Galle Fort

Galle Fort is a historic and protected site Galle located in Sri Lanka.

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Southwestern Sri Lanka Galle 80000 Sri Lanka

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Miyuru Weerarathna

The Venice of Sri Lanka! One of the most picturesque cities ever! A world heritage site! A place to chill and play! Also Sri lanka's highest real estate value. I love Galle. It's my home. ❤️❤️❤️

Misnad Haque

Can get scorching hot between 10am and noon. Be prepared to see couples making out in dark corners and condom sachets littered! Nice place for a stroll and a king coconut drink will help after.

Ashaff Hussain

The best place in Galle to visit for not only the historical value of the site. Most ideal time frame to visit would be after 5.30pm till dawn. I gurantee it would be worth all the money you spend

Dave Mc

This area is really great with old architecture . Don’t waste your time at the fort and lighthouse , the best stuff is on all the little streets!

Gilles Suprin

Nice and cute town with its little coffee places and shops. Bear in mind that every single local will try at any cost to get some roupies from you. One told me that he was the cook of my hotel .

Cheen The Curious

Top 3 things to do: 1) visit historical structures (fort, church , lighthouse , etc); 2) explore labyrinth of lanes/shops; 3) evening drinks/cocktails @ 1 of hotels (Amangalla, Rampart , Fort Galle)

Thush

You can never run out of things to explore here! So many historic places of interest, great architecture , good food (my favourite is Pedlar's Inn ) and antique jewellery shops.

Ying K.K.

One of the greatest places in busy Galle. A lot of restaurants and shops. Try Indian Hut for meal. Stick No Bills shop for postcards and posters. Spa Ceylon for cosmetics .

Matthieu Achini

What a sweet surprise! An oasis in the middle of hectic Galle city . Well maintained buildings, nice shops and delicious cafe and restaurants

Kavindu Gamage

Lovliest place in galle ! Nice views ,tasty foods etc etc.Greatest place to have chit chats ;)

Chris Dobson

Loads of great shops and restaurants . Fantastic place for an evening stroll. Finished by the Dutch in the 1600's including 14 round coral and granite bastions. A must see.

Tz K

Great for long walks and beautiful view of the sea. A must visit for history buffs.

Neelabh Jha

The place takes you back in time, still very idyllic and unhurried. Just the place that you want to go when to unwind or to shop for retro trinkets !

Noah Weiss

Lovely stroll around, especially at dusk when all the locals come to join

Vlad Rafeev

I was expecting old boring "same as everywhere" fort and I was wrong! It is more like small European city with streets, cafes and art galleries . Nice vibes, scenic view .

Sanduni Premaratne

A must visit in down south . Sun set, the restaurants , beautifully renewed allys, everything is perfect. Amazing photo location.

Rajith Shanika

Great place to have a walk in the evening with the sun setting along side.

Cheen The Curious

All restaurants & cafe don't serve alcohol . Except for 3-4 hotels , most don't hv liquor license. Apparently incidents in the past (drunkedness, fights). Authorities wanna keep Fort area safe & clean

Moonchild

Go stroll the streets, there are many shops and cafés . You almost feel like you are in a part of Portugal. Very touristic but a must-see.

Cheen The Curious

It takes abt 3hrs by car to get to Galle Fort from Colombo's Bandaranaike Intl Airport . The highway made the journey a smooth & pleasant one

Lochana Pahalawatte

Architecture from the colonial days unchanged and preserved, number of bistros and restaurants , museums , beaches

Shamika HaZi

Best place in the world to hang-out in evening with family or loved ones

Hannah GM

Absolutely gorgeous UNESCO World Heritage site/city. Great place to spend a few days!

Rahul Divay

No need to take those annoying tuk-tuks at the railway station. Galle Fort is a 5 minute walk. Plenty of decent places to stay within the Fort

Ross Worrell

Great place to spend a day or two wandering through the city and checking out the sights.

Jayathra Liyanagamage

Go to beach near light house, Dutch hospital complex and rampart

Ladybug ????????????????

Say hello to the snake man:) he's so creepy but his monkey is creepier than him:) you may enjoy the city

Vadym M

Awesome place - nice food, beautiful sightseeing

Klára Kančiová

Really nice place. Must visit if you stay here.

Denis Vladimirov

There is a small stairway to sea on one of the towers. Swim and feel like a pirate :-)

Janith G

Go there at night.. Specialy poya day ( full moon ).. Sea wind.. Panaromic view ... And moon light will make a perfect heaven.

Abdul-Halik Azeez

If there was a 'coolest place in Sri Lanka to live' contest, the fort would be near the top. The highway has vastly improved access

Klára Kančiová

Nice place for walking. Amazing view .

Atul Gupta

Try to go early morning or evening as walk on the wall can be torturous when sun is at its peak.

Chameera Narangoda

Everything is nice hear... dnt miss it if you come to Sri Lanka.... try some food also....

Dilip Priyashan

The must visit place in Galle, probably the most scenic place in lk...????

Jithma ÞRamudith

place where for see best DSLRs...! as well as best figures

Alex Bosworth

The fort surrounds a small colonial style town geared for tourists , nice atmosphere

Ruch™

This z call "Rampart ". Most of people come here and enjoy... Beautiful place to Chill ????

Annabell Bils

Must see! Historic place and great view .

Malith Parakrama

A must to visit if you are in Galle...specially at sundown.

Danushka De Silva

Sit relax in the sunset . Feel the evening calmness . You'll be amazed!

Nasheeth Cader

The best ever place in the Southern Cost to watch & relax on Sunset ...

Chameera Narangoda

Everything is nice hear... dnt miss it if you come to Sri Lanka.

Archana Singh

Great place for sunset & dutch architecture

Funkymonkey

Great place. Very colonial . Nice shops and restaurants .

Gihan SandĄrų

amazing place that I've ever visited

Avanna

Really beautiful. But too hot. April 2016

Sameera Thilakasiri

Gradually changed. Refurbishment has done its nice. Beach .. has to think. Has to limit for public.

Chanaka Hettige

Best place to be at sun down!

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