Anuradhapura

Anuradhapura is the first capital of Sri Lanka located in north central province of Sri Lanka. It is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka which was the center of Theravada Buddhism for many centuries. Due to its ruins of an ancient Sri Lankan civilization UNESCO named it as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1982 under the name of Sacred City of Anuradhapura.
Location: North central province, Anuradhapura District
Famous for: Ancient City. UNESCO heritage, Worlds most ancient cultural monuments, Myths
Best time to visit: Year round destination
How to reach: Anuradhapura is 204 km from Colombo. You can easily access by train or by road transportation within 3.30 hours.