marinaexplores_ — Wat Rajamontean
Chiang Mai is a city filled with historical beauty, modern attractions, adventure, and a lively backpacker atmosphere. It offers a blend that can captivate almost any traveler. Did you know Chiang Mai is also home to around 300 temples, or “wats”? The city is considered a major center of Buddhism, with temples dating back hundreds of years! However, it’s unlikely that you’ll have the time to visit them all and it might be overwhelming having to choose! That’s why I out together some of the best ones that I visit! Have you been to any of them? Do you have any other suggestions? Let me know in the comments 👇🏽 and save for later!
Attraction
Place of worship
4.7
Place of worship
4.7
Temple complex with a partially crumbled 15th-century chedi & a pillar believed to protect the city.
Place of worship
4.6
Buddhist temple dating to at least the 1300s & featuring a prominent chedi (stratified tower).
Other
Place of worship
4.7
In addition to its gold stupa, pagodas & museum, this mountainside temple offers broad city views.
Buddhist temple
4.5
This ornate, Lanna-style Buddhist temple was originally built during the Mangrai dynasty.
Place of worship
4.7
14th-century Buddhist temple boasting gold & copper Buddhas, murals & ancient manuscripts.