Galle Fort is the finest and most intact fortified city
build by the former European colonial powers in Asia.
The narrow streets of Galle Fort are lined with Dutch merchant villas,
pillared verandas, carved doors and windows. British and Dutch period
offices are still in use. This is a living world heritage city with
residents walking the 300 year old ramparts at sunset. Strolling
along the high rampart walls you will see the Old Dutch and English
churches, the Governor's house, the massive VOC warehouses, the Square of
Courts, the elegant pillared facade of the old Dutch hospital, the
Portuguese Black Fort, the lighthouse, the Clock Tower and much more. This Galle Fort map
page provides a guided tour of what there is to see in this world
heritage site.
The
sprawling town of Galle is best explored on foot or by tuk tuk. The heart
of Galle is the Fort. The most enjoyable way to explore the Fort is by
walking. A step out of the front door of Amangalla takes guests into the
living history that is the fort. Here the narrow streets are lined with
old houses displaying their Dutch heritage with pillared verandas. Old
British cars, bullock carts, bicycles, three wheelers and food carts
punctuate the streets, people socialise and shop, collect their children
from school and wander the 300 year old ramparts at sunset. Strolling
along the high rampart walls you will see the Old Dutch and English
churches, the Governor's house, the massive VOC warehouses, the Square of
Courts, the elegant pillared facade of the old Dutch hospital, the
Portuguese Black Fort, the lighthouse, the Clock Tower and much more.
The government offices of the Dutch and English periods remain in use, in
varied states of repair.
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