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Ayutthaya Prangs and Royal Monasteries

Ayutthaya Prangs and Royal Monasteries

Ayutthaya · Thailand

7 stops
  • Audio guide
  • 4 languages
  • Offline

Walk through Ayutthaya’s royal religious landscape, from the monumental prang of Wat Chaiwatthanaram to the former Royal Palace and its surrounding heritage. You will see a riverside place of worship, a royal palace, two royal monasteries, a city wall, a king’s monument, and the wider Ayutthaya setting. Along the way, pause to compare sacred architecture, royal power, defense, and remembrance in one continuous route. This is a rewarding walk for understanding how Ayutthaya’s prangs and royal monasteries shaped the historic city.

The walk

Stops 1–6 of 7. The rest are in the app.

  1. Wat Chaiwatthanaram

    Wat Chaiwatthanaram

    A royal temple where cosmic symbolism meets the political ambition of King Prasat Thong.

  2. Ayutthaya Royal Palace

    Ayutthaya Royal Palace

    Ayutthaya Royal Palace is an attraction in Ayutthaya, Thailand.

  3. Wat Na Phra Meru Rachikaram

    Wat Na Phra Meru Rachikaram

    Wat Na Phra Meru Rachikaram, a place of worship in Ayutthaya, Thailand.

  4. 1 more stop on this walk, in the app
  5. Ayutthaya Palace City Wall

    Ayutthaya Palace City Wall

    Ayutthaya Palace City Wall is an attraction in Ayutthaya, Thailand.

  6. King Ramathibodi I Monument

    King Ramathibodi I Monument, a tourism attraction in Ayutthaya, Thailand.

  7. Wat Phra Ram

    Wat Phra Ram

    Wat Phra Ram is a place of worship in Ayutthaya, Thailand.

  8. Stop 7

  9. 1 more stop in the app

Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places

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How a walk works

1 more stop in the app

This page shows the first 6 of 7 stops. The rest of the walk, and the guide who narrates it, are in the app.

  1. Pick a walk

    Every stop is a real place, already in walking order.

  2. Pocket your phone

    Follow the line on the live map, or download the walk before you lose signal.

  3. Listen as you arrive

    On a narrated walk the story starts on its own at each stop, so your eyes stay on the place.

See the whole walk in the app

Free to install · Every city’s featured walk is free, start to finish.

  • A guide who talks

    Narration at every stop, starting on its own as you arrive — phone in your pocket.

  • The route, followed

    A live map with the turns called out, and a way back whenever you wander off it.

  • In four languages

    English, French, Spanish and Arabic — the words and the voice, not just the labels.

  • Or build your own

    Pick the places you actually want and the app works out the order to walk them in.

  • The unglamorous things

    Toilets, pharmacies, cash points and water, without leaving the walk.

  • No signal needed

    Download a walk before you go and it works under a souk roof or on a plane.

  • Picks up where you left off

    Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.