heal your body too. Don't forget to buy some street food before starting your mental journey because high spicy street food will make your rest mesmerizing.

Awesome

Always love to visit this place and love see the sunset. Lot of good food stalls.

The next day we went to see Galle Face Beach next to the Shangri-La One Galle Face beach complex. It is a quite famous beach over there where tourists from all over the world either reside at the five stars hotels nearby the beach or just as we did in OZO Colombo (that was some miles away from here).

Amazing place hangout with your family and friends.

Really Very nice place to hang out with friends in the evenings and at night!❤️✨

Galle face beach, neat and clean beach , street food are fantastic, new shops are construction going on . Building around the beach are fantastic . Roads are clean

Wondering where this outlandish sounding place is located? Let us tell you a little about Galle Face Green before we go on to tell you more about the Sri Lankan beach. Located in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Galle Face Green is an urban park spread over a humongous 5 hectares of land. Galle Face Green in Sri Lanka is now considered to be one of the largest pieces of land that is accessible to crowds inclusive of tourists and regular local visitors. On one end of this stretch of land lies the Ceylon Intercontinental Hotel while on the other side, you’ll see the magnificent Galle Face Hotel. The Galle Face beach is a beautiful strip of land covered in greenery, surrounded by tall towers and buildings. The beach is frequented by the locals residing in Colombo, especially on weekends as it makes for the best spot for children to play around and for families to spend some quality time in the midst of some great food and a little bit of sweet chaos.

The 2018 Iron Man race was conducted from 21st to 25th February 2018 at the Galle Face Green. One of the most successful international sporting events conducted in Sri Lanka with over 800 participants from all over the world taking part. The opening ceremony was graced by the Minister of Tourism and Minister of Sports.

I went with a few of my friends on Friday night after having too much to eat from Aluthkade. The breeze and the sounds of the ocean was very calming. The place wasn't as packed as i expected. But still lots of people are walking. Many street vendors and food stalls to grab something to eat. There were few stalls which were sunken to the ground. I believe they have washrooms there, but not sure

This is a true gem for Colombo. The serene atmosphere, breathtaking sunset views, and refreshing sea breeze make it a perfect spot for a relaxing beach day. Overall, it's a must visit destination in Colombo, blending nature's beauty with the city's charm.

A good place to hangout with family and friends on a leisure day. The galle face is usually crowded as it's a popular beach among locals and regular visitors closer to Colombo. I highly recommend visiting the beach around 5pm if you are a photography enthusiast, though there's not much of a scenery to be captured it's good for taking portrait of people and indulge yourself in street photography. There are food trucks and snack dispensing vendors on the street for a quick bite or if you wanna have a full meal, the One Galle Face mall is right across the street (food court of the mall is in the Lower Ground Floor)

Nice place for kids and families and also young people to get together for free fun time ..

What a nice place to relax. You can go there with your family members or your gf or bf. You can taste best street foods. Evening time is really crazy.

Love to spend time with loved ones.

Thats right

Better in evenings. Be careful from scammers

One of the entertainment beach in srilanka

Easy approach from Colombo 2

I like the beach

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Nice place to hangout. Street foods are available. Parking available.

One of best place evening hangout with your family.Wonderful sun set sea view and some good foods.It is very crowded weekend and sometimes very hard to find parking slot.Kids can flying kite here and enjoy.

Good place.. 👌👌

This is nice place to spend your time. You can taste so many street foods there. Every evening families gather to play, eat, paddle in the sea and watch the sun set over the Indian Ocean. The crowds attract food stalls and toy kite sellers. It is a delightful location to mingle with local people and end a days sight seeing in Colombo.

This is the place to relax and enjoy with family. Galle face green is one of the most visited if not viewed place , when you visit Colombo srilanka. Beautiful sunset to watch at the beach with proper footpath and many food vendors along the beach front. One Galle Shopping Mall is just opposite for those who prefer indoor dining restaurants. Good place to hang out in the evening to enjoy the sea breeze and sunset view, where is within 15-20 mins walking distance from city centre of Colombo from World Trade Centre Colombo.🤗

Nice place

Beautiful Place

Nice Place to Come & Relax on weekends

Nothing to say a must visited place in colombo, good for night life and there are some dinings too

One of the best place in colombo

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I like to go there to eat isso wade 😄

WONDER OF SRI LANKAN....

Awesome place in night and new year night most enjoyable

A main attraction for both local & international tourists in Sri Lanka. Locate in the man city of colombo. Can enjoy Sri Lankan street food delicacies. Parking avaiable on roadside.

