Ayothaya Floating Market

Ayothaya Floating Market (Thai: ตลาดน้ำอโยธยา) is a cultural and shopping destination in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, central Thailand. It is not more than 2 hrs from Bangkok by car and train.

Entrance of the market.

Ayothaya Floating Market located at 65/12 Moo 7, Ayothaya, Tambon Phai Ling, Amphoe Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya close to Ayutthaya Railway Station and Wat Maheyong, operated since May 2, 2010.[1]

This market is different from other floating markets, where it is an artificial floating market. It is not an authentic floating market like Damnoen Saduak or Amphawa Floating Markets. But it has an interesting identity are traditional Thai wooden houses lined along waterways and female vendors who dress in traditional Thai clothes with a perform about the history of the Ayutthaya War four rounds per day, only on weekends and public holidays. It has an area of about 80 rai (about 31 acres) divided into zones, which each zone is named after the amphoes (districts) and renowned markets of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. [1]

Interesting and distinctive goods here are a variety of Thai food especially sweets, souvenir t-shirts, home decorations, traditional Thai toys etc. Moreover, visitors can also take a boat around the market or ride an elephant to visit nearby historical sites.[2]

The market is open daily from 9.00 am until 6.00 pm.[3]

References
  1. "AYOTHAYA FLOATING MARKET". ayothayafloatingmarket.
  2. "เที่ยวตลาดน้ำอโยธยา ตลาดน้ำแห่งใหม่ ใหญ่สุดในอยุธยา" [Travel to Ayothaya Floating Market, the new floating market biggest in Ayutthaya]. folktravel (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  3. "ตลาดน้ำอโยธยา ช้อปและชิมกับตลาดน้ำย้อนยุคในสมัยอยุธยา" [Ayothaya Floating Market shop and taste with retro floating market in Ayutthaya period]. Kapook (in Thai). 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2019-05-26.

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