{"id":280313,"date":"2017-10-10T18:36:05","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T10:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/8-beautiful-places-sri-lanka-280313.html"},"modified":"2017-10-11T11:54:57","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T03:54:57","slug":"8-beautiful-places-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/th\/galerie-th\/8-beautiful-places-sri-lanka-280313.html","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Cities & Beautiful Coasts: 8 Most stunning places in Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adventure-seekers and globetrotters looking to blaze new trails in Asia now have a new destination to include on their list.<\/p>

Sri Lanka<\/strong>, formerly known as Ceylon, has just been named as 'Asia's Leading Destination'<\/strong>\u00a0 and the 'Leading Adventure Tourism Destination for Asia<\/strong>' at the World Travel Awards 2017 over the weekend - a testament to its rich and diverse tourism products and activities.<\/p>

This may come as a surprise to some, considering Sri Lanka has been overshadowed by the more 'trendier' destinations in Asia like Bali<\/a>, Phuket or Hong Kong. But it does seem like this destination is slowly making its way into everyone's bucket lists and travel radar - and deservedly so.<\/p>

This island in the Indian Ocean has an inexhaustible options of things to do, whether you're a beach bum, adventure-seeker or culture vulture<\/a>. From the popular beach towns of Negombo and the stylish Benton, a trip the Yala National Park to spot bears, leopards and elephants, to whetting your appetite for history and archaeology in some of the world's most stunning ancient cities, like Sirigiya and Polonnaruwa, there's so much to sink your teeth into.<\/p>

Ready for a Sri Lankan adventure you won't forget? Browse our top picks of the most beautiful places you have to visit in this tropical paradise<\/strong>!<\/p>

Sarah Khan<\/em><\/p>

Photos: Getty Images<\/em><\/p>

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There is so much to sink your teeth into at this tropical island paradise!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":608,"featured_media":280169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"From the breathtaking ancient ruins of Sirigiya and Anuradhapura to the beautiful beach town of Bentota, check out the best places to visit in Sri Lanka!","_is_translated":false,"_source_post_url":"","is_displayed_in_hp":false,"displayed_in_hp_after_update":false,"is_thumb_featured":false,"template_without_diapo":"","enable_bloc_resume":false,"bloc_resume_post":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[13196,13088],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-280313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia-th","category-galerie-th"],"yoast_head":"\nAncient Cities & Beautiful Coasts: 8 Places in Sri Lanka to visit - Thailand<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From the 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