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It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.\r\n\r\nInside its ramparts is a small town of colonial streets, churches, a lighthouse and a lively scene of caf\u00e9s and boutiques, while the modern city lies outside.\r\n\r\nGalle is a good base for the south coast beaches. Two days is right.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting there | Coastal train from Colombo, 2\u20133 hours\r\nGetting around | On foot and tuk-tuk\r\nLanguages | Sinhala and English\r\nTipping | 10% in restaurants\r\nTap water | Not drinkable\r\nHow long to stay | Two days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Inside the fort, guesthouses fill restored colonial houses, and you can walk to everything; it is the most atmospheric choice. Unawatuna, fifteen minutes east, has a sheltered beach and more hostels. Further along, Thalpe and Dalawella have quieter beaches and natural rock pools.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Galle Fort | Atmosphere | Restored colonial houses inside the ramparts; walk to everything. | 6.0269 | 80.2168 |  | \nUnawatuna | Beach | A sheltered bay with hostels and bars, 15 minutes east. | 6.0100 | 80.2500 |  | \nThalpe and Dalawella | Quiet | Quieter beaches and natural rock pools further east. | 6.0010 | 80.2740 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Galle","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Walk the ramparts, which run almost all the way round the fort. Start at the lighthouse, built in 1939, and go on past Flag Rock, once a signal station, where local boys used to dive from the rocks for tips, to the Clock Tower bastion. Sunset is the time, when half the town comes out.\r\n\r\nInside the walls, the streets are laid out on the Dutch grid. See the Dutch Reformed Church, rebuilt in 1755, with tombstones set into its floor; the Maritime Museum in a seventeenth-century warehouse; and the old Dutch hospital. The Historical Mansion museum is a cluttered private collection of colonial antiques.\r\n\r\nUnawatuna, a fifteen-minute tuk-tuk ride, has a curved, sheltered beach. Walk over the hill to Jungle Beach, a small cove for snorkelling, and the white Japanese Peace Pagoda on Rumassala hill above it.\r\n\r\nFurther east, at Koggala and Ahangama, stilt fishermen perch on poles in the surf, though most now pose for tips rather than fish. Koggala Lake has boat trips to small islands with a cinnamon farm and a temple.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"The ramparts | Lighthouse to Clock Tower at sunset\r\nDutch Reformed Church | 1755, tombstones in the floor\r\nUnawatuna | A sheltered beach, 15 minutes away\r\nJungle Beach | Snorkelling below the Peace Pagoda","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Galle","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Galle","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Galle Fort is free to enter and explore. The ramparts, the lighthouse, the church and the streets cost nothing, and sunset on the walls is the best free show on the south coast.\r\n\r\nThe Japanese Peace Pagoda above Jungle Beach is free, as are the beaches at Unawatuna and Dalawella. On Sundays, local families and cricket players fill the green below the walls.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"The fort | Free to enter and explore\r\nSunset on the walls | The best free show\r\nPeace Pagoda | Above Jungle Beach\r\nBeaches | Unawatuna and Dalawella","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Galle","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Galle","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Inside the fort, caf\u00e9s and restaurants serve everything from Sri Lankan curries to Western brunch, at prices well above the rest of the island. For better value, eat at local rice-and-curry places just outside the walls, near the bus station.\r\n\r\nGalle's fish market, by the harbour, shows the morning catch, and many restaurants grill fish to order. Try a fish ambul thiyal, a sour, dry tuna curry from the south coast.\r\n\r\nA meal is \u20ac3 to \u20ac10.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Fish ambul thiyal | The south coast's sour tuna curry\r\nFort caf\u00e9s | Good, but European prices\r\nOutside the walls | Cheap rice and curry\r\nA meal | \u20ac3\u201310","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Galle","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Galle","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Galle Fort is quiet at night, with a few wine bars and hotel bars rather than anything lively.\r\n\r\nFor more of a scene, Unawatuna's beach bars have music and sometimes parties in the high season, and the surf towns of Ahangama and Weligama further east have a growing bar scene.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac2.50 to \u20ac4, more inside the fort. Every full-moon day is a Poya holiday, when alcohol sales are banned and most bars close or serve only quietly; check the calendar before planning a night out.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"The fort | Wine and hotel bars\r\nUnawatuna | Beach bars in season\r\nAhangama | A growing surf scene\r\nA beer | \u20ac2.50\u20134","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Galle","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Galle","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The fort is walkable, and tuk-tuks wait outside the main gate for Unawatuna and the beaches.