Trincomalee, with its magnificent deep harbour, has for centuries been a magnet for merchants, adventurers and colonists. Although the town offers a number of interesting attractions, including a fort and a famous Hindu temple on a rock promontory above the sea, most visitors head for the legendary Nilaveli Beach, or the far less developed, though equally lovely, beach of Uppaveli.

Blessed with sunny weather throughout the year, with more than a dozen sheltered bays, white sand beaches, a sea that is uniformly calm and placid and warm, and offering the underwater photographer and explorer a variety of visual delights, Trinco, as it is briefly known, has all the natural ingredients to tempt a sea-lover, and may be reached from Colombo by rail, road or air.

Trincomalee's best-known endowment is its harbour - believed to be one of the largest, the safest and the most picturesque natural harbours in the world. The British and the Allied Powers chose it as the chief naval base for the entire South East Asia and Far East Command during World War II, and Trincomalee remained a "Navy town" for years afterwards.

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