It is a laid back place. You go back decades in your mind as you walk around.
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Once a bustling trading community, a visit to this province's historic town reveals its past as a cultural melting pot.
Following a peaceful trip to Koh Mak recently, I returned to the mainland and like many other travellers, made the most of my time exploring the historic town of Chanthaburi on the way back to Bangkok. A pleasant day trip took me back to the days when Chanthaburi was a significant gemstone supplier and marine trading port before becoming a popular resort town on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand.
Just a one-hour drive from Trat, the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception stands on the banks of Chanthaburi River as a testament to it being a cultural melting pot, in which Thais, Chinese migrants and Vietnamese Christians have coexisted in harmony for generations......
Continued at link with many photos.
The Historic Town of Chanthaburi
The Historic Town of Chanthaburi
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