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Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

Ayutthaya, full name Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (พระนครศรีอยุธยา), is an ancient capital and modern city in the Central Plains of Thailand, 85 km (53 mi) north of Bangkok. Its proximity to Bangkok makes this city of 51,000 people (2020) a popular day-trip destination for travellers from that city. Wikivoyage

Population 52,940 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Thailand

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Thailand

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Bang Sai Arts and Crafts Centre Fair (งานประจำปีศูนย์ศิลปาชีพบางไทร)

    January

    At the end of January.

  2. Songkran Festival (งานเทศกาลสงกรานต์)

    April

    April 13.

  3. Festival Ayutthaya, World Heritage Fair, or Thai lifestyle

    December

    A festival of varying names around the (ancient) city with various stages showing theatre, dance and music for free. Main light and sound show at Wat Pra Mahahtat (200 baht). Hundreds of food stalls around the area.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 5 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Ayutthaya 2.0 km, Ban Ma 4.7 km

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