A heritage traveller's map of the island — from the western harbour to the Jaffna fort, from the southern walls to the upcountry bungalows. Select a region to see its places and stories.
In April 1954, amid the mist-covered tea plantations of Nuwara Eliya, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, made a visit that would become an enduring chapte…
Kotugodella Fort Sri Lanka | Long before the railway climbed through Idalgashinna and the hills of Ceylon were covered in tea, these mountains witnessed a ve…
Long before the hill country became a landscape admired by tourists, its narrow footpaths were the everyday roads of plantation life. An old Ceylon postcard …
An Old Bungalow in the Hills of Talawakelle Holyrood Estate Talawakelle | There is something about the old estate bungalows of Ceylon that makes them diff…
An Old Stone Church in the Tea Country All Saints’ Church Maskeliya | There is something about the old churches of Sri Lanka’s hill country that makes you…