This Sri Lankan hilltop town is home to mesmerizing cultural landmarks and stunning vistas - it's also one of the friendliest ...

Cave Temples of Dambulla On the way to Sigiriya, spend at least a couple of hours at the Golden Temple of Dambulla. Even if you’re not into caves, you won’t want to miss this as this 3rd-century cave ...

I rise pre-dawn to ascend nearby Sigiriya Lion Rock, the 200-metre-high remnant magma plug of an extinct volcano. This granite peak — magnificent at sunrise — was the site of King Kashyapa’s ...

One of the best preserved examples of ancient urban planning and a UNESCO World Heritage site, this ancient fortress is a true wonder of the world.

The surrounding gardens of Sigiriya are also a marvel in itself and are among the oldest landscaped gardens in the world. They include a dramatic cave as well as water, boulder and terraced ...

To get to grips with the country fast, head to the Cave Temples at Dambulla and climb the incredible rock fortress of Sigiriya, before spending a day strolling around the ancient and evocative ...

Below are 12 things you should know about the cave paintings at Lascaux. Four schoolboys stumbled onto the Lascaux cave system while chasing their dog. Dordogne is rife with decorated caves.

After landing at Bandaranaike International Airport, head north to Dambulla Cave Temple, one of the best-preserved and largest cave monasteries in Sri Lanka. Dating back to the first century BCE, the ...

Fragments of 22 paintings of female figures are said to have been rediscovered by Deraniyagala in 1948. These frescoes were of the same period as those more artistic and famous Sigiriya frescoes.

Scientists have discovered artwork depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig in what they have determined is the world’s oldest-known confidently dated cave painting created ...

51,000-year-old cave painting may be earliest scene depicted through art The artwork, an example of early storytelling, shows three humanoid figures and a pig. Sulawesi residents of that era were ...