Sigiriya is an ancient rock fortress located in the northern Matale District near the town. The average annual temperature is 26.5 °C. In a year, the average rainfall is 1598 mm. of Sigiriya in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. An altitude of the area is 180 meters above sea level Sigiriya offering tourists an abundance of nature is set in the midst of one of the most historic landscapes of Sri Lanka.
Sigiriya rock has two fortified precincts where the western precinct encompasses 90 hectares, and the eastern precinct covers 40 hectares. Sigiriya was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. Sigiriya rock plateau, which formed from magma extinct volcano, is 200 meters higher than the surrounding forest.
Fort complex including the remains of ruined castles, surrounded by a vast network of forts, extensive gardens, ponds, canals, alleys and fountains. Since the 3th century BC Sigiriya rocky plateau served as a convent. In the second half the 5th century king Kasyapa (477 CE-495 CE) decided to build a royal residence here. After his death Sigiriya again become a Buddhist monastery until the 14th century, when it was abandoned. The term comes from the word Sihagri Sigiriya, the Lion Rock. The west wall of Sigiriya is almost entirely covered by frescoes. Frescoes depicting naked women and well-regarded portrait of wives and concubines Nagas or priests perform religious rituals.
With the Sigiriya Rock Fortress as the backdrop, this eco- friendly hotel is surrounded by vast gardens and lotus pools offering comfortable and charming accommodation units
