Phuket · Andaman Coast, Thailand
Old Phuket Town
Pastel shophouses, lantern-lit lanes and the Sunday walking street — the island's Sino-Portuguese heart, half an hour from the coast.
Distance from Twin Sands
About 30 minutes' drive from Twin Sands (roughly 20 km)
From the airport
About 35 minutes from Phuket International Airport (HKT), roughly 32 km
Heritage
A little history.
Built on tin money in the late 1800s, the old town's arcaded shophouses were modelled on Penang and Malacca: shuttered windows, five-foot walkways and Chinese courtyards behind European façades. Thalang, Dibuk and Soi Romanee have been restored street by street, and the town's Peranakan kitchens — hokkien mee, moo hong, o-tao — are what island residents actually eat.
Places Of Interest
What you’ll find here.
- Thalang Road and Soi Romanee
- Sunday Walking Street (Lard Yai)
- Peranakan and Baba museums
- Night markets and street-food stalls
- Wat Chalong and the Big Buddha nearby
Two Of You
Made for romantic escapes.
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