Discover the best top things to do in Central Province, Sri Lanka including Don Renuka's Art Gallery, Aakarsha Gem House, Karunagama Art Gallery, Tea Plantation Workers Museum and Archive, Pethikada, World Buddhist Museum, Kandy Brasswear Village, Sri Dalada Museum, Oak Ray Tea Factory & Museum, Ceylon Tea Museum.
Gampola (Sinhala:ගම්පොල, Tamil:கம்பளை) is a town located in Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. Gampola was made the capital of the island by King Buwanekabahu IV who ruled for four years in the mid fourteenth century. The last king of Gampola was King Buwanekabahu V. He ruled the island for 29 years. A separate city was built in Kotte during this time by a noble known as Alagakkonara. The longest sleeping Buddha statue in South Asia is located in Gampola, the Saliyalapura Temple.
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