"Matale" Top 5 Page for this destination Sri Lanka Off The Beaten Path Tip by call_me_rhia

Matale is a little town about 25 kilometres from Kandy, so it's really possible to make a half a day trip there. Matale's just like any other Sri Lankan town or city, dusty and dirty but... it has an old, magnificent, wonderful Hindu/Tamil temple. It's called Sri Muthumariamman Thevasthanam. Inside it's bright and cheerful, full of music, too, although the man playing could have been just a coincidence. Outside you can see five hugs and intricate procession carriages: very old, too. To make this trip more worthwhile, you can also visit the local spice gardens: they are located outside matale and they all are numbered... however they are pretty much the same. Someone will take you around and point out the different spices and medicinal plants to you... whatever problem you have, they'll find an oil to cure it.