Galle City
Galle, a charming coastal city in Sri Lanka, boasts a rich history and vibrant culture. Its iconic Dutch Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stands as a testament to colonial influence. Explore pristine beaches, immerse in cultural festivals, and savor local cuisine amidst the old-world charm of Galle.
Galle
可通过科伦坡-加莱-马塔拉(A2)主干道以及从科伦坡经加勒到马塔拉的南部铁路线到达加勒。
加勒的主要巴士总站非常适合前往北部和更南端的通勤者。但是,从加勒到达中部高地仍然是一个令人厌烦的过程,每天早上只能搭乘一次航班。
加勒港是一个美丽的天然港口。该港口自基督教前时代就开始使用,在12世纪变得越来越重要,到14世纪成为该岛的主要海港,一直持续到1873年在科伦坡建造人工港。
加勒海港是世界遗产地,占地 36 公顷 VOC Galle Dutch Fort,由葡萄牙人于 1589 年建造,荷兰人于 1663 年加固并由英国人使用。福特大部分保存完好的殖民地建筑仍然可以使用:迷宫般的狭窄街道通向堡垒、公共建筑、教堂和灯塔。
城墙为欣赏令人叹为观止的海洋日落提供了理想的观景台,是晚间散步的热门场所。
城墙下方是精心布置的加勒国际板球体育场
2009年 1月,斯里兰卡港务局开始建造游艇码头,以促进加勒成为旅游海港。游艇码头将为外国游艇和游艇提供维修和娱乐设施。
经过@@精心翻修和精心翻新的殖民地平房、海滩别墅、新建的精品酒店和特色宾馆,其中一些以生态为导向,在加勒海岸和内陆提供了一系列舒适的住宿选择,供您在加勒北部和加勒以南的美丽海滩上享受:乌纳瓦图纳、塔尔普、科加拉、哈巴拉杜瓦和阿杭玛。
加勒区简介
加勒是一座位于斯里兰卡西南端的城市,距离科伦坡 119公里。加勒是欧洲人在南亚和东南亚建造的坚固城市的最好例子,它展示了欧洲建筑风格与南亚传统之间的相互作用。加勒堡是世界遗产,也是欧洲占领者建造的亚洲现存最大的堡垒。
按照@@斯里兰卡的标准,加勒是一个相当大的城镇,人口为91,000人,其中大多数是僧伽罗人。还有大量的斯里兰卡摩尔少数民族,尤其是在堡垒地区,他们是定居在古老的加勒港口的阿拉伯商人的后裔。
南方省简介
斯里兰卡南部省是一个小的地理区域,由加勒、马塔拉和汉班托塔等地区组成。自给农业和渔业是该地区绝大多数人的主要收入来源。
南部省的重要地标包括亚拉和乌达瓦拉维国家公园的野生动物保护区、圣城卡塔拉伽马以及蒂萨马哈拉马、基林达和加勒等古城。(尽管加勒是一座古城,但在葡萄牙入侵之前,几乎没有任何东西能幸存下来。)在葡萄牙时期,有两位来自迪克威拉的著名僧伽罗诗人安达雷和来自马塔拉区德尼皮蒂亚的加贾曼·诺娜创作关于普通人的诗歌。
About Galle District
Galle is a city situated on the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka, 119 km from Colombo.Galle is the best example of a fortified city built by Europeans in south and Southeast Asia, showing the interaction between European architectural styles and south Asian traditions. The Galle fort is a world heritage site and the largest remaining fortress in Asia built by European occupiers.
Galle is a sizeable town, by Sri Lankan standards, and has a population of 91,000, the majority of whom are of Sinhalese ethnicity. There is also a large Sri Lankan Moor minority, particularly in the fort area, which descend from Arab merchants that settled in the ancient port of Galle.
About Southern Province
The Southern Province of Sri Lanka is a small geographic area consisting of the districts of Galle, Matara and Hambantota. Subsistence farming and fishing is the main source of income for the vast majority of the people of this region.
Important landmarks of the Southern Province include the wildlife sanctuaries of the Yala and Udawalawe National Parks, the holy city of Kataragama, and the ancient cities of Tissamaharama, Kirinda and Galle. (Although Galle is an ancient city, almost nothing survives from before the Portuguese invasion.) During the Portuguese period there were two famous Sinhalese poets called Andare who was from Dickwella and Gajaman Nona who was from Denipitiya in Matara District, composing poems on common man.