Travel destinations in Thailand. Find out what to see and do on your holiday in Thailand. Information on transport, accommodation and food.
The Chatuchak Market, in Bangkok, has more than 8,000 sales stalls. At a weekend it usually has more than 100,000 visitors. In this market there is everything for sale, although not always at the best prices, yet it is well worth visiting.
Doi Inthanon National Park has an area of 480 km2 and, beyond the natural beauty, many reasons of interest for the visitors. With the highest peak in Thailand ,with 2565 meters of altitude, the area is also inhabited by several tribes that still maintain ancestral lifestyles today.
Wat Phra Doi Suthep is one of the must-see places in Chiang Mai. One of the most sacred Buddhist temples in Thailand, this one, founded in the nineteenth century, has a mystique of its own and has become a unique pilgrimage destination
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Wat Trapang Thong is a central point of Old Sukhothai. Built on an island set inside a water reservoir, around the 14th century, it is accessible through some wooden bridges ans scenery and atmosphere is amazing. In this ancient temple, still in use, stands out a great chedi and a footprint of Buddha.
The Wat Saphan Hin temple, founded in the 13th century, is known to contain a colossal Buddha image. This figure, Called Phra Attharot by the locals, is about 13 meters high, standing in the Abhaya Mudra position, with his right hand raised with the palm facing forward, representing protection, peace and benevolence.
Wat Sorasak temple, founded in the 15th century, is located in the central sector of Sukhothai historical park, still within the city walls. Framed in a wide area, where the green stands out and it is possible to glimpse other temples and ruins, the highlight resides in the sulptures of elephants that, side by side, make the base of the chedi.
The Wat Chetupon temple, which is practically all in ruins, is believed to have had a great importance in the last period of the Kingdom of Sukhothai. However, what survived the passage of time, makes a visit worthwhile.
Wat Si Chum, perhaps the second most popular temple in Sukhothai, is known for its 15m high Buddha image, called Phra Atchana ("the still Buddha"). The statue is located inside a huge Mandapa. This one, conceived in a very singular form, has a passage to the inside and the statue.
After touring Sukhothai historical park by bike, it is at the Ramkhamhaeng National Museum that you will find a few more pieces of the puzzle, which is the history of Sukhothai. This museum, inaugurated in the sixties, is full of statues, stone inscriptions, deities carved in bronze and more.
