Sri Lanka
In addition to swimming, beach and national parks, also culture and history? Sri Lanka combines all aspects of a varied holiday. In addition to tropical landscapes, visitors to Sri Lanka can also expect a thousand-year-old religion and spirituality that has made the country a cultural hotspot.
Cities and Religious Architecture in Sri Lanka
Temple complexes and stupas bear witness to a rich history of the country, as do old royal cities and capitals, palaces, monasteries, stupas, sacred monuments, ruins and UNESCO pilgrimage sites, which bear witness to the centuries-long power of various Sinhalese royal dynasties and their struggle with each other.
Particularly culturally concentrated: The Triangle
The cultural triangle, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Kandy, in the northern center of the island, marks the region between three prominent points, filled with cultural highlights on the inside, which are structured around the site of Dambulla. These include Mihintale (Buddhist monastery complex near Anuradhapura), Dambulla with its cave temple and the lion rock Sigiriya.
Sri Lanka's Cities: Ancient or Inhabited
Sri Lanka's cultural history is based into inhabited and ancient cities and (pilgrimage) sites:
