Central 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.
Among the brick ruins of one of Ayutthaya's most important monasteries, a serene stone Buddha head rests cradled in the roots of a banyan tree — Thailand's most haunting image of nature and history grown together.
