Browsing: Srilanka
Mahamevnawa Monastery Ella The Mahamevnawa Monastery Ella (also called the Bandarawela Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery) is a peaceful, working Theravada Buddhist…
Diyaluma Falls Diyaluma Falls plunges about 220 metres down a sheer cliff near Koslanda, making it the second-highest waterfall in…
Ravana Falls Ravana Falls (Ravana Ella) is a broad, tiered waterfall right beside the Ella–Wellawaya road, about 6 km south…
Little Adam’s Peak Little Adam’s Peak is the easiest of Ella’s classic hikes: a short, well-trodden walk through tea gardens…
Ella Rock Ella Rock is the big cliff that rises across the valley from Ella town in Sri Lanka’s hill…
Nine Arches Bridge The Nine Arches Bridge near Ella is one of Sri Lanka’s most photographed sights: a curving stone…
Mihintale Mihintale is a sacred hill about 12–16 km east of Anuradhapura, revered as the place where Buddhism was introduced…
Abhayagiri Monastery The Abhayagiri Monastery (Abhayagiri Vihara) is a vast complex of ruins in the northern part of ancient Anuradhapura.…
Ruwanwelisaya Ruwanwelisaya, also called the Ruwanweli Maha Seya or the Great Stupa, is the brilliant white dome that dominates the…
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi The Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is a sacred fig tree in the ancient city of Anuradhapura,…