Lonely Planet Pocket Phuket
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Lonely Planet Pocket Phuket

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Lonely Planet Pocket Phuket

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Publisher
Lonely Planet
Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9781788685689
Print ISBN
9781786574787

Phuket Town

A colourful blend of cultural influences, the Old Town is a testament to Phuket’s history, but it’s also the island’s hipster heart. Century-old hôrng tăa·ou (shophouses) are being restored, vibrant street art is popping up amid distinctive Sino-Portuguese architecture, and Phuket Town remains a wonderfully refreshing cultural break from the island’s beaches.
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Sino-Portuguese shopfronts | KEVIN HELLON/SHUTTERSTOCK ©
The Short List
AOld Phuket Town Architecture Wandering between Sino-Portuguese shophouses and hunting down ancient Chinese shrines.
ACafe Culture Seeking out the island’s finest coffee beans at creative cafes around town.
ALocal Cooking Sampling Phuket’s specialities; don’t miss the famous roti shops on Th Thalang.
ACocktail Time Drinking in the blossoming crafted-cocktail scene.
ABoutique Bliss Scouting for antiques, vintage fashion, experimental art and secondhand books.
Getting There & Around
u To/from the airport 550B; Patong 500B; Kata 600B; Surin 700B.
g Bright-orange airport buses: 12 times daily (100B, one hour, 6am to 8.30pm). Local bus from Bus Terminal 1 to Patong (30B, 7am to 5pm).
Sŏrng·tăa·ou Bus-sized pick-up trucks between Th Ranong and beaches (30B to 40B, 30 minutes to 1½ hours, 7am to 6pm).

Top ExperienceOld Phuket Town

Once the beating heart of the island’s 19th- and 20th-century tin-mining industry, the atmospheric Old Town has undergone major restorations in the last decade, with its historic Sino-Portuguese buildings vibrantly repainted, new cafes, bars and guesthouses appearing and, more recently, fresh street art adding pops of colour. It’s still a real slice of multifaceted Phuket history and local life.
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map Google map
Sŏrng·tăa·ou Between Th Ranong and Phuket’s beaches (30B to 40B, 7am to 6pm)
g Local bus from Bus Terminal 1 to Patong (30B, 7am to 5pm).
u Sample rates: Pato...

Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Welcome to Phuket
  3. Top Experiences
  4. Eating
  5. Four Perfect Days
  6. Need to Know
  7. Phuket Regions
  8. Phuket Town
  9. Laem Phanwa
  10. Hat Patong
  11. Hat Karon
  12. Big Buddha
  13. Hat Kata
  14. Rawai
  15. Hat Kamala
  16. Hat Surin
  17. Ao Bang Thao & Cherngtalay
  18. Northeastern Phuket
  19. Northern Beaches
  20. Hidden Hôrng of Ao Phang-Nga
  21. Diving in the Similan Islands
  22. Ko Phi-Phi Day Trip
  23. Survival Guide
  24. Language
  25. Behind the Scenes
  26. Our Writer