Shoba Display Gallery

Top choice in Galle


Beautiful lacework made right here. The shop teaches local women dyeing crafts and ensures them a fair price for their work. Even if you’re not buying, pop in to witness the process of making lace, or sign up to a lace-making (Rs 2000) or papermaking (Rs 1800) class. There's a small cafe, too.


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Nearby Galle attractions

1. Triton Bastion

0.08 MILES

Small southwestern bastion, which was once topped with a windmill (used to draw water to clean Galle's streets).

2. All Saints Anglican Church

0.12 MILES

A handsome Victorian Gothic structure dating from the mid-19th century. It boasts impressive stained-glass windows, beautifully carved timber arches and…

3. Sudharmalaya Temple

0.12 MILES

Gazing over the lawns on the western side of Galle, this small whitewashed temple complex includes a prayer hall (the unusual design of which, including a…

4. Dutch Governor's House

0.13 MILES

A striking building that dates from 1683, over its doorway is a cockerel and the crest of Galle. It's not open to the public.

5. Neptune Bastion

0.14 MILES

A minor bastion located on the western ramparts of the Fort.

6. Bell Tower

0.15 MILES

A small whitewashed bell tower supported by four slim pillars.

7. Marine Archeological Museum

0.15 MILES

This spacious maritime museum occupies a colossal old spice warehouse built by the Dutch and dating back to the late 17th century. The structure was…

8. Historical Mansion

0.16 MILES

More of an antique store than a museum, this Fort townhouse (which dates back to the Dutch days) contains the private collection of a long-time local…