Mount Lavinia is the closest beach to the capital, Colombo.
It is famous for it’s “Golden Mile” of beaches – and also marks the beginnig of a 130 km strech of beach to the south

Here you will find the memories of an old the colonial, romantic story
manufested by The Govenor’s House (turned into a hotel in 1947)
Some scenes of the film The Bridge on the River Kwai where filmed at this location.