Historic sites
Sigiriya Rock Fortress
Sigiriya, Matale
A 5th-century palace built on top of a 200 m rock rising from the jungle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Temple of the Tooth, Kandy
Kandy, Central
Sri Lanka's most sacred Buddhist temple, in the royal palace complex beside Kandy Lake, housing a relic of the Buddha's tooth.
Historic sites
Dambulla Cave Temple
Matale District, Central
Five caves under a huge rock, used as Buddhist shrines for over 2,000 years, filled with 153 Buddha statues and ceilings covered in murals, a UNESCO …