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A LEGACY OF STORIES WHERE HISTORY AND ROMANCE CONVERGE

If walls could talk, Halala Kanda’s heritage would weave many tales of romance, decadence, and legendary guests.

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From Sri Lanka’s aristocratic families to Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia to the touring Australian cricket team of 1946, its corridors and gardens have echoed with the footsteps of history.

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After many decades empty, the estate was re-discovered in 2010, overrun with jungle and near ruin.

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