Pratu Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai


One of the gates to Chiang Mai's old town that bustles with a lively fresh market in the early morning and is set up with food stalls every evening.


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1. Wat Jet Lin

0.17 MILES

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2. Làk Meuang

0.38 MILES

Housed in a striking stucco chapel resembling a mon·dòp (a spire representing a Thai adaptation of a Hindu shrine) at Wat Chedi Luang, the Làk Meuang was…

3. Wat Srisuphan

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4. Weave Artisan Society

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5. Wat Chedi Luang

0.42 MILES

Wat Chedi Luang isn't as grand as Wat Phra Singh, but its towering, ruined Lanna-style chedi (built in 1441) is much taller and the sprawling compound…

6. Wat Phan Tao

0.45 MILES

Without doubt the most atmospheric wát in the old city, this teak marvel sits in the shadow of Wat Chedi Luang. Set in a compound full of fluttering…

7. Wat Phan On

0.46 MILES

Fringed by gilded Buddhas, the stately chedi at this prosperous wát is visited by scores of locals after dark. There's a coffee shop and massage pavilion…

8. Lanna Architecture Center

0.47 MILES

Formerly owned by prince Jao Maha In, this handsome mansion built in a hybrid Lanna and European style between 1889 and 1893 houses a small education…