Kandyan Era Buddhist Temples
Escape the hustle and bustle of downtown by tuk-tuk and head to the lush countryside of Gampola, home to numerous well-preserved Kandyan-era Buddhist temples and shrines overlooking peaceful fields and lanes. Three of these rural temples – Gadaladeniya Viharaya, Embekke, and Lankathilaka – comprise the scenic and culturally rich ‘Three Temple Loop