Old Phuket Town

When beach holidays get boring.
Rating 8110

22 november 2016Travel time: 2 november 2016
I recommend it to those who just want to take a walk, and all the surroundings of their hotel have already been explored. Master public transport - blue buses of varying degrees of shabbyness go from the western beaches to the Old City, the final stop is the Big Market. On all maps, this district is highlighted in orange, the map hangs even in buses near the driver's cab. On the windshield, on board the bus, something like: Patong - Phuket, or Kata - Karon - Phuket, or Kamala - Phuket, etc. is written in "pure English" language. The fare is thirty baht, runs every twenty minutes, but it is better not to stay until five o'clock in the evening, around this time the last flight.
It is almost impossible to get lost, there are signs and landmarks: Clock Tower Square, again Market (market) - the final stop.
"The construction of Phuket Town was initially carried out with the money of European magnates.
This provision was introduced by the governor of Chinese origin, Phraya Ratsadanupradit. By mixing European classical and Romanesque styles with Chinese traditions, a distinctive culture and architecture emerged, giving the city a unique look, which today is better known as Sino-Portuguese (Sino-Portuguese) or Sino-Colonial style. "
We found this place by simply typing "Phuket old town" into a search engine, the information is exhaustive, showing streets and interesting buildings. And it is very pleasant to take a leisurely walk, look into small shops with antiques, very non-standard souvenirs, and, at the same time, mark a new route in your map. If you go along the canal towards the southeast, you can find a small city square Saphan Hin with a monument to Bur for Tin Mining and the local University of Technology.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original

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