Simply furnished rooms feature satellite TV and free Wi Fi, as well as en suite, shower only bathrooms; some have air conditioning and/or sleep up to 3 people. There’s a garden and a roof terrace. On a leafy residential street, this relaxed guesthouse is a 16 minute walk from New Town railway station, and 8 km from Abhayagiri Dagaba, an ancient stupa. Breakfast (surcharge) is served in an informal dining room Sigiriya Airport 1 hr 32
Ruwanweli Maha Seya (11 min.) This 140-BCE stupa is an ancient sacred Buddhist site & reaches a height of 338 ft. Thuparama Dagaba (12 min.) Buddhism Mirisawetiya Stupa (9 min.) Buddhism and temple Thissa Wewa (12 min.) Reservoir and lake Railway Station Anuradhapura (8 min) Jetavanaramaya (12 min.) This dome-shaped Buddhist shrine stands 122 meters tall & is the world s biggest of its kind. Thuparamaya - (11 min.) Sri Lanka s oldest Buddhist temple founded in the 3rd century BC with a restored white stupa. Samadhi Buddha Statue ( ) (17 min) Buddhism and sculpture Anuradhapura New Town (10 min) Sravasthipura Railway Station (10 min) Ranmasu Uyana - Royal Park. (12 min.) Buddhism ruins and history Mihintale Junction Railway Station (12 min) Maha Viharaya (10 min.) Lankarama Dagaba (14 min) Temple and history Abhayagiri Stupa ( ) (17 min) Founded in the 2nd century BC this sacred monastery site is 1 of the world s most extensive ruins. Lovamahapaya (11 min.) History architecture ruins and temple Isurumuniya Temple (8 min.) Buddhist temple dating back thousands of years known for its intricate stone carvings. Mihintale (23 min.) A popular pilgrimage site this mountain is thought to be the origin of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. |