Archaeological Sites

  The north Western Province is a treasure hone of archaeology, having been the seat of four medieval kingdoms of Sri Lanka between the mid-   century and the mid fourteenth. Forced to move capitals frequently due to foreign invasion, Sri Lanka’s kings nevertheless built handsome citadels at Panduwasnuwara, Dambadeniya, Yapahuwa and Kurunegala. Impressive remains of those citadels-fortresses, palaces, Buddhist temples, shrines, monasteries and hermitages, walls and moats as well as monuments of much earlier ( even pre- Christian ) and later European colonial periods, provide exciting sightseeing to visitors.