Colombo Fort | Well Known Places

Colombo, Sri Lanka’s largest city offers many things to see and do that traveller will find fascinating. Plan the trip to enjoy the city’s varied faces.

The Fort Market

Street Market around Fort, Sri Lanka | Img. By McKay Savage from London, UK, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The popular stomping ground of budget shoppers in Sri Lanka the Pettah Market offers every variety of consumer goods available at wholesale rates. Occupying a maze-like location in Pettah the bargain-friendly retail atmosphere of this bustling thoroughfare is anything but ordinary.

Accommodation

Colombo proudly houses many of the five-star hotels. Check into a centrally located Colombo city hotel such as the Mandarina Colombo which offers easy access to things to see and do around this city.

Sightseeing

Colombo Fort, Sri Lanka | Img. By katorisi (Own work) GFDL, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The Fort, Pettah, and Mutwal the oldest part of the city offer rich examples of British colonial and 18th-century Dutch architecture, Hindu and Buddhist temples and churches that all add to its variety.

Travelling

The Galle Road is an important street in Colombo it runs all the way down to Galle and beyond on the coastal belt. However, the Galle Road in Colombo during the peak hours could transform within minutes into a virtual nightmare.

Caleb Falcon is a travel writer who specializes in writing content based on the many exciting world adventures that await intrepid travellers. Google+