Sri Lanka: Galle

Score: 64

"Since the 2004 tsunami, Galle has, in fact, improved as a tourist destination. The tsunami made local inhabitants more aware that they cannot just take their heritage for granted. As a result, new museums and excellent new hotels have gone up, and some important old buildings have been restored. There is however, little interpretation of the site—and no interpretation of the important underwater cultural heritage of shipwrecks from the Portuguese, Dutch, and British periods."

"The Galle Fort Hotel is as close to a Graham Green scene as you'll find these days."

"Galle fort and the historic Dutch settlement inside the fortifications retain their cultural identity."