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Asia
Colombo
Sri Lanka
Best time January – March
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The Place
Colombo, Sri Lanka
City introduction
Colonial arcades, ocean drives and the gateway to the tea country. Colombo is Sri Lanka's lively ledger: Dutch-colonial arcades, the Galle Face Green's kite-filled ocean evenings, bustling Pettah's markets, and a cricket-loving café scene. It's the one-night bookend to the tea country, the south coast beaches and the cultural triangle.
Getting there
Getting to Colombo
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Explore Colombo
Things to do · Stays · Food
Things to see in Colombo
Attractions
01Gangaramaya Temple
Colombo's best-known Buddhist temple complex on the edge of Beira Lake, mixing Sri Lankan, Thai, Indian and Chinese architecture with a vast collection of Buddha statues.
Type Temple
Admission Paid admission
Best time (city) Dec-Mar
Suggested city stay 2 days
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02Galle Face Green
A long oceanfront promenade and lawn in central Colombo, popular at sunset for kite flying and street food against the skyline.
Type Park
Admission Free entry
Best time (city) Dec-Mar
Suggested city stay 2 days
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03Pettah Market
Colombo's bustling open-air bazaar district, a grid of streets crammed with produce stalls, textiles and Singapore-style arcades.
Type Market
Admission Free entry
Best time (city) Dec-Mar
Suggested city stay 2 days
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04Seema Malaka
A serene floating temple on Beira Lake designed by Geoffrey Bawa, part of the Gangaramaya complex and reached by footbridges.
Type Temple
Admission Paid admission
Best time (city) Dec-Mar
Suggested city stay 2 days
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05Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque
The 1908 red-and-white candy-striped mosque, known as the Red Mosque, standing at the gateway to Pettah.
Type Historic site
Best time (city) Dec-Mar
Suggested city stay 2 days
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06Viharamahadevi Park
Colombo's largest public park in Cinnamon Gardens, with flowering trees, a golden Buddha statue and the neighbouring National Museum.
Type Park
Admission Free entry
Best time (city) Dec-Mar
Suggested city stay 2 days
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