Galle: Sri Lanka's charming old colonial port

Historic Galle, with its fort facing the ocean, is a window into Sri Lanka's colonial past.
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In this last in a series of videos from Sri Lanka, I’ve come to Galle, the historic walled city founded by the Portuguese and later occupied by the Dutch and British during four centuries of colonial rule.

Galle existed for many centuries before the first Europeans arrived. It was long a seafaring town and port-of-call for Arabs and others. Yet, it’s the splendidly preserved old town within the European colonial fort—a World Heritage Site—that visitors come to see.

Galle Fort is a wonderful place to kick back and relax, with the added advantage of having a nice beach easily accessible beneath the ramparts facing the Indian Ocean, just below the fort’s picturesque lighthouse.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro & Overview
01:43 Saint Mary’s Cathedral
02:39 Entering Galle Fort
03:39 Galle Fort: A Brief Timeline
04:18 Historic Anglican Church
05:23 Dutch Colonial Influences
06:59 Commandant’s Bastion
09:05 Fort as Town & Observations
12:16 Oceanfront & Lighthouse
13:30 Fort’s Quirky Side
14:52 Outro & Next Country Destination

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