An ancient rock fortress in Sri Lanka offering breathtaking views, frescoes, and a glimpse into royal history.

In Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle, Sigiriya offers an unforgettable mix of heritage, scenery, and warmth. This UNESCO-listed village, recently named the world’s most welcoming city, is famed for its ...

A complex masterpiece of irrigation engineering design, Sigiriya's artfully designed water gardens required structural planning way ahead of its time. Orange sand particles twinkled in the sun as a ...

The ruins of the capital built by the parricidal King Kassapa I (477–95) lie on the steep slopes and at the summit of a granite peak standing some 180m high (the 'Lion's Rock', which dominates the ...

The landscape is not the dead relic of a foregone age. It is a living reminder of how knowledge tailored to the local ecology is essential When I was 11, I was given the Atlas of Mysterious Places by ...

The Sri Dalada Maligawa, one of the country’s most sacred sites venerated by millions of Buddhists was attacked by LTTE suicide bombers in 1998. Recently, another of Sri Lanka’s famed world heritage ...

‘Sigiri is the only example in Ceylon of those solitary activities, which form so remarkable a feature in the table-land of the dakka…“– Sir James Emerson Tennent Surrounded by the glorious forestry, ...

Sigiriya has been crowned the world’s most welcoming city for 2025 by Booking.com, based on over 360 million of its verified customer reviews. The online travel agency (OTA) named Sigiriya as a ...

There is controversy in Sri Lanka over the fate of thousands of bees that pose an intermittent threat to people around one of the country’s top tourist sites. Residents near the Sigiriya rock fortress ...