Thailand

The ruins of the 14th–18th-century Siamese capital north of Bangkok; a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1991 and the anchor of the modern city of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya.

The walled centre of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, framed by a square moat and containing dozens of Buddhist temples, traditional shophouses and the remains of the old city gates.

A walled royal complex on the Rattanakosin island in central Bangkok; it includes the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and several ceremonial halls and is the symbolic heart of the Thai monarchy.

A small peninsula on the Andaman coast in Krabi, accessed only by boat because of the surrounding limestone cliffs; it combines several beaches with rock-climbing cliffs and mangrove edges.

A Buddhist temple on the west bank of the Chao Phraya, opposite Bangkok; its central prang rises about 70 metres and is decorated with coloured porcelain and seashells.

A Theravada Buddhist temple on Doi Suthep, the mountain west of Chiang Mai; reached by a long naga-flanked staircase and the gilt chedi that dominates the hilltop.