Located a 130 km southwest of Colombo is the fortified city of Galle that was founded and built by the Portuguese Colonists in the 1502 who introduced the early European Renaissance style to Sri Lanka.
After the Portuguese, the Dutch occupied this region of Sri Lanka in 1640 instilling some of the still surviving monuments of their time like the Galle Light House and the Dutch Fort which are UNESCO sites today.
It was once an old trading port with impressive Dutch colonial buildings, mansions and museums and continues to be a buzzing tourist destination with the inter mingling of the old colonial-built structures and the modern-day cafes and hotels. Other attractions in and around Galle include the Dutch Reformed Church which was built by the Dutch and preserved by the British when they took over Galle in 1796.
Sea turtle hatchery situated in Habaraduwa is mostly admired by nature lovers and both local and foreign tourists. It is a nonprofitable organization located as well as a popular tourist attraction in Sri Lanka. Habaraduwa is 5 km from the Galle – Matara Road. In order to conserve turtles and other marine species, the small hatchery was firstly started in 1986. Sri Lankan beaches are reckoned as a favorable breeding spot of the sea turtles. In case Bentota, Induruwa, Kosgoda, Ahungalle, Unawatuna, and Balapitiya are few of the most preferred nesting areas of the Sea turtles. Some wicked people have been motivated and attempted to kill turtles and grab and poach the turtle eggs for commercial purposes.
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