The Night Bazaar is on Chang Klan road, between the old city and the river to the east. The old city of Chiang Mai is a 1.6 x 1.6 kilometer square (a square mile) surrounded by a moat. The night bazaar is a daily evening market, mainly for tourist shopping. Things you can buy include […]
Chiang Mai is good for shopping. Central Festival, Maya and Promenada are three relatively new shopping centers. They are great for shopping but also include cinemas, coffee shops, restaurants, supermarkets, food courts and other entertainment. Central Airport and Central Huey Kaew also have a cinema. Especially in weekends all these places can be quite busy.
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From the moat follow Tha Pae road until the river and just before the bridge turn left. You will first pass the flower market before reaching Warorot market after about 400 meters. Warorot market has a wide selection of almost everything, especially fruits, vegetables and other food stuff, but also herbs, handicrafts, ceramics, wood carvings,
Chiang Mai has quite a number of shops selling second-hand or used books. Several are in a small street branching off Tha Pae road, just east of the moat. You will find a wide collection of books at a reasonable price. It’s a great place to fill your library with all the classic “must reads”
To find the Flower Market, from the moat follow Tha Pae road until the river and just before the bridge turn left. After about 300 meters you reach the Ton Lamyai Flower market, which has a wide selection of orchids, roses and other colorful flowers. Nearby is the Warorot market, where you can shop for
Ban Tawai is a shopping area a few kilometers south of Chiang Mai. From Central Airport Shopping Centre take road 108 south for about 10.8 kilometer. Turn left and after about 2.8 kilometers you reach Baan Tawai. It’s a big shopping village so you will need at least a couple of hours to explore the
Bo Sang is the “umbrella village” in San Kamphaeng a couple of kilometers east of Chiang Mai. From the moat follow Tha Pae road until the river. Cross the bridge and continue east on Charoen meang road. After about 8.5 kilometer you will reach the Bo Sang village in San Kampaeng. This “umbrella village” is
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The Street Market, also known as “walking street” is held every Sunday in the Old City of Chiang Mai. The old city of Chiang mai is a 1.6 x 1.6 kilometer square surrounded by a moat. The Street Market is on Rachadamnoen road and some side roads. At the west end of Rachadamnoen road is
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A Street Market is held every Saturday in Wua Lai road, just south of the Old City of Chiang Mai. The old city of Chiang mai is a 1.6 x 1.6 kilometer square surrounded by a moat. At Wua Lai Road you will also find several shops selling silverware handicrafts, which make beautiful souvenirs. Also
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