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Bentota

Just before the splendid beaches of Bentota at kalawila next to Alutgama village is the late Bevis Bawa’s 5 acre private estate called ‘Brief’ open to visitors daily from 9 A.M to 5 P.M. Bevis, the brother of Sri Lanka’s leading architect, Geoffrey Bawa as the tallest man in the Sri Lankan army. Built in a well laid out garden the house has a large collection of antiques. Further on the beaches are crawling with class holiday resorts. There is a railway station, post office, shopping arcade, cafeteria and an open air theatre showing folk and mask dancing and swaying palm trees everywhere. The Bentota Ganga becomes one with

The Indian Ocean at this town 62 km from Colombo.

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