Best place to visit in free and holidays there is amazing view of sunset

Amazing place for midnight walk

Port City spoiled this beauty, there's bo beach anymore

This is a popular destination for children, vendors, teenagers, lovers, kite flyers, merrymakers and all those who want to indulge in their favorite pastimes next to the sea under the open sky.

Good place for relaxation

Ideal to spend time freely by looking the sea, port city, and many more. And suitable places have to do more sports. The best time to visit is evening. Also I like to see the Sunset.

Great seafront promenade . Originally built in 1853 by British Governor Ward. Today used by thousands to enjoy walks, food and field for relaxation.

Place to relieve from busy Colombo city life for moment n watch sea waves while tasting an isso wade. The beautiful wide beach once was there is no more but still can enjoy the view of sea mixed with d vibe of Colombo city.

Excellent place to visit with family for relaxing and for change. The evening is the most recommending time for go here. There has street foods but with my experience that are not good and clear.

Has returned to it's earlier cleanliness and order... No more garbage and stinky smell... Perfect for evening relaxation... Skyline is now more beautiful with new buildings coming up....

Great place for family and friends to visit nature 🤠 good for picnics or to relax

Ideal place to spend your evening. But better not to taste Street food from muslim shops

Probably the most popular sea face of Sri Lanka. Generally it's really crowded. Evenings here are the best with the gorgeous sunsets.

Best time to visit early in the morning and evening. Sunset can be observed. In clear sky sunrise can be observed in some areas only.

Nice place to spend the evening. Family friendly, Nice views and lot of food vendors. Parking is available but its kind a tuff to find a spot depending on the time.

I love this place

Ideal place for a walk in the evening.

No beach here

Love the beach and the breeze? Go enjoy the smell of the salt water while you eat drink from the street food joints next to the walking path. There is ample parking divided for all vehicle categories. But you have to pay for your parking. Its just a small price. Get your family and enjoy the grounds. Enough of entertainment available. If you love the sunset. This is one of the best sights surrounded with all great hotels and great buildings. Nevertheless, the port city is visible!

Peaceful

Its no longer green. But can enjoy the refreshing salty breeze and the food in the foodstalls are good. However cant vouch for the cleanliness.

Finest beach

Green

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Good

👏👏👏

Superb place and I cannot forgot this place in my life

A Place to visit with Fam & Friends on Weekends!!!

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Good

Its good place to spend night time

Good place

Public beach for get sime relaxation

My ❤

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Just we can see the sea view and sunrise

Badly . Very badly maintained

Perfect place to have your eve or the late night walks.

It's a free entertainment area.

A wonderful place to spent your leisure time, specially after sunset..

Wow great place to visit

Wonderful place for a evening stride in the heart of Colombo!

Best place to relax without cost

Very funny place

Good

This place almost all the facilities a mall must have very satisfied

One of the best place to visit in colombo

Iconic and historical beach front of colombo next to the newly constructed port city and the colombo port. Galle face is home to sri Lankan street food stalls. Galle face is surrounded by the most reputed hotels in Sri lanka. Galle face also provide a fantastic view of the colombo skyline. It's a great evening outing with the family where kids can enjoy with kites as well. Now you can also cross the road and visit one of the primer malls in Colombo the shangri-la group's One Galle face mall. Galle face is a large beach front which stretches across close to 1km. It is also great for an early morning jog if you are around colombo with the morning sea breeze cooling you down.

Mind blowing place ❤

Nice place for a morning or evening walk. Try to avoid the weekends though. It's way too packed.

it is a paradise for everybody

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Ya is good and so pretty place.

💘 love place.

Lovely place ❤️😍

Wonderful place in Sri Lanka,you can enjoy well.and you can see beautiful sunset and it make a beautiful and marvelous view in your mind...

Best place to have some leisure time with family. Previously before covid pandemic there were some nana’s food stalls. To have some Koththu,cheese koththu, Fried rice, rotis etc.. But now they all are closed and cleared. People can see many Colombo city icons from this place. World Trade Centre, Lotus tower, Taj Samudra, Kingsbury, Galadari, Shangri La hotels are some of them. Main thing is this location situated next to Colombo - Galle main road.

One of the beautiful beaches in Sri Lanka.

Nowadays, No vehicle parking.. No place to play to childrens.. No way to go to the beach.. No place to eat..

Best place to relax, recommended, but it will cost for parking your vehicle. And vehicle parking capacity is limited.

Srilanka's must beautiful beach

You cant go into the beach here

Loved this place ♥️ can’t wait to go back

Delicious street food with amazing view!

Relaxing place

It's very popular place to visit. It's so relaxing to be on the Galle face green to just watch the beauty of the ocean. 💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙🌊⛱🏖🐚⛵

Best place for evening day-out in colombo.

This place isn't what i used yo remember as a kid... So much have changed so fast...

