Kitulgala is located about 80 kilometres from Colombo on the A7 main road that runs to Nuwara Eliya via AvissawellaKitulgala is a pleasant town set amidst green hills thick with tropical vegetationThe name Kitulgala itself is derived from the Kitul palm tree, groves of which are abound in the expansesKitul sap is concentrated and then crystallized to produce jaggeryKitul sap is also fermented to make palm wine.
Kitulgala is the movie location of where David Lean’s 1957 epic, Bridge on the River Kwai was filmed.
A calm stretch in the River Kelani between two rocky outcrops on either side is the movie location where the railway bridge for the movie was constructedThe water flows silently in this stretch of the river, which is quite deep and sluggish.
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