Central Thailand region · the offbeat side of Ayutthaya.
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The old capital's signature feast: enormous freshwater river prawns — often longer than your hand — grilled in the shell until the head fills with rich orange roe, served at riverside restaurants ringing the island city.
The most majestic temple ruin in Ayutthaya — a Khmer-inspired complex of a tall central prang ringed by smaller towers on the riverbank, breathtaking at sunset and a favourite backdrop for traditional Thai-dress photos.
In the ruins of Ayutthaya's holiest temple, a sandstone Buddha head gazes out from inside the roots of a banyan tree that grew around it — the single most haunting image of Thailand's fallen ancient capital.
