Spice Garden

Since ancient times Sri Lanka was internationally known for its spices, especially in the days of the Silk Road, where spices play a much greater role in the preparation of food. Until the 15th century the spice trade was controlled by Arab merchants, but when European navigators opened up sea routes to the East, this monopoly was broken. At this time, even spices grown in forests. When the Dutch captured Ceylon, they tried to grow them in plantations near the coast. One of these plantations were Cinnamon Gardens Colombo (Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo 07). And although the plantations in Colombo no longer exists, the name and left. Now the cinnamon, cloves, pepper, vanilla, cardamom and other spices are grown in small private farms in areas Kegalla, Mavanelly, Kandy and Matale, where the climate is quite humid and cool. The bulk of production is exported. Spices are used not only in food, but in the production of medicine and cosmetics. Across the country, scattered "spice gardens" where tourists can see how to grow spices, listen to a short story about their use, well, and, of course, buy. Here you will find the most "expensive" tree in the world - Sandalwood with brownish-gray trunk, a large number of smooth and flexible branches and leathery leaves and purple-pink color. For aromatic oils used trees older than thirty years. There are also sold a variety of oils, masks, creams and ayurvedic medicine for the treatment of any diseases, made from these plants. Women have a unique opportunity here to buy now sandalwood and coconut oil to prolong their youth.