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City of monkeys and King Narai's palace, with sunflower fields in the cool season
📍 Phra Prang Sam Yot and the monkeys📍 Phra Narai Ratchaniwet📍 Sunflower fields📍 Pa Sak Jolasid Dam📍 San Phra Kan
City of monkeys and King Narai's palace, with sunflower fields in the cool season
Lopburi is an old town that brings two things to mind first: the monkeys and King Narai's palace. The old quarter has troops of monkeys roaming the streets around Phra Prang Sam Yot and San Phra Kan, a sight you won't find anywhere else. Phra Narai Ratchaniwet and Ban Wichayen te
Start with stays →Boat noodles — Lopburi has several boat-noodle shops in town
Phra Prang Sam Yot and the monkeys — A three-towered Khmer temple in the old town o
Phatthana Nikhom sunflower fields — Wide sunflower fields that bloom yellow in
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6.8Highlights and sights around Lopburi — nature, city and culture
A three-towered Khmer temple in the old town overrun with crab-eating macaques. It's the image people picture when they think of Lopburi, and they come to see and photograph it.
King Narai's old palace in the heart of town, with throne halls and palace walls to walk through. It's now a museum telling the story of Lopburi.
In the cool season, wide sunflower fields bloom yellow around Phatthana Nikhom and Khao Chin Lae, a favorite photo spot late in the year.
A large dam where, late in the year, the floating train runs across the crest. People love riding it to take in the views over the wide reservoir.
An old shrine paired with Phra Prang Sam Yot, with monkeys living all around it. Locals stop to pay respects and feed the monkeys as a matter of course.
A limestone hill outside town ringed with sunflowers in the cool season, a popular backdrop for photos and a well-liked viewpoint.
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Lopburi has several boat-noodle shops in town serving small bowls of strong, dark broth. You order a stack at a time, and it's a popular lunch.
A local specialty grown on the hill slopes in Mueang and Phatthana Nikhom districts. The fruit is large and sweet, and in season you can buy some to take home as a gift.
A local sweet you'll find at the markets, soft and topped with fresh coconut cream. It's the town's signature dessert, and people stop to buy it to take home.
Som tam, grilled chicken, and laap are easy to find all over town. The flavors are bold and tasty, an easy meal with plenty of shops to choose from.
Around the markets and streets of the old quarter you'll find rice-and-curry shops and snacks to graze on at local prices. Eat before you go walking around the palace and temples.
The old quarter has small cafes in old buildings and shophouses where you can sit and sip a coffee after walking around the historic sites.
A popular dinner for locals, with several shops to choose from at friendly prices.
Riverside restaurants near Pa Sak Jolasid Dam serve fresh shrimp and freshwater fish, eaten with a view over the reservoir.
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November–January, cool weather, sunflowers in full bloom, and the floating train at Pa Sak Dam to ride
A three-towered Khmer temple in the old town overrun with crab-e
King Narai's old palace in the heart of town, with throne halls
In the cool season, wide sunflower fields bloom yellow around Ph
A large dam where, late in the year, the floating train runs acr
An old shrine paired with Phra Prang Sam Yot, with monkeys livin
A limestone hill outside town ringed with sunflowers in the cool
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Explore Phetchabun →Lopburi is an old town that brings two things to mind first: the monkeys and King Narai's palace. The old quarter has troops of monkeys roaming the streets around Phra Prang Sam Yot and San Phra Kan, a sight you won't find anywhere else. Phra Narai Ratchaniwet and Ban Wichayen tell the story of King Narai's reign, when Lopburi served as a second royal capital.
Head a little outside town and the mood changes. In the cool season, big sunflower fields bloom yellow around Phatthana Nikhom district and Khao Chin Lae, and there's the Pa Sak Jolasid Dam, where you can ride the floating train across the water late in the year. The food runs from boat noodles and fresh-coconut khanom piakpoon to the custard apples grown on the hill slopes around Mueang and Phatthana Nikhom districts.
Best time: November–January, cool weather, sunflowers in full bloom, and the floating train at Pa Sak Dam to ride
