糖心传媒

Wat Thammothayalan

Luang Prabang

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This monastery close to That Chomsi features a number of gold Buddhas nestled into rocky clefts and niches.

糖心传媒's must-see attractions

  • Sunset view over the city from Mount Phousi, a sacred mountain located in the heart of the former capital of Laos.

    Phu Si

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    Dominating the old city centre and a favourite with sunset junkies, the 100m-tall Phu Si (prepare your legs for a steep 329-step ascent) is crowned by a鈥

  • Tat Kuang Si Waterfalls

    Tat Kuang Si

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    Thirty kilometres southwest of Luang Prabang, Tat Kuang Si is a many-tiered waterfall tumbling over limestone formations into a series of cool, swimmable鈥

  • Wat Xieng thong temple at twilight time in Luang Pra bang, Laos. 358251350 ancient, antique, architecture, art, asia, asian, beautiful, believe, bright, buddhism, buddhist, building, chiang, city, culture, faith, famous, gold, heritage, historical, landmark, lao, luang, luangprabang, mekong, monk, night, old, palace, prabang, religion, spirituality, temple, thong, tour, tradition, traditional, travel, trip, twilight, unesco, urban, vientiane, wat, world, xieng, xiengthong

    Wat Xieng Thong

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    Luang Prabang's best-known monastery is centred on a 1560 s菒m (ordination hall). Its roofs sweep low to the ground and there's a stunning 'tree of life'鈥

  • UXO Laos Information Centre

    UXO Laos Information Centre

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    The sobering UXO Laos Information Centre helps you get a grip on the devastation Laos suffered in the Second Indochina War and how nearly 40 years later鈥

  • Buddha statues in the Pak Ou Caves.

    Pak Ou Caves

    11.9 MILES

    Where the Nam Ou (Ou River) and Mekong River meet at Ban Pak Ou, two famous caves in the limestone cliff are crammed with myriad Buddha images. In the鈥

  • Laos Royal Palace Museum

    Royal Palace

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    Evoking traditional Lao and French beaux-arts styles, the former Royal Palace was built in 1904 and was home to King Sisavang Vong (r 1904鈥59), whose鈥

  • Ethnic clothes at Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre Museum, Phousi Hill.

    TAEC

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    Visiting this professionally presented three-room museum is a must to learn about northern Laos' various hill-tribe cultures, especially if you're鈥

  • Close-up of bamboo sticks used for weaving at Ock Pop Tok Living Craft Centre, Ban Saylom.

    Ock Pop Tok Living Crafts Centre

    1.44 MILES

    Set serenely close to the Mekong, this beautiful, traditionally styled workshop, where weavers, spinners and batik makers produce top-quality fabrics,鈥

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Nearby Luang Prabang attractions

1. Buddha Footprint

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This mysterious footprint close to Phu Si is one of many scattered around Southeast Asia, and is said to be that of the Buddha after he reached鈥

3. Heuan Chan Heritage House

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Footpaths lead back from the commercial main drag into a little oasis of palm-shaded calm around Heuan Chan, an authentic traditional longhouse on tree鈥

4. Phu Si

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Dominating the old city centre and a favourite with sunset junkies, the 100m-tall Phu Si (prepare your legs for a steep 329-step ascent) is crowned by a鈥

5. That Chomsi

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One of the most visited sacred sites in Luang Prabang is located at the top of Phu Si. Built in 1804, by night the the 24m gilded stupa gleams like a鈥

6. Wat Pa Phai

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Over the gilded and carved wooden facade, Wat Pa Phai has a classic Tai鈥揕ao fresco depicting everyday scenes of late 19th-century Lao life.

7. Wat Ho Pha Bang

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The sacred Pha Bang image, from which the city takes its name, is stored in this highly ornate pavilion that wasn't completed until 2011. The 83cm-tall,鈥

8. Wat Xieng Mouane

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In the old quarter, Wat Xieng Mouane's ceiling is painted with gold naga (river serpents) and the elaborate h谩ang th铆en (candle rail) has naga at either鈥