Galle
A Dutch fort on a promontory, ramparts you can walk at sunset, and a southern coastline of beaches within twenty minutes in either direction. Galle has become the island's most desirable address for boutique villas and second homes.
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Things to Do in Galle: A Local's Guide to the Fort and Beyond
The Fort takes half a day. The rest of Galle — the beaches, the stilt fishermen, the tea country an hour inland — takes considerably longer, and most visitors miss it entirely.
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Colonial Sri Lanka: Portuguese, Dutch and British
Four and a half centuries of European rule left forts, churches, railways and a legal system. Here's how to read the layers — and where each one is still standing.
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Buying Property in Sri Lanka as a Foreigner: What Actually Applies
Foreigners cannot buy freehold land in Sri Lanka. They can hold 99-year leases, buy apartments above the fourth floor outright, and own through a local company — each with real trade-offs.
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