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[[file:Mercado flotante, Ayutthaya, Tailandia, 2013-08-23, DD 01.jpg|thumb|250px|Entrance of the market.]]
[[file:Mercado flotante, Ayutthaya, Tailandia, 2013-08-23, DD 01.jpg|thumb|250px|Entrance of the market]]
'''Ayothaya Floating Market''' ({{lang-th|ตลาดน้ำอโยธยา}}, {{IPA-th|tā.làːt náːm ʔā.jōː.tʰā.jāː|pron}}) is a cultural and shopping destination in [[Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province]], [[central Thailand]]. It is not more than 2 hrs from [[Bangkok]] by car and [[Northern Line (Thailand)|train]].
'''Ayothaya Floating Market''' ({{langx|th|ตลาดน้ำอโยธยา}}, {{IPA|th|tā.làːt náːm ʔā.jōː.tʰā.jāː|pron}}) is a cultural and shopping destination in [[Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province]], [[central Thailand]]. It is less than 2 hours from [[Bangkok]] by car and [[Northern Line (Thailand)|train]]. The market has operated since May 2, 2010.


Ayothaya Floating Market located at 65/12, Mu 7, [[Ayothaya (town)|Ayothaya]], Tambon Phai Ling, [[Amphoe Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya]] close to [[Ayutthaya Railway Station]] and [[Wat Maheyong]], operated since May 2, 2010.<ref name=Th/>
Ayothaya Floating Market is located at 65/12, Mu 7, [[Ayothaya (town)|Ayothaya]], Tambon Phai Ling, [[Amphoe Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya]], which is close to [[Ayutthaya Railway Station]] and [[Wat Maheyong]].<ref name=Th/>{{Self published source|date=September 2023}}


This market is an artificial floating market unlike other markets including [[Damnoen Saduak Floating Market|Damnoen Saduak]] or [[Amphawa Floating Market]].
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This market is different from other floating markets, where it is an artificial floating market. It is not an authentic floating market like [[Damnoen Saduak Floating Market|Damnoen Saduak]] or [[Amphawa Floating Market]]s. But it has an interesting identity are [[traditional Thai house|traditional Thai wooden houses]] lined along waterways and female vendors who dress in traditional Thai clothes with a perform about the [[Ayutthaya kingdom|history of the Ayutthaya War]] four rounds per day, only on weekends and public holidays. It has an area of about 80 [[rai (unit)|rai]] (about 31 acres) divided into zones, which each zone is named after the ''[[amphoe]]s'' (districts) and renowned markets of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. <ref name=Th>{{cite web|url=http://ayothayafloatingmarket.in.th/en/index.php|title=AYOTHAYA FLOATING MARKET|work=ayothayafloatingmarket}}</ref>


== Activities ==
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Interesting and distinctive goods here are a variety of [[Thai food]] especially sweets, souvenir t-shirts, home decorations, traditional Thai toys etc. Moreover, visitors can also take a boat around the market or ride an elephant to visit nearby [[Ayutthaya Historical Park|historical sites]].<ref>{{cite web|title=เที่ยวตลาดน้ำอโยธยา ตลาดน้ำแห่งใหม่ ใหญ่สุดในอยุธยา|url=http://www.folktravel.com/archive/ayothaya-float-market.html|accessdate=2019-05-29|language=thai|work=folktravel|trans-title=Travel to Ayothaya Floating Market, the new floating market biggest in Ayutthaya}}</ref>
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The floating market has [[traditional Thai house|traditional Thai wooden houses]] lined along waterways and female vendors who dress in traditional Thai clothes, performing the [[Ayutthaya kingdom|history of the Ayutthaya War]] four times per day on weekends and public holidays. It has an area of about 80 [[rai (unit)|rai]] (31 acres) divided into zones, which are named after the ''[[amphoe]]s'' (districts) and renowned markets of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. <ref name="Th">{{cite web|url=http://ayothayafloatingmarket.in.th/en/index.php|title=AYOTHAYA FLOATING MARKET|work=ayothayafloatingmarket}}</ref>


== Area ==
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The market is open daily from 9.00 am until 6.00 pm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://travel.kapook.com/view178259.html|work=Kapook|language=thai|date=2017-08-29|accessdate=2019-05-26|title=ตลาดน้ำอโยธยา ช้อปและชิมกับตลาดน้ำย้อนยุคในสมัยอยุธยา|trans-title=Ayothaya Floating Market shop and taste with retro floating market in Ayutthaya period}}</ref>
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Goods include a variety of [[Thai food]], as well as sweets, souvenir t-shirts, home decorations, and traditional Thai toys. Visitors can take a boat around the market or ride an elephant to visit the nearby [[Ayutthaya Historical Park]].<ref>{{cite web|title=เที่ยวตลาดน้ำอโยธยา ตลาดน้ำแห่งใหม่ ใหญ่สุดในอยุธยา|url=http://www.folktravel.com/archive/ayothaya-float-market.html|accessdate=2019-05-29|language=thai|work=folktravel|trans-title=Travel to Ayothaya Floating Market, the new floating market biggest in Ayutthaya}}</ref>

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The market is open daily from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://travel.kapook.com/view178259.html|work=Kapook|language=thai|date=2017-08-29|accessdate=2019-05-26|title=ตลาดน้ำอโยธยา ช้อปและชิมกับตลาดน้ำย้อนยุคในสมัยอยุธยา|trans-title=Ayothaya Floating Market shop and taste with retro floating market in Ayutthaya period}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 05:58, 31 October 2024

Entrance of the market

Ayothaya Floating Market (Thai: ตลาดน้ำอโยธยา, pronounced [tā.làːt náːm ʔā.jōː.tʰā.jāː]) is a cultural and shopping destination in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, central Thailand. It is less than 2 hours from Bangkok by car and train. The market has operated since May 2, 2010.

Ayothaya Floating Market is located at 65/12, Mu 7, Ayothaya, Tambon Phai Ling, Amphoe Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, which is close to Ayutthaya Railway Station and Wat Maheyong.[1][self-published source]

This market is an artificial floating market unlike other markets including Damnoen Saduak or Amphawa Floating Market.

Activities

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The floating market has traditional Thai wooden houses lined along waterways and female vendors who dress in traditional Thai clothes, performing the history of the Ayutthaya War four times per day on weekends and public holidays. It has an area of about 80 rai (31 acres) divided into zones, which are named after the amphoes (districts) and renowned markets of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. