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 Matale - The Belle of the Central Hills

Among the verdant central hills of the lush island nation Sri Lanka, lies idly a beautiful human settlement, called Matale. Matale is blessed with nature’s finest beauty; captivating green landscapes, tall mountain ranges and breathtaking waterfalls are strewn here and there around the area.  The history of Matale is impregnated with epic tales of heroism, mainly from the times of the Uva Wellassa rebellion in 1848. Nowadays, metal is an urban area, given the considerably busy commute of its numerous hobnobbers.

Matale has strived among the popular tourist destinations, and the main reasons are Riverston and Pitawala Pathana.

Situated approximately 30 kilometres from the town of Matale is Riverston, a beautiful mountain range, which is part of the Knuckles Mountain. Described as the ‘mini world’s end, the Riverston peak with a sheer drop of 300 metres, offers a grand view of the central hills, the Knuckles mountain range and beautifully terraced paddy fields in the Thelgama valley. 

Situated close to Riverstone is Pitawala Pathana, yet another picturesque site of mountains, waterfalls and natural pools. This grassland is a gently sloping slab of rock covered with a thin layer of soil. Isolated and scattered trees and shrubs with many endemic plants and animals make this grassland their home, which is blessed with an air that is fresh and untainted. Situated along the Rattota - Illukkumbura Road, the grassland is unique for its cold climate, which is quickly covered with sheets of mist given its altitude. 

The Sera Ella, a stunning waterfall adds up to Matale's indescribable beauty, paving its way to be a top tourist attraction of the town. With a year-round flow, the waterfall spills with all its splendour during the monsoonal season of November and March. The cascading water covers a cave that is reachable even during times of heavy rainfall. Sembuwatta lake, Wasgamuwa National Park, Nalanda Gedige Vihara and Alu Vihara are the other popular sites of attraction around Matale, which add up to a uniquely diverse experience. So what are you waiting for?

මාතලේ - මධ්‍යම කඳුකරයේ සුන්දරිය.

සශ්‍රීක දූපත් රාජ්‍යයක් වන ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ මධ්‍යම කඳුකරය අතර මාතලේ නමින් සුන්දර මානව ජනාවාසයක් පිහිටා ඇත. මාතලේ සොබාදහමේ හොඳම සුන්දරත්වයෙන් ආශීර්වාද ලද්දකි; ආකර්ශනීය හරිත භූ දර්ශන, උස කඳු වැටි සහ විශ්මයජනක දිය ඇලි ප්‍රදේශය පුරා විහිදී යයි. මාතලේ ඉතිහාසය වීරත්වයේ වීර කාව්‍යයන්ගෙන් පිරී ඇත, ප්‍රධාන වශයෙන් 1848 දී ඌව වෙල්ලස්ස කැරැල්ලෙන් මාතලේ වීර පුරාවෘත්තයන් කැපී පෙනෙන්නට විය. වර්තමානයේ, මාතලේ කාර්යබහුල ප්‍රදේශයක් වන අතර, එය ඉස්පාසුවක් නොමැතිව ගමන් ගන්නවුන්ගෙන් පිරී ඇත. රිවර්ස්ටන්, පිටවල පතන, සේර ඇල්ල, නාලන්දා ගෙඩිගේ විහාරය, වස්ගමුව ජාතික වනෝද්‍යානය වැනි එකිනෙකට වෙනස්, නමුත් එකසේ ආකර්ෂණීය ස්ථානයන්ගෙන් සපිරි මාතලේ අසිරිය විඳීමට ඔබත් එන්න.

மாத்தலே - மத்திய மலைகளின் அழகு.

வளமான தீவு தேசமான இலங்கையின் மத்திய மலைகளில் மாடலே என்ற அழகான மனிதக் குடியிருப்பு அமைந்துள்ளது. மாத்தலே இயற்கையின் சிறந்த அழகைக் கொண்டு ஆசீர்வதிக்கப்படுகிறார்; கவர்ச்சிகரமான பச்சை நிலப்பரப்புகள், உயர்ந்த மலைகள் மற்றும் கண்கவர் நீர்வீழ்ச்சிகள் இப்பகுதி முழுவதும் நீண்டுள்ளன. மாத்தேலின் வரலாறு வீர காவியங்களால் நிறைந்துள்ளது. முக்கியமாக, 1848 ஆம் ஆண்டு ஊவா வெல்லாசா கிளர்ச்சியில் மாடாலின் வீர புனைவுகள் தனித்து நின்றன. இன்று, மாடலே ஒரு பரபரப்பான பகுதி, எந்தவித இடையூறும் இல்லாமல் பயணிகள் நிறைந்தவர்கள். 

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Caption by    : Thrividya Liyanaarachchi 

Designed by : Deeshan Madusanka

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