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Local farmers' market
King Sangiliyan’s Minister’s House
This building is the best-preserved part of the ruins of Jaffna's ancient royal palace. No signage or development but a cool place to check out
Beautiful and famous Hindu temple. Come at sunset when the orange coloured temple building is at its most vibrant. Photography is not allowed inside.
KKS, Port Kankesan
A beachside suburb of Jaffna reachable by train or tuk-tuk. It has the port with the ferry to India, Sri Lanka's northernmost railway station, the freshwater Keerimalai springs (reportedly with healing powers but mostly used as a swimming hole) and the 1000-year old Keerimalai Naguleswaram Kovil. The beach here is very beautiful.
A colourful, bustling market