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12 ❯❯ Top 10 Phuket Highlights

Phuket Town

The historical and administrative center of Phuket traces its roots
back centuries – first to the early European traders and later to the
Chinese immigrants who arrived here during the 19th-century tin-
mining boom. Today, Phuket Town continues to thrive as one of the
island’s most authentic cultural areas, with magnificent archi tec-
tural treasures, Chinese shrines, colorful markets, and restaurants
that serve some of Phuket’s most delicious local cuisines.
Ko Sirey 1
Linked to Phuket
Town via a small bridge,
Sirey Island features hilly
forest trails that wind
their way through rubber
plantations. Perched on
a hilltop, Ko Sirey temple
(right) enjoys sea views
and features a large
reclining Buddha image
in its main hall.

Marvelous
Sunday
2 4 7 Phuket
Walking
Architecture
Town
Street Market The distinctive style of
Thalang Road closes to architecture found in Kutu
traffic from 4pm every Phuket Town’s old shop 6
Sunday for this colorful houses and mansions
market (above), which (below) is known as 9
offers many locally made Sino-Portuguese. This 5 2
craft items, along with highly attractive blend
clothes and good food of Eastern and Western Phuket 1
stalls. The historic build- styles dates from the Town
ings here are illumin ated late 19th century (see
for the occasion. pp14–15). 3 8 0
Naka Weekend
3
Market
Located close to the
Nakaram Temple on
Virat Hongyok Road, this
market is the ideal place
for buying food, souvenirs
and gifts, as well as a
huge variety of clothing.

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