Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park
Phetchaburi
This national historical park sits regally atop Khao Wang (Palace Hill), surveying the city with subdued opulence. Rama IV built the palace and dozens of…
Must-see attractions in Phetchaburi
Phetchaburi
Thailand’s largest national park is surprisingly close to civilisation but shelters an intense tangle of wilderness that sees relatively few tourists. It…
Phetchaburi
Centrally located, gleaming white Wat Mahathat is one impressive temple. The showpiece is a 42m-tall five-tiered Ayuthaya-style prang (corn-cob shaped…
Phetchaburi
About 4km north of town is Khao Luang Cave, a dramatic stalactite-stuffed cavern that's one of Thailand’s most impressive cave shrines, and a favourite of…
Phetchaburi
This expansive temple, founded in the late Ayuthaya era, holds quite a bit of history. Foremost are the faded murals inside the beautiful bòht (ordination…
Phetchaburi
Construction of this elegant summer palace, an incredible art-nouveau creation, began in 1910 at the behest of Rama V (who died just after the project was…
Phetchaburi
This hillside monastery, 2km west of town, sprawls through several large caverns converted into simple Buddha shrines and meditation rooms. There are some…
Phetchaburi
A 13th-century remnant of the time when the Angkor (Khmer) kingdom stretched from present-day Cambodia all the way to the Malay peninsula, this shrine was…
Wat Phra Phuttaya Saiyat (Wat Phra Non)
Phetchaburi
The main attraction at this temple, also known as Wat Phra Non (the Reclining Buddha Temple), is 43m long. It's almost as big as the famous Wat Pho in…
Phetchaburi
This temple west of the city centre has a century-old hŏr đrai (sacred manuscript library) on stilts in a pond to protect the contents against termites…
Phetchaburi
This rather unattractive beach, 20km southeast of Phetchaburi (you'll need private transport to get here) attracts a mix of beach and book lovers…
Phetchaburi
Not a fully fledged museum, rather there are 32 large năng yài shadow puppets, made by the former abbot, displayed on light boxes in Wat Plabplachai's old…
Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park Western Entrance
Phetchaburi
The west entrance on the opposite side of the hill has a cable car (closed for 10 days each June for regular maintenance and a few other days during the…
Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park Eastern Entrance
Phetchaburi
The east (front) entrance is across from Th Ratwithi and involves a not-too-strenuous footpath.
