Kandy has been the capital of the Kingdom of Kandy from  15th century to  the 19th century. At that time Kandy was  known as ‘Senkadagala ‘.  The Kingdom  of Kandy was also known as ‘ Kande Uda Pas Rata’ – the country of the five regions in the hills.  These five regions were  Udunuwara, Yati Nuwara,  Dumbara, Hewaheta and Harispattuwa.  They were the  most important  administrative regions  of the Kingdom of Kandy at that time.  However, the boundaries of the Kingdom of Kandy were  changing from time  to time depending on the influence it could wield at various times.  Of course at the beginning of the  kingdom of Kandy , it’s boundaries extended up to  the  western coast from Trincomalee to Paanama.

The kingdom of Kandy at that time was self sufficient in food. Their agriculture was divided into two types – ‘Goda’ –  meaning  agriculture in  the uplands   , which could not be converted to  suit paddy  cultivation  and ‘’mada’  -on the mud meaning   the land  which could be covered with water and  meant for Paddy cultivation . Therefore  the agriculture consisted mainly on paddy cultivation and   other crops the people  wanted for their subsistence. 

Usually  every family had  a large  garden around the residence;  here they cultivated domestic crops like  pepper, nutmeg,  yams , vegetables , coconut  etc , a part of which was used  for domestic consumption and  a part of it was sold to buy  or exchange for other necessities.

The  capital city  of Kandy was  a natural fortress.  It was encircled by various ‘ durgas’ -  obstacles to enter the city.  These durgas were ‘giri Durga, - mountains,  ‘wana durga’ , forests, and ‘jala durga’ ; water. This meant that an invader had to  cross   forests , mountains  and rivers to enter Kandy.  It was these natural elements which saved the kingdom of Kandy  from  the  Portuguese, Dutch  and even the British. The fall of the kingdom of Kandy into the hands of the British  was  solely due to the assistance they got from  the disgruntled elements  inside the kingdom of Kandy and not  due their  military strength.

• The Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth )  
•  Kandy Lake
• Pulleyar Kovil ( Hindu Temple of Pulleyar)
•  Getambe  Viharaya ( Getambe Buddhist Temple)
• Esala Mangallaya ( The Ritual of July/August)
• Karthika Mangallaya ( Karthia  Ceremony )
• Aluth  Sahal Mangallaya 
• Upasampada (Higher Ordination) Ceremony .
• Bahirawa Kanda ( Mount of Bahirawa)
• Degal Doruwa Viharaya  ( Degaldoruwa Buddhist Temple) 
• The place where the Last King of Kandy was cautht by the British
• Gadaladeniya
• Lankathilaka
• Embekka Dewalaya .
• Embekke Ambalama
• Dawson Tower
• Meda Maha Nuwara Raja Maha Viharaya.
• Road Museum at  Pilimatalawa