Tangalle

Tangalla, mesmerizing coastal town in the south coast is the gateway to the wide-open spaces and wide-open golden beaches which are good for swimming. It is believed that the name is derived from ran-gala or golden rock, from a legend that tells of a time when a holy man once partook of a meal there, and the rock was turned to gold whilst further research also reveals that it means the “projecting rock”, because long ago the town was protected from the ocean by a long rocky slab that projected into the sea across the mouth of the bay.