Negombo

Negombo alias the Little Rome, Catholic churches and it is full of beloved Catholics! Fresh seafood and unblemished beach, the closest to the arrival and departure airport, the best to relax before the voyage or farewell to miss it again and again compacted in Negombo. A spirited daytime and a vibrant nightlife are promised, party it all night along.!
A vibrant coastal city, Negombo is a major urban city situated in the mouth of the Western province, on the West coast and in the Negombo lagoon. Negombo is additionally the authoritative capital of the Negombo Divisional Secretariat Division. It is a noteworthy business city with a populace of 128,000 in the Negombo zone, 37 kilometers North of Colombo. 
Negombo is celebrated for its extensive and old occupied fish shops and the angling business and excellent sand sandy shorelines. Sri Lanka is a free city with extravagant inns, housing, specialty eateries, and fine B&B. It is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-social city. Negombo is perfectly very close by to Bandaranaike International airport.

Attractions
Negombo Lagoon
One of the most sensible and productive ecosystems is own by Negombo lagoon. Dandugam Oya and Ja-Ela send the main fresh water here. Fishery industry has a big association with the coastal environment and the lagoon. 89 benthic invertebrates, 29 mangrove species, seven seagrass species and fish species 140 in number. Lagoon fishing is widespread in the community. Lagon prawns and crabs are very demanded their high taste.

Muthurajawela
Known as the 'Swamp of Royal Treasure,' Muthurajawela fringes the Negombo Lagoon toward the South and Kelani river toward the North. Muthurajawela Marsh is the island's most significant saline peat lowland. The bog bears a stunning assortment of vegetation. Around 192 vegetation and 209 fauna, 102 types of birds have been found. Some indigenous verdures and faunas have additionally been found in Muthurajawela bog. Guests may see birds such as herons, egrets in plenitude in the marsh and lagoon. It is additionally a habitation for 40 distinct types of fish, of which 15 falls under the classification of indigenous fauna.

Dutch fort
The old Dutch fort is ideal which near lagoon mouth. The fine gateway is 1678 dated. Here a green as Esplanade where cricket matches are played is a big attraction. The fort grounds are now occupied for prison, but the architecture is still the same as interested long back.

Negombo Beach
The scenery of boats set off from the shores for watching while longing on the sandy beach in the early morning is just a tranquil. The restaurants along the beach mouth water draw the surround to the mouthwatering snacks. Fish, crab and lobster market is nearby. The sunset emits the hue to make the sand a golden carpet, and sun setting against the beautiful oceanic background is just a serene.

St. Mary’s Church
It is superabundant the Negombo is full of churches as the majority more than 90% are Christians or Catholics. Among the churches St. Mary’s church is one of the largest cathedrals in Sri Lanka which is famous locals and dozens of tourists. The church exhibits social amalgamation of the European practices with Sri Lankan craftsmanship and engineering which was transcendent amid the long early stretches of the twentieth century. The congregation was worked in neoclassicism style with sections and plain dividers. Alabaster pictures of numerous saints and religious symbols are painted on the ceiling. The artworks on the life of Christ on the roof were finished by the N.S. Godamanne, a painter of Buddhist starting point who helped the development of the congregation. The excellence of the artistic creations on the nave. A deceased benefactor has paid the expense of an altar that was imported from Europe.

Angurukaramulla Buddhist temple
The city’s largest temple is Angurukaramulla with a large Buddha image and locale has a beautiful temple house. Numerous murals and old paintings are displayed. For history, lovers can gather the Sri Lankan kingship of bygone eras. The temple is aged more than 300 years.