• Holiday Attractions

    Dambulla – The City of the Caves

    Dambulla is a large city, situated at the central province in Sri Lanka, at the junction of highways A6 and A9, 150km away from Colombo. The city is known mostly due to the impressive and imposing complex of Cave Temples, which is also referred to as Royal Rock Temple. The complex is a major tourist destination, as many people visit the area and stay at one of the hotels in the city, or choose to come for a day trip from other nearby cities, such as Kandy. Dambulla was inhabited at the 4th or 5th century BC approximately, and some of the statues and paintings found in the complex date…