Free place in colombo

Good

Good place for evening walk.

Hi guys 👋 Best time 5.30 to 6.30 Sunset 🌅 🍂 Sunday most people coming

Nice view

Great on evenings

No place can replace this in Colombo

Nicely done ✅

Little bit busy place better visit at mid night

Family beach! Lots of people gather here occasionally due to the popularity of being the nearest beach to the capital of SL; Colombo. There are small street food huts along the pedestrian route. This beach is surrounded by many iconic places and buildings such as president secretary office, one gall face & port city, Colombo. Currently undergoing a partial maintenance.

Lovely spot to watch the sunset and grab a bite to eat. Located in the heart of the city with a bunch of dining options nearby. Does get crowded during the peak hours.

Nice and clean beach ⛱ in Colombo with various street food stole around area with different types of seafood combinations.

Galle Face is a 5 ha (12 acres) ocean-side urban park, which stretches for 500 m (1,600 ft) along the coast, in the heart of Colombo, the financial and business capital of Sri Lanka. The promenade was initially laid out in 1859 by Governor Sir Henry George Ward, although the original Galle Face Green extended over a much larger area than is seen today. The Galle Face Green was initially used for horse racing and as a golf course, but was also used for cricket, polo, football, tennis, and rugby.

There are so many shops near the beach and Nice view in evening. Nice palace to visit in Colombo area

A lot of things has been changed here recently. More clean more arranged than before. Beautiful to stay with your loved ones and also for walking and for jogging.

The Galke Face Beach itself is a long stretch of golden sand with calm waters, There are also several food stalls and vendors along the beach where you can enjoy delicious local snacks and refreshments. One of the unique attractions of Galle Face Beach is the sunset views, which are truly spectacular. The beach faces west, which means you can watch the sun go down over the Indian Ocean in a blaze of orange and pink hues. 😍

One of the busiest beaches in Sri Lanka as it's located in the heart of Colombo area,it has a very nice view as this extend across large area of sea, it's a major attraction of foreign tourists & locals as well . it's a nice place to relax in the evening with astonishing view of sunset.there are multiple street vendors there so you can grab a bite anytime.good area for kids to play as well.

If you want to see the Indian Ocean in person, visit Galle Face Beach in Colombo. This tourist attraction is a very famous tourist spot in Colombo for foreign tourists. Galle Face Beach is a wide green field that is right next to the Indian Ocean and is very often used as a place for sports or leisurely walks for tourists while looking at the sea. Visit Galle Face Beach in the morning to see the beauty of the morning sun on the sea

It's kinda crowded so it's not the best place to go if u are somewhat cluster phobic. Also it has to be more clean there's litter everywhere you look. Sri Lankans have to be more self-disciplined and the government also has to implement a proper strategy to keep this area and other populated places clean.

Peaceful place beach was neat and clean perfect beach to visit opposite galle mall buses and taxies are available in this location always ... Cool weather 👏👏♥️😊👌👌

A very calm and relaxing place with a beautiful sea view. This place is also famous for street foods.

One of the best places in Colombo to walk in for relaxing afternoon while experiencing a scenic sunset. Plenty of people are coming to relax in the evening with their families to experience the sunset and enjoy some sea food from local street food stores. Also, you can watch kites on sky while you are wandaring around the place.

Indian Ocean Beach in the heart of Colombo. You can see a beautiful sunset. Best place for flying the kite. Highly Recommended

Galle Face Green originally extended over a much larger area than exists today. Records indicate that it was bounded to the north by Beira Lake, the ramparts of Colombo Fort and the city's cemetery (established in 1803), to the west by the Indian Ocean, whilst to the south by the Galle Face Hotel (established in 1864, although the original building on the site was a Dutch villa) and to the east by St Peter's Church (consecrated in 1821). The Galle Face Green was initially laid out by the Dutch as a means to enable their cannons a strategic line of fire against the Portuguese. One version of how the name Galle Face is derived, is that it is from the original Dutch name for the fortifications, in that the gateway which gave access to the Colombo Fort was called the Gal Gate, as it faced southwards to Galle and faas means front, so it literally means in front of the fortification that faced toward Galle. Another version is it is a corruption of the original name for the area's rocky shoreline, Gal Bokka, Gal being the Sinhalese for rock and that Gal Gate actually meant rock gate

Relaxing place in the evening. Tasty street foods are available. Great view of sunset.

Galle Face Beach is a popular destination in Colombo, Sri Lanka. You can find it along Galle Road, facing the Indian Ocean. It’s a great spot for a leisurely walk, enjoying the sea breeze, and witnessing beautiful sunsets.

The cleanest beaches in Colombo 👌