What’s New - Sri Lanka - page 36

What's New
Restored Buildings, Colombo
The lavishly restored 17th-century Old Dutch Hospital and other renovated grand old build-
ings are bringing real appeal to Colombo's historic Fort area.
New Hotels & Malls, Colombo
A number of huge hotel and mall complexes are set to open facing Galle Face Green and
around Slave Island and Union Place.
Colombo-Galle Trains
Newly renovated tracks have sped up trains on this very scenic route. It's easily the best
way to travel between these two key points .
Renovations, Galle
New paving stones on its once-dirt streets and lavishly renovated buildings, such as the
Dutch Hospital, are making Galle a showplace.
New Restaurants & Hotels, Galle
Smart new boutique hotels such as Fortaleza , and great restaurants including Elita , are mak-
ing it hard to leave the Fort walls.
Beach Hotels, Tangalla
The vast, often-unexplored beaches east of Tangalla are seeing many new and excellent
beachfront hotels, such as Serein Beach .
Lakeside Walk, Tissamaharama
Stroll along the new lakeside walkway at Tissa Wewa, the centrepiece of town and a ro-
mantic spot for sunsets .
Galway's Land National Park
Sri Lanka's newest national park is opening up to nature lovers who revel in the great bird-
spotting. It's a temperate, tropical adventure .