Negombo

   Negombo: an escape to beauty and                   serenity

What can be more relaxing and tempting than to have a laid-back holiday around sandy areas of beaches with sea-shores and the most enjoyable climate? Beaches have the unique quality of attractiveness that can mesmerize you; the windy atmosphere, the sounds of the sea shore, fishermen, ships and boats are all the attractive features that beaches possess. The beach of Negombo extends to far off with the stretching sands, almost seeming to end at a puzzling point. Along the coast, the beach continues to unfold its appeal showing off the beautifully bending palm trees; the trees seem to stand all concentrated as one. The beach going unquestionably quiet is only distracted by the occasional sounds of the rushing water. As you stand facing the beach, the water, simply clear washes your feet; you just feel the things surrounding you – everything is just tranquil.

Negumbo is ideally convenient as a place to reach, as the airport lies just at a distance of 10 km. Once you drive off from the airport to the city, you will easily find accommodations to stay, restaurants and places to just explore or hang around.

Most of the places in Negombo are filled with the remains of the colonization, starting from the Portuguese and Dutch houses to administrative buildings.

The Dutch fort is located on a narrow strip of land between a lagoon and an inlet of the sea. You will just find the ruins of the fort at the moment, but it brings a very interesting aspect of exploring the place more in a certain way. The main remnant is a standing structure, and the main gate gives entrance to a tunnel that opens into what was once the courtyard. The places in and around are fascinating to just look around and explore. Along the list, the churches in Negombo are other places of interest; St. Mary’s church with the ceiling frescoes is one place to be visited in this city. It’s been said that the church’s construction was started in 1874, completed after almost 50 years in 1922.

Other places to visit in Negombo include the very large fish market called ‘Lellama’ and Muthurajawela marshland. In Muthurajawela marshland, a

variety of mangroves and other types of flora like medicinal plants are found along with various types of birds, fish and butterflies.

Besides all these places of interest in Negombo, the city is all about the beaches - take a leisurely walk, sit back, relax, sun bath or take a dive; the beaches are what makes Negombo special.

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