This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 174.46.116.2 (talk) at 19:40, 3 February 2011 (added southern coast, and added another link to Paul Bowles' essay on Taprobane Island). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 19:40, 3 February 2011 by 174.46.116.2 (talk) (added southern coast, and added another link to Paul Bowles' essay on Taprobane Island)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) This article is about Taprobane Island, the hotel. For Taprobane Island, the historical location, see Sri Lanka.Taprobane Island is a rocky private island with one villa, located just off the southern coast of Sri Lanka opposite the village of Weligama,. The island was named after the old Greek word for Sri Lanka. The island was previously owned by the Count de Maunay who, exiled from France, fell in love with Weligama Bay. It was he who had the villa built on this tiny island. Another previous owner was the American author and composer Paul Bowles. Other artists who stayed on Taprobane include Dutch author Peter ten Hoopen who spent a month there in 1984 during civil unrest on the mainland.
5°58′04″N 80°25′32″E / 5.96778°N 80.42556°E / 5.96778; 80.42556
Literature
- William Warren, Jill Gocher (2007). Asia's legendary hotels: the romance of travel. Singapore: Periplus Editions. ISBN 978-0-7946-0174-4.
- Kim Inglis, Jacob Termansen, Pia Marie Molbech (2004). cool hotels: india, maldives, sri lanka. Singapore: Periplus Editions. ISBN 0-7946-0173-1.
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