Things to do in Trincomalee
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Sunflower Bake House
Below the hotel of the same name, this place has a range of sweet and sour pastries that make for a good breakfast and some dirt-cheap, but dirt-free, rice-and-curry lunches for Rs 80.
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Fort Frederick Area
Built by the Portuguese, Fort Frederick was rebuilt by the Dutch. Today, British insignias crown the tunnel-like gateway that pierces the fort’s massively stout walls. Parts of the fortress are under military jurisdiction, and anyone entering will have to undergo a stringent security check. Despite this, a stroll up to the big new standing Buddha statue at the Gokana Temple and on up to Swami Rock, a 130m-high cliff nicknamed Lovers’ Leap, and the revered Koneswaram Kovilis highly worthwhile. This temple houses the rescued lingam (Hindu phallic symbol) known as the Swayambhu Lingam (viewing 7am-11.30pm & 4-6pm), making it one of Sri Lanka’s most spiritually important …
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Dutch Bay
Right in the centre of Trinco is the attractive and picturesque Dutch Bay. Swimming is possible despite sometimes dangerous undertows. However, it’s more a place for strolling, and ice-cream sellers cater to the evening passeggiata.
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Family Needs
This shack-fronted rice-and-curry place, which you’d never look at twice, actually makes an epic fried rice and, if you give plenty of notice and if they have some cheese and, and, and, might just be able to conjure up a decent pizza.
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Kandasamy Kovil
This temple, dedicated to Murugan, houses the rescued lingam (Hindu phallic symbol) known as the Swayambhu Lingam (viewing 7am-11.30pm & 4-6pm), making it one of Sri Lanka’s most spiritually important Hindu sites.
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Welcombe Hotel
There’s appealing alfresco dining at this hotel restaurant, which serves some original and mostly successful Western dishes, including lamb chop in wine and rosemary, and jumbo prawns in lemon-garlic butter.
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Gem Hotel
This jack-of-all-trades restaurant is one of the more popular lunch spots with locals. The buffet curries here won’t cost more than Rs 120, no matter how many times you go back for a refill.
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St Mary’s Cathedral
Of the churches the 1852 Catholic St Mary’s Cathedral is particularly attractive, with a sky-blue neobaroque frontage and a tiled, towered rear.
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Green Park Beach Hotel
With a relaxed atmosphere and vast menu of mainly north Indian dishes, this hotel restaurant is one of the nicer places to eat.
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Manayaweli Cove
Manayaweli Cove is an appealing curl of fishing beach reached by strolling past Dhoby Tank, where local washers do their laundry.
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Fish Market
Fishy interest is provided at the raucous daily fish market near the bus station. Early mornings are busiest.
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Kali Kovil
Kali Kovil has the most impressive, eye-catching gopuram of Trinco’s many Hindu temples.
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