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“Monte Fano” – Benedictine Monastery in Kandyan Hills By Arundathie Abeysinghe Situated in a tranquil location away from the hustle and bustle of Kandy City amidst cool climes of Ampitiya, Monte Fano is the mother house of the Sylvestro – Bendictine monks in Sri Lanka. Monte Fano stands in impeccable harmony with its environs, simple, yet majestic, lending magnetism to the landscape, a vast rectangular building depicting archetypal colonial architecture. Its remote location and salubrious climate provide seclusion and peace necessary for prayer as well as study. Family spirit forms the very core of the Benedictine life, according to *St. Benedict’s concept of a monastery, a spiritual family where the Abbot is the father and the monks are brethren of Christ. Monte Fano has an exact carbon copy of the *Shroud of Turin. The work of Sylvestro – Benedictine monks is well-explained as: “Per Crucem Ad Lucem” (in Latin meaning ...

HAPUTALE Upper Uva spreads out from the mountains of Idalgashinna, Ohiya and the Horton Plains, the peaks of Hakgala and to the cone of Namunukula and Poonagala Source:Daily Mirror Haputale, as a destination in Uva Province, has enormous attractions to cover as a traveller. Last week, in the Daily Mirror Travel, we published the most sought-after Water Falls in the District of Badulla. Today, we look deep into the colonial city of Haputale, which is one of the favourite destinations of the Province. With the elevation of 1431 m (4695 ft) above the sea level, Haputale has a rich bio-diversity dense with numerous varieties of flora and fauna. Haputale is surrounded by hills covered with cloud forests and tea plantations. Perched at the southern edge of the Hill Country, the plantation community in Haputale clings to a long, narrow mountain ridge with the land falling away steeply on both sides. ...