Wat Phan On

Chiang Mai


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 and the courtyard becomes a food court during the Sunday Walking Street market.


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