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BLACKBOOK DISPATCH Gorgeous Galle Perched on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, the fabled fortified city is a capital of cosmopolitanism with an abundance of both natural and manmade delights. CYNTHIA ROSENFELD reports Tri Lanka‘s pool looks out over Lake Koggala Apopular port of call since Ptolemy put it on the world map (literally) around 125AD, this natural harbour on Sri Lanka’s southern coast has lured Arab, Indian and Chinese merchants, then Portuguese, Dutch and British empire builders, all drawn by the island’s strategic location, prized spices and precious stones. More recently, after nearly a decade of peace since the end of the country’s 26-year civil war, developers and sunseekers are recasting this once sleepy landscape of fishermen’s huts with minimalist villas and august hotels to create a new style of waterside offering in the Indian Ocean. PHOTO © TRI LANKA 28 CENTURION-MAGAZINE.COM CONTACT CENTURION SERVICE FOR BOOKINGS

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