The Portuguese arrived in Sri Lanka in 1505! I found this was marked on the Wind rose, mosaic world map in front of the monument of World Discoveries in Belém, Lisbon. The map shows the routes of Portuguese explorers. CEILAO (Sri Lanka) #portugal #belamtower #worldofdiscoveries #travel #holiday #lisbon (at Belém, Lisboa, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS4k0-8hNun/?utm_medium=tumblr













