Negombo is dotted with churches – so many locals converted to Catholicism that the town is sometimes known as ‘Little Rome’. The fading pink chamber of St Mary’s Church , in the town centre, has some thunderous ceiling paintings covering the nave. East of town the Angurukaramulla Temple , with its 6m-long reclining Buddha, is also worth seeing. The island of Duwa , joined to Negombo by the lagoon bridge, is famed for its Easter passion play.