\r\n\r\nThe coastal train runs to Colombo in two to three hours, along the sea for much of the way; the line is fully working. Express buses on the Southern Expressway are faster, about an hour and a half to the edge of Colombo.\r\n\r\nBuses run along the coast to Unawatuna, Weligama and Mirissa, about an hour, and on to Matara. The airport is about two and a half hours by car via the expressway.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"To Colombo | Train 2\u20133 hours; express bus faster\r\nTo Mirissa | About 1 hour by bus\r\nTo the airport | About 2.5 hours by car\r\nAround | On foot and tuk-tuk","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Galle","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Galle costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Galle is mid-priced, but the fort is the most expensive place to sleep and eat on the south coast. Dorms start around \u20ac8 and a careful day is \u20ac20 to \u20ac35.\r\n\r\nThe fort itself is free; the Maritime Museum and the Historical Mansion are a few euros. A tuk-tuk to Unawatuna is \u20ac2 to \u20ac4, and a coffee in the fort costs what it would in Europe.\r\n\r\nThe currency is the Sri Lankan rupee (LKR); prices here are euro equivalents. There are ATMs in the fort and the new town.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u20ac8\r\nA day | \u20ac20\u201335\r\nThe fort | Free\r\nTuk-tuk to Unawatuna | \u20ac2\u20134","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Galle","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Galle","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Galle is safe. Inside the fort, touts offer guided walks and gem shops; a polite no is enough.\r\n\r\nThe sea on the south-west coast is rough from May to October, with strong currents. Swim only on sheltered beaches such as Unawatuna and Jungle Beach, and never where red flags are flying.\r\n\r\nTraffic on the coast road is fast; take care crossing and on scooters.\r\n\r\nEmergency: 119 police, 1990 ambulance (Suwa Seriya, free). Tourist Police: 1912.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Rough sea | May\u2013October; obey red flags\r\nTouts | Guides and gem shops\r\nCoast road | Fast traffic\r\nEmergency | 119 police, 1990 ambulance","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Galle","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Galle","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Beaches, stilt fishermen and lake islands along the south coast.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Unawatuna | About 15 minutes | Tuk-tuk | A sheltered beach bay, with Jungle Beach over the hill. |  | 1305084\nMirissa | About 1 hour | Bus | Whale watching from November to April. |  | 1305085\nKoggala | About 30 minutes | Bus | Stilt fishermen and boat trips to the islands of Koggala Lake. |  | 1305087","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Galle","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"December to April is the season on the south-west coast.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 30 | 5 | Peak season\r\nFebruary | 30 | 5 | Dry\r\nMarch | 31 | 4 | Dry\r\nApril | 31 | 4 | New Year\r\nMay | 30 | 2 | Monsoon begins\r\nJune | 29 | 2 | Monsoon\r\nJuly | 29 | 2 | Monsoon\r\nAugust | 29 | 2 | Monsoon\r\nSeptember | 29 | 2 | Monsoon\r\nOctober | 29 | 2 | Inter-monsoon rain\r\nNovember | 29 | 3 | Drying\r\nDecember | 29 | 5 | Peak season","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"The Galle Literary Festival is held in January.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Galle","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/asia\/sri-lanka\/galle\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Galle Literary Festival | January | Galle Fort | A literary festival. |  | \nSeason | December to April | South coast | Calm seas. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Prices are in rupees locally; these are euro equivalents.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3\r\nMiddle of the road | 20 | 15 | 5 | 8\r\nComfortable | 40 | 30 | 10 | 15","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Galle","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"The top-rated places to stay in Galle right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Galle","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/asia\/sri-lanka\/galle\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Galle travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Is Galle Fort UNESCO-listed? | Yes, since 1988. It is the best-preserved European fortified town in South Asia.\r\nWhere should I stay? | Inside the fort for atmosphere, or Unawatuna, fifteen minutes away, for the beach and cheaper hostels.\r\nHow far is Colombo? | Two to three hours by the coastal train, or about an hour and a half by express bus on the Southern Expressway.\r\nAre the stilt fishermen real? | The tradition is real, but most fishermen on the poles at Koggala and Ahangama now pose for photos and expect a tip.\r\nHow many days do you need? | Two: one for the fort, one for the beaches.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit? | December to April, when the south-west coast is dry and the sea calm. From May to October the sea is rough.\r\nWhere is the best sunset? | On the ramparts, between Flag Rock and the Clock Tower bastion.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Galle hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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