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Galle Dutch Fort
Fortress
Built in the 16th century, this preserved Dutch sea fort houses a network of museums, shops & cafes.
4.70 (15.9K reviews)
(~0.26 km from centre)
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Lighthouse - Galle
Tourist attraction
Historic lighthouse at a fort with simple style & a nearby beach popular with swimmers.
4.60 (3.7K reviews)
(~1.04 km from centre)
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Galle Fort Clock Tower
Historical landmark
Longstanding tower featuring a large clock face, built in 1883 on top of a former guard room.
4.60 (3.1K reviews)
(~0.31 km from centre)
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Japanese Peace Pagoda - Rumassala
Buddhist temple
Unique Buddhist temple with a circular deck for sweeping views of the ocean & surrounding landscape.
4.70 (2K reviews)
(~3.16 km from centre)
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Thalpe Beach
Tourist attraction
👍👍 One of the beautiful beach. Really we enjoyed with the kids. Best place for family. No deep beach side. Very clean. There is many parking place before you enter check the exact natural pool available in which parking. We paid 2000 rupees for bus parking and including 23 people for taking shower afte...
4.50 (1.5K reviews)
(~9.08 km from centre)
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Jungle Beach, Unawatuna.
Public beach
👍👍 A place wanted to visit for long time...
Great view with more tourist attraction and most specially it has an adventurous route to get the beach through a jungle...
Near to the beach there's a Buddhist temple called "Japanese Peace Pagoda temple".
#Diving
#Swimming
#Paid parking
4.50 (1.5K reviews)
(~3.13 km from centre)
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Galle Fort Attractions and Jumpers Sri Lanka
Tourist attraction
👍 Located on the edge of the Iconic galle fortress. Great view point from the spot. Have to be a good diver to do diving from the spot though, but there are several areas where you can get down to enjoy the salty water 💦🏖️ Must visit place on your bucket list if you're visiting Sri lanka..
4.60 (1.2K reviews)
(~0.26 km from centre)
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Hotel Hasara
Guest house
👍👍 A well known hotel in Galle.. You can buy food at reasonable prices here..
$23/night
3.80 (946 reviews)
(~2.08 km from centre)
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Maritime Museum
Maritime museum
Underwater artifacts, ship models & other marine-centric exhibits in a Dutch warehouse from 1671.
4.20 (882 reviews)
(~0.63 km from centre)
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Yatagala Raja Maha Viharaya
Buddhist temple
Old Buddhist temple complex built into rock formations featuring many statues & a serene atmosphere.
4.70 (659 reviews)
(~5.18 km from centre)
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Dewata Beach
Surf school
👍👍 Great place for amature surfers and surf lessons. Not very crowded.
4.40 (438 reviews)
(~2.71 km from centre)
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Meeran Mosque, Galle Fort.
Mosque
👍👍 One of the most iconic places in galle. Situated at the heart Dutch fort. A very peaceful places. A beautiful surrounding. A must visit when you are in Ducth fort in Galle.
4.70 (434 reviews)
(~1 km from centre)
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Welle Devalaya
Place of worship
👍👍 Peaceful location. Not very crowded. Next to the Araliya Beach hotel.. Having a glorious and wonderful history at this place and lots of devotees visiting during the festival period this temple .Keep clean and nice and control your self in this sacred land.
4.60 (335 reviews)
(~4.36 km from centre)
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Dutch Reformed Church
Reformed church
Small 18th-century structure with stained-glass windows & tiled floors made of tombstones.
4.50 (293 reviews)
(~0.57 km from centre)
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Sri Sudharmalaya Buddhist Temple
Buddhist temple
👍👍 This Buddhist temple is situated inside the World Heritage site Galle Dutch Fort .
Facing the Indian ocean it has beautiful views.
A calm and tranquil place worthy of a visit if you are in Galle Dutch Fort.
4.70 (266 reviews)
(~0.65 km from centre)
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Dream Cabana - Rooms, Restaurant, Rope Swing
Restaurant
😠 If you read any of this review, please know that I'd highly recommend AVOIDING this venue at all costs.
The main reason we went here was to try the rope swing. Note that there are several places nearby and along the coast that have rope swings -- so you have options.
The place is a bit hard to fin...
$36/night
4.50 (264 reviews)
(~6.1 km from centre)
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St. Mary's Cathedral
Catholic cathedral
This cathedral was completed in 1975 after remodeling of a 1700s church began in 1935.
4.70 (257 reviews)
(~0.43 km from centre)
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Historical Mansion Museum
Museum
👍👍 Experience was worthy enough because lots of srilankan history was there to see . Every one should visit this place ones before die because items in there are no were you can find . Lots of old porcelain items are there to watch. Old camera , medical equipments , old weapons , chandeliers , typewrit...
4.40 (222 reviews)
(~0.83 km from centre)
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Natural Pool Thalpe
Tourist attraction
😠 Unfortunately I can’t recommend visiting this place. In real looked quite different than on the pictures plus the beach and surroundings were full of trash! A local guy also out of the sudden charged only us(tourists) for parking, where you don’t find any sign or info about it 🥴
It anyway seemed li...
4.40 (214 reviews)
(~8.91 km from centre)