Being a sea side city, Galle has many prospective beaches and nooks, ideal for a dip or to take in the abundant rays of the sun. Unawatuna and Hikkaduwa are popular destinations just a few kilometres away from Galle that host spectacular beaches, mind shattering parties and hippy night life. For the quieter souls, Galle itself is a peaceful venue that sleeps early. Sri Lanka hotels offer a wide range of accommodative styles, such as Galle resorts, boutique hotels, apartments and picturesque bungalows are available to unwind and take score of your life, at your own pace. Jetwing Kurulubedda is on such idyllic boutique hotel. Snuggled in the midst of shady mangroves, upstream of a rivulet, sits this wooden rustic sanctum of repose. Custom made for just two private lodgings, with all modern amenities attached – including transport to your desired venues, this holiday retreat will assure to conceal you from reality whilst giving you ample scope to dabble with friendly folk of this sun kissed south.
Galle, 119 km from Colombo is on the Southern tip of the island paradise of Sri Lanka. Harbouring within her realm she holds the opulent Indian Ocean as her barrier; small rivulets, great gastronomical confluence, an array of cultural treats and one of the largest surviving European fortress that is preserved to date –the Galle Dutch Fort are to name a few of them.
Encapsulating rich traditions, stories of early Dutch conquests and showcasing the artistic flair of the Southern people, the Galle National Museum stands tall and majestic on Church Street Fort. For a nominal fee, entrance is granted to all, from the cultural enthusiast to the general visitor.
The museum contains a large range of anthropological and archaeological artefacts inherent to the south as well as the famous Beeralu collection, the compilation of traditional masks used in various rituals ornamental objects made up of ancient wooden carvings and turtle shells are some of the objects on display. The Dutch era is also added with the assemblage on display such as the equipments used in the Dutch ships that came to accost and secure the Galle harbour during those ancient times; the celebrated V.O.C. porcelain objects, comprehensive water vessels and weapons used by them. The unassuming landscape turns into a vibrant masterpiece of events as the tour of the museum opens memories made long ago in ancient times, popularly known as history.
