So, here is the list of attractions that can be visited in Nuwara Eil:
Queen cottage
Also known as the "The Lodge" building is a country house, and it is located near Nuwara Elia. This is guarded by decree of Antiquities Ordinance ("Resolution on Ancientifications") Monument of the city. The snow-white building in traditional English style was erected at the end of the 19th century specifically for the British Governor of Ceylon, who loved to relax in the cool highlands of Nuwara Elia, in this "Little England", ranging from the heat and dust Colombo. By the way, it was here that Sir John Anderson died and died, the only British governor who gave ends on Ceylon. Since the foundation of the Island of Independence in 1948, the house became the official residence of General Governor of Ceylon, and from 1972 - already president (when Sri Lanka became the republic).
House General
General House - a country house near Nuwara Elia, a residence of ministers and members of the Cabinet of Ministers. Located near The Hill Club. It is also built in English style at the end of the 19th century for the British commander-in-chief of Ceylon. Later, the house was used by the ministers of the country.
Grand Hotel.
Yes, this is a hotel where you can accommodate. And also is one of the attractions of the city. It was built in the style of Elizabethan Baroque. The hotel has 154 rooms, including three presidential suites, two junior suites and governor suite, all with traditional design. The original building, one-storey cottage, built in 1828, was called Barnes Hall, and it was Sir Edward Barnes's summer residence, the fifth governor of Ceylon. After Barnes left the island, the house "went on hand," until he fell to an important shishke, planter and member of the Ceylon Legislative Council, which turned the house into a small hotel, renaming it. In the 1890s, the second floor was prescribed; Further expansion was expecting a construction after 15 years, the third floor appeared in the 1930s. The hotel stopped very famous guests, in particular, the British princes and their relatives, as well as Maharaja from Kapurthali and Sir Thomas Lipton - the one that created the Lipton Tea brand. The Archaeological Department of Sri Lanka defined the Grand Hotel "National Host", and in 2012, National Geographic Traveler pointed the Grand Hotel on the lists of the six main places of Sri Lanka, which the tourist must certainly visit (among others there was a peak Adam, Sigiriya, Temple of the Buddha Tooth, Dambulla and Yala National Park).Hill Club.
Hill Club is nothing more than the so-called gentlemen club, a closed club for the British representatives of the highest class, where the gentlemen were going for political conversations and playing cards. It was founded in 1876 for foreign planters living in Nuwara Elia. Until 1967, women and locals did not have access to the club. Hill Club is located on an area of 11 hectares, on Grand Hotel Road, next to the Nuwara Eliaya Golf Clubs of one side and the country house of the President Sri Lanka on the other. The English colonial architectural styles of this two-story building of gray stone include wooden stairs, high roofs, parquet floors, fireplaces and wonderful antique furniture. Now, there is a restaurant and a hotel with 36 rooms, including two suites and three family chalets, dining room, two bars (including Mens Only Bar and "Mixed Bar") and four tennis courts. It was here that the Association of Tennis Sri Lanka was founded in 1915.
Chief Advanced Nuwar Eija
Many houses in the town were built in the architectural style of Tudors - Late Gothic Style. For example, a sample of this style is King Heinrich VII Capella in Westminster Abbey. Nuwar Eija's main post office is one of the brightest representatives of this style in the city.
Boultry National Park
This is a small national park located in Nuwar Elia. It was announced in 1938 by the reserve, and the status of the National Park was erected only 10 years ago. Ornithologists consider this park (and another Victoria Park) the most significant habitat of birds throughout Sri Lanka. "Galway Land" is a house for 20 rare species of migrant birds and 30 local species. In addition, rare colors are growing in the park as "local spill" and foreign origin.
Temple Sitha Amman
The temple is located about 5 kilometers from Nuwar Elia, in a small village of Sith Elia. It is believed that there was a place where the scene, the heroine of the ancient Indian epic "Ramayana" and the wife of the frame, sharpened a demon Ravana, the great-grandfather of Brahma. Sita prayed every day to come and saved her. At this place, a small, but very bright and interesting temple was erected. By the way, on the rock at the stream there are circular depressions - the locals assure that these are traces of the elephant feet of the terrible Ravan.Church of the Holy Trinity
There are Elia and the Anglican Church in Nuwara - this is the Church of the Holy Trinity, together with a nearby cemetery. Despite the fact that Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948, there is still a bunch of traces of the colonial past, so this church among them. She was erected in 1899 by a local tea producer. This is a beautiful old church, inside which, by the way, is the old authority - it seems like, the biggest if not in Asia, then on the island. Beautiful and outside, and from the inside. The gravestone on the cemetery is completely English names of the owners of plantations and their families.
Tea Factory Pedro (Pedro TEA Factory)
There is a factory about 3.5 kilometers to the east of Nuwara Elia, on the way to the Kandapanese. You can ask for a half-hour excursion in the factory - there is quite interesting! The factory building was built in 1885, and the 19th century technique is still used. And the processing of tea sheets is happening only at night, when the cooler (such a grade of tea), so you will not see much simply. But just admire tea plantations very interesting. Inside the factory is forbidden to photograph. To get to the place on Tuk-Tuka from Nuwara Elya costs about 350 rupees (with the condition that the driver will wait for you). You can also take a bus from the main station Nuwar Elia and get in just 13-15 rupees.
