Guides

Guides to
lakeside living

Everything you need to know about luxury villas in Kandy, lakefront living on the Victoria Reservoir, the neighbourhood around Digana and buying property in Sri Lanka.

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Looking across the Victoria Reservoir from a villa garden, with the hills beyond

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Read before you visit

Lot 14 & 15 — a contemporary villa façade opening onto a landscaped garden01

Buyer's guide

Luxury villas in Kandy

What makes a villa in the hills around Kandy genuinely special, what to look for before you buy, and the fully furnished lakefront villas now released at Regal Victoria Lakeside.

4 min read

Aerial view of Lot 09 on its point above the Victoria Reservoir02

Lakefront guide

Lakefront living on the Victoria Reservoir

The Victoria Reservoir is one of the most striking landscapes in the Kandy hills. Here's what living beside it is like, and what to check before you buy lakefront.

3 min read

Lot 20 — a cantilevered villa façade above the reservoir03

Buying guide

Buying property in Sri Lanka

Who can buy, how the process works, bringing funds from overseas and what to check when you pre-book a villa — a plain-English overview to take to your lawyer.

3 min read

Looking across the Victoria Reservoir from a villa garden, with the hills beyond04

Area guide

Digana & the Victoria District

Golf by the water, cricket at Pallekele, wellness retreats in the hills and the cultural heart of Kandy close by — a guide to the neighbourhood around Regal Victoria Lakeside.

3 min read

Make yourself at home

Enquire about the villas now released for pre-booking, or arrange a visit to the site in Digana.

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A villa living room opening onto the reservoir and the hills