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Helga's Folly

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Kandy Helga's Folly
Kandy Helga's Folly

Helga's Folly is an art nouveau boutique hotel situated in Kandy, Sri Lanka owned by Helga de Silva Blow Perera, daughter of Fredrick de Silva. Gregory Peck, Peter Finch, William Holden, Mahatma Gandhi, Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Kelly Jones of the Stereophonics are some of the notable guests who stayed at the hotel. Jones went on to write and record the song "Madame Helga" after his stay at the hotel. Helga's Folly has been described as "insane, kind of creepy, but awesome at the same time."

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Helga's Folly
Rajapihilla Mawatha, Kandy Thalwatta

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Rajapihilla Mawatha
20000 Kandy, Thalwatta
Central Province, Sri Lanka
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Lake View Park International Scout Centre
Lake View Park International Scout Centre

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