The city of Trincomalee, which has become more famous due to the 3rd largest natural harbor in the world can be toured within a half a day tour from the city of Colombo. On behalf of that well worth to take a tour there cause of the number of exclusive tour attractions located with. Among them, the Lover’s leap located next to the Knoeswaram temple is the place where a legend lived.
The rumor says that once a daughter of an old Dutch officer was thrown herself into the sea off from the cliff and prompted to suicide. This daughter, Francina van Reed was a beautiful girl. The root cause was that her lover broke off the engagement had to sail back to Europe and never to see or talk with her again. Moreover, the sympathy raised in her heart led her to a tragic death and let her die by jumping from the swami rock. Even today you can see the memorial erected to commemorate the significance of the legend.
This true incident is attested by an inscription on a pillar on Swami rock of Trincomalee. It says that the date of the tragedy – 1687 April 24. Travelers, who are a penchant for seeing and enjoying their holidays in Sri lanka, can take a tour around Trincomalee and relax your mind. For nature lovers, the entire city is well worth to explore wildlife including the island. You will have to get ready to enter a dry and sunny zone of Sri Lanka. Therefore it will be better if you could take caps, umbrellas with you. Perhaps during the months of Oct- Jan will be a bit of rain. But the windy climate will never let you a feeling of exhausted. The harbor of Trincomalee is a place where hundreds of cargo traded for the Tourism, Agriculture, financial and commercial sectors of Sri Lanka.