Rajeendra Prasad's Guidebook
My home town
Negombo is a small beach town located near Bandaranaike International Airport. It is full of decent hotels and restaurants, as well as an OK beach. Negombo is frquently where tourists spend their first day or two in Sri Lanka resting up after a long and exhausting plane ride.
The name "Negombo" is the Portuguese corrupted name of its Tamil name Neerkolombu. The Sinhala name Migamuva means "Village of the honeycomb", gaining its name from a legend mentioned in Rajaveliya.
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Negombo
Negombo is a small beach town located near Bandaranaike International Airport. It is full of decent hotels and restaurants, as well as an OK beach. Negombo is frquently where tourists spend their first day or two in Sri Lanka resting up after a long and exhausting plane ride.
The name "Negombo" is the Portuguese corrupted name of its Tamil name Neerkolombu. The Sinhala name Migamuva means "Village of the honeycomb", gaining its name from a legend mentioned in Rajaveliya.
Buddhist temple in Negombo,
The Angurukaramulla Temple is a very cool place to visit if you're in Negombo. It's best known for its epic statue of the Buddha, and its dragon-entrance - inside you find detailed murals that date back centuries. There is also a 300+ year old ruin of a historic library here, covered in moss.
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Angurukaramulla Temple (Bodhirajaramaya)
Temple RoadThe Angurukaramulla Temple is a very cool place to visit if you're in Negombo. It's best known for its epic statue of the Buddha, and its dragon-entrance - inside you find detailed murals that date back centuries. There is also a 300+ year old ruin of a historic library here, covered in moss.
If you like to experience an asian fish market place this is of close proximity to the airport and is usually the first place of visit in most tour iterneries. If you have a cooking space at the hotel for accommodation you stay for the night, this fish market is ideal to buy some fresh fish for your dinner.
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Negombo Fish Market
If you like to experience an asian fish market place this is of close proximity to the airport and is usually the first place of visit in most tour iterneries. If you have a cooking space at the hotel for accommodation you stay for the night, this fish market is ideal to buy some fresh fish for your dinner.
This church and a few others in colombo were some of the first churches to be built in sri lanka during the dutch occupation.
St. Mary's Church
102F St Rita's RdThis church and a few others in colombo were some of the first churches to be built in sri lanka during the dutch occupation.
Its nice brown beach of Sri Lanka and every one can get real experience in Fishing, Markets , Beach , Sea Bathing , Wild life (Birds Watching) Shopping and all includes around 2,3 KM range.
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Negombo Beach
Its nice brown beach of Sri Lanka and every one can get real experience in Fishing, Markets , Beach , Sea Bathing , Wild life (Birds Watching) Shopping and all includes around 2,3 KM range.
Warana Raja Maha Vihara is an ancient Buddhist temple which is situated in Thihariya, Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. The temple is located approximately 5 km away from the Colombo - Kandy highway.
Vaarana Rajamaha Viharaya
Warana RoadWarana Raja Maha Vihara is an ancient Buddhist temple which is situated in Thihariya, Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. The temple is located approximately 5 km away from the Colombo - Kandy highway.
Negombo Lagoon is a large estuarine lagoon in Negombo, south-west Sri Lanka. The lagoon is fed by a number of small rivers and a canal. It is linked to the sea by a narrow channel to the north, near Negombo city. It is surrounded by a densely populated region containing rice paddies, coconut plantations and grassland
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Negombo Lagoon
Negombo Lagoon is a large estuarine lagoon in Negombo, south-west Sri Lanka. The lagoon is fed by a number of small rivers and a canal. It is linked to the sea by a narrow channel to the north, near Negombo city. It is surrounded by a densely populated region containing rice paddies, coconut plantations and grassland
The Hamilton Canal is a 14.5 km canal connecting Puttalam to Colombo, passing through Negombo in Sri Lanka. The canal was constructed by the British in 1802 and completed in 1804. It was designed to drain salt water out of the Muthurajawela wetlands.
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Hamilton Canal
The Hamilton Canal is a 14.5 km canal connecting Puttalam to Colombo, passing through Negombo in Sri Lanka. The canal was constructed by the British in 1802 and completed in 1804. It was designed to drain salt water out of the Muthurajawela wetlands.
Guruge Nature Park is the first theme park in Sri Lanka with amusement water fun mixed with glorious history tracing life in Sri Lanka as far back as 547 B.C. to the time of our first King. Guruge Nature Park really gets overcrowded during weekends, holidays and remains open from 9.00 a.m to 6.00 p.m daily throughout the year.Your visit will, undoubtedly be an unforgettable experience on viewing our glorious cultural, traditional and historical heritage as well as the entertaining attractions.Among future attractions to the park are a purpose-built Gem Museum chronicling the history of Gem mining and the importance of precious stones through Sri Lanka’s history, a unique butterfly and insect habitant and a Wave Pool to add to the rich experience of this theme Park. It is easy to enjoy and hard to forget.
Parque Guruge
266 Road Kandana - Ganemulla RdGuruge Nature Park is the first theme park in Sri Lanka with amusement water fun mixed with glorious history tracing life in Sri Lanka as far back as 547 B.C. to the time of our first King. Guruge Nature Park really gets overcrowded during weekends, holidays and remains open from 9.00 a.m to 6.00 p.m daily throughout the year.Your visit will, undoubtedly be an unforgettable experience on viewing our glorious cultural, traditional and historical heritage as well as the entertaining attractions.Among future attractions to the park are a purpose-built Gem Museum chronicling the history of Gem mining and the importance of precious stones through Sri Lanka’s history, a unique butterfly and insect habitant and a Wave Pool to add to the rich experience of this theme Park. It is easy to enjoy and hard to forget.
In its time the fort at Negombo was probably the next in strategic importance after Colombo, Jaffna and Galle.[1] The original Portuguese fort was a weak structure, which was captured by Dutch forces commanded by Philip Lucasz, in February 1640.[1] The Portuguese made several attempts to retake it before they were successful in December 1640. They then strengthened the fortifications and managed to defend the fort until it was recaptured by the Dutch, commanded by Francois Caron, in January 1644.[1] The original bastions were destroyed by the Dutch cannons during the siege of the fort. The Dutch subsequently rebuilt it in 1672 however not on the usual square pattern, but on a pentagonal one, though it had only four bulwarks, the fifth was never constructed (possibly due to the cost).[2] The fort was located on a narrow strip of land between a lagoon and an inlet of the sea. It was surrounded by a dry moat, and the gate was accessed via a drawbridge.
In February 1796 it was occupied by the British without opposition.[1] In the late 1800s the British authorities decided to demolish the fort and build a prison in its place, constructed from the stones of the fort.[1] Today all that remains is a section of the eastern rampart with mounds at its northern and Southern ends, where the previous bastions existed, and an recessed arched gateway. Above the gateway is a slab of granite, with the date 1678 inscribed, surmounted by a high decorative gable.[1] The site is still used as a prison by the Department of Prisons.
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Negombo Dutch Fort
In its time the fort at Negombo was probably the next in strategic importance after Colombo, Jaffna and Galle.[1] The original Portuguese fort was a weak structure, which was captured by Dutch forces commanded by Philip Lucasz, in February 1640.[1] The Portuguese made several attempts to retake it before they were successful in December 1640. They then strengthened the fortifications and managed to defend the fort until it was recaptured by the Dutch, commanded by Francois Caron, in January 1644.[1] The original bastions were destroyed by the Dutch cannons during the siege of the fort. The Dutch subsequently rebuilt it in 1672 however not on the usual square pattern, but on a pentagonal one, though it had only four bulwarks, the fifth was never constructed (possibly due to the cost).[2] The fort was located on a narrow strip of land between a lagoon and an inlet of the sea. It was surrounded by a dry moat, and the gate was accessed via a drawbridge.
In February 1796 it was occupied by the British without opposition.[1] In the late 1800s the British authorities decided to demolish the fort and build a prison in its place, constructed from the stones of the fort.[1] Today all that remains is a section of the eastern rampart with mounds at its northern and Southern ends, where the previous bastions existed, and an recessed arched gateway. Above the gateway is a slab of granite, with the date 1678 inscribed, surmounted by a high decorative gable.[1] The site is still used as a prison by the Department of Prisons.