Introducing Phrae
Like Chiang Mai and Lampang, Phrae has an old city partially surrounded by a moat beside a river (here it’s the Mae Nam Yom). Unlike Chiang Mai, Phrae’s old city still has lots of quiet lanes and old teak houses – if you’re a fan of traditional Thai teak architecture, you’ll find more of it here than in any other city of similar size anywhere in Thailand. The local temple architecture has successfully resisted central-Thai influence over the centuries as well. It’s a bit unusual: you’ll find a mix of Burmese, northern-Thai (Nan and Lanna) and Lao styles.
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Southeast of the old city, the newer, more modern Phrae looks like any other medium-sized town in Thailand.
Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
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