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Priyamali gedara
Restaurant
👍👍 The food was just amazing. This lovely couple made 12 vegetarian curries for only me and my wife (it was a quiet night with no other customers). True Sri Lankan food and everything was cooked on wood fire. The main ingredients were placed next to the dishes on the table as a reference. The dessert w...
$ $$$
4.80 (660 reviews)
(~5.12 km from centre)
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Uththararamaya (Gal Vihara)
Place of worship
Ancient Sinhalese rock temple with 4 Buddha statues, including 2 seated, 1 standing & 1 reclining.
4.70 (2.1K reviews)
(~2.57 km from centre)
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Jaga Food - Authentic Lunch - Dinner
Restaurant
👍👍 Loved the taste of food and an amazing buffet with plenty of Sri Lankan dishes. Highly recommended either you are a foreigner or Sri Lankan.
$ $$$
4.80 (495 reviews)
(~6.5 km from centre)
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Royal Palace of King Maha Parakramabahu
Historical landmark
👍👍 Vejayanta Pasada is a magnificent seven-storey structure which is the royal palace of King Parakramabahu the Great. It is situated on Maradankadawala-Habarana-Thirukkondaiadimadu Highway.
4.70 (975 reviews)
(~3.01 km from centre)
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Vatadage
Historical landmark
Ancient Buddhist monument features intricate stone carvings, statues & a small stupa.
4.70 (711 reviews)
(~2.76 km from centre)
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Dalada Maluva - ( Polonnaruwa)
Historical landmark
👍👍 Very beautiful and attractive temple complex in polonnaruwa ancient city and also most holy place .
4.60 (1.7K reviews)
(~2.75 km from centre)
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Ancient Technology Museum & Wax Museum
Technology museum
👍👍 The Ancient Technology Muesum in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka is one of the Museums administered by the Department of national Museums. It is considered the Country's first ever Museum of ancient technology.
This was constructed under the "Awakening Polonnaruwa" Program to collect and preserve old techno...
4.70 (493 reviews)
(~5.09 km from centre)
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Lankatilaka Temple
Historical landmark
👍👍 Without writing something what learned about this place , I can’t leave. Lankatilaka Image house is considered to be the largest image house built in ancient Sri Lanka. According to history, the building had five stories and this image house had been decorated with paintings which was constructed by...
4.70 (411 reviews)
(~2.55 km from centre)
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Thivanka Image House
Ruin
👍👍 Amazing architectural design. It is great if you can read about the site before you visit. Then you will be able to study many interesting facts during the visit. A good place to visit if you are interested in archaeology and architecture.
4.70 (399 reviews)
(~3.41 km from centre)
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Polonnaruwa Ancient City Entrance
Historical landmark
👍👍 The second most ancient kingdom of Sri Lanka,
Polonnaruwa was first established in some 800 years ago.
After the fall of the capital city- Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa became the royal capital of the country which fell into the hands of the Chola invaders many a times.
Nevertheless, the city was first...
4.60 (507 reviews)
(~2.91 km from centre)
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Parakrama Samudra
Reservoir
Part of a chain of reservoirs, this vast waterway provides natural scenery & sunset views.
4.70 (282 reviews)
(~8.49 km from centre)
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Potgul Temple
Historical landmark
👍 This is one of the stops for Polonnaruwa historical sight tour and it's a smaller stop where you can find building ruins and a lot of grass and trees everywhere. This makes it a nice calm walk. It felt definitely less touristic and crowded as the other places in the town.
The tickets need to be boug...
4.60 (362 reviews)
(~4.75 km from centre)
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Hetadage
Historical landmark
Ancient shrine ruins surrounded by imposing stone walls featuring statues of Buddha & engravings.
4.70 (201 reviews)
(~2.74 km from centre)
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Deepa Uyana
Park
👍👍 Beautiful relaxing place. Have public toilet facility . Tik toker taking shots here.
4.60 (255 reviews)
(~3.1 km from centre)
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Tishan Holiday Resort
Hotel
👍👍 Don't listen to negative/fake reviews posted here. Some locals misbehaved and invited people illegally from outside the hotel to start a party. When they were asked to leave, they wrote a negative review.
The hotel is actually very nice, lovely swimming pool, great garden to relax and the best serv...
$15/night
4.50 (374 reviews)
(~5.34 km from centre)
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Council Chamber
Historical landmark
👍👍 This is another ruin of the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, which is identified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. An inscription found on the upper level of the staircase identifies this building as the Council Chamber (The Raja Sabhawa in Sinhala) of King Parakramabahu the Great who ruled the country f...
4.70 (150 reviews)
(~2.89 km from centre)
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Nissankalata Mandapa
Historical landmark
👍👍 The amazing art of the Pulathisipura artist can be identified through the various architectural styles of the buildings found in Polonnaruwa. Among them Nissanka Latha Mandapa can be introduced as a unique creation.
It is said that this building had a roof at that time. It is clear from an inscri...
4.70 (145 reviews)
(~2.77 km from centre)
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Pizza Hut - Polonnaruwa
Restaurant
Popular delivery, carry-out & dine-in chain known for pizza, wings & pasta, plus sides & desserts.
$$ $$
4.40 (448 reviews)
(~1.95 km from centre)
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EKHO Lake House
Hotel
Traditional rooms with terraces & lake views in a relaxed hotel offering a restaurant & a bar.
4.40 (408 reviews)
(~3.34 km from centre)