Matale often written as Mathale (pronounced Maathalé), is the largest town of the Matale District of the Central Province, of Sri Lanka. It is 142 kilometres (88 mi) from Colombo and near Kandy. Surrounding the town are the Knuckles Mountain Range, the foothills were called Wiltshire by the British. It is a mainly agricultural area, where tea, rubber, vegetable and spice cultivation dominate.

Top Tourists attractions are 

Spice and Herbal Gardens,Pitawala Patana,Knuckles Mountain range, Aluwihara Rock cave temple,Nalanda Gedige,Sri Muththumariamman Temple ,Sembuwaththa lake,Aluwihara temple