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 Nuwara
Eliya
Nuwara
Eliya is situated in the central mountains - 2'000 m above
sea level. It is Sri Lanka's premier hill resort. Splendid
scenery and fine bracing mountain climate. Temperature average
10° C. Nuwara Eliya is decidedly English in someway (houses
, gardens and places names) and was actually planned to be
an English village by a pioneering Englishman, Sir Samuel
Baker in the mid 19th Century.
Heart
of Sri Lanka's tea country, Nuwara Eliya teas are some of
the country's best.
Many
of Sri Lanka high mountain peaks including the highest Pidurutalagala
(2524 m) are located in this district. Excellent walks and
drives, exceptionally good golf on the 18 hole course, one
of the best in Asia. Trout hatchery, market, gardens of flowers,
fruits and vegetables, not commonly associated with Sri Lanka,
Haggala
Botanical Gardens famous for its collection of
roses and the rare fernery.
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