Maraville is a city in Puttal County, which is part of the North-Western province. Located a town along the main road (A3), which connects the cities of Negombo and Chlav, on the ocean coast.
The town is small (although against the background of many other cities in the province, it is considered, rather, "middle") - it stretches for only 4 kilometers along the western coast. But there are several very decent resorts of the hotel cozy along this distance (there is a couple of the main road away from the ocean) and several pretty restaurants. From the north the city washed water Lagunas with mangrove thickets -very nice.
But in general, the town of Maraville should prefer those who crave to the maximum Calm and relaxed rest by the ocean . The beaches on Sri Lanka are all municipal, so even those that are located right next to the hotel are not fencepred off. But umbrellas and lounge chairs most often have (in the sense, on the aircraft beaches). In any case, the beauty of the ocean negates any slightest inconvenience. The ocean is good even in the "non-season" - desperate tourists bathe even in the storm.
There is almost no entertainment in the city Except for those that your hotel will offer you. For example, it can be live music in the lobby or just a bar. Hotels with animation is not about Maravilu, and not about Sri Lanka as a whole. But more tourists and do not wait for it from the island.
What do tourists do here? First of all, resting on the beach. Secondly, ride around the surroundings - District Puttalam Well known in the province of its picturesque lagoons and jungle. Possible fishing in the lagoons.
Attractions in the city are also almost no - with the exception of a small Buddhist temple Halpanvila , couples are not particularly notable Hindu temples (more in the city), several mosques B. south lire (among which the most beautiful, perhaps Cotaramullah Jamma Masdzhid) and pretty pretty churches downtown.
So that, excursions In free from felting on the beach and listening to the evening birds time - this is your all! Safari, rides on elephants, tea factories, waterfalls - options mass (there are, including two and three-day excursions). Well, Sri Lanka is everywhere different, and necessarily deserves that she was recognized.
Diving and surfing in Maraville is impossible, since there are no such centers, so if you really want to go for this thing in Galle, where "sports movement", rafting, diving and everything you wish, or in the Unawatuna area, where there are Coral reef, and the resort infrastructure is more developed. And Maravila is a calm family vacation. Shopping In Maraville - exclusively souvenir, and, all sorts of souvenirs and tea in urban shops can be purchased at fairly low prices (sometimes lower than in the serviced shops).
Local residents The town is striking good nature: they scream greetings from all sides, they make hands and smile. Most of the population are Singals, confessing Buddhism (some - Christians). Almost all population is engaged in fisheries or work on Shrimp farms , very popular in these parts (therefore, so that all the leave will feed with huge delicious shrimps there will be no problems).
Part of the population is engaged in work on rubber tree plantations, and a small part works in the field of tourism. By the way, some guides and workers of hotels Maraville speak good in Russian (for example, famous for the whole city Roma Guide ). And, of course, Lankans are a completely amazing people, including employees of the tourism sphere. If you have ever rested in Egypt, you will feel the difference at once (there are constantly waiting for you money, they stick - everything is different).
In general, it is worth noting that Maraville is still not a very developed resort place. In fact, there is only one large hotel, and the rest is villas, small hotel. But in this and the big plus of the resort - the fishing village of TRONATE "Civilization" is only partially.