A guide to the Jaffna Peninsula: its temples, ancient sites, beaches and colonial heritage, spanning Jaffna city and its surrounding villages.

A guide to Jaffna city: capital of a 400-year Tamil kingdom, its library's destruction and rebirth, post-war recovery, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Jaffna Fort: the Dutch pentagon-shaped fortress built from coral and limestone, surrendered to the British in 1795, visiting tips and map.

A guide to St Mary's Cathedral (Periya Kovil) in Jaffna: the martyred prince legend, its 250-year history, wartime refuge role, visiting tips and map.

A guide to the Jaffna Archaeological Museum: artefacts spanning Tamil, Sinhalese, Dutch, British and Portuguese history, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Nallur Kandaswamy Temple in Jaffna: over a thousand years of destruction and rebirth, its golden gopuram, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Kantharodai (Kadurugoda) in Jaffna: a field of ancient miniature stupas, contested Tamil-Sinhala historical narratives, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Nilavarai Well in Jaffna: the Ramayana arrow legend, the naval expedition that finally measured it, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Valvedditturai (VVT), a historic Jaffna Peninsula trading town, its maritime heritage and modern significance, visiting tips and map.

A guide to the Amman temple tradition on the Jaffna Peninsula: goddess worship, local shrines, festival customs, visiting tips and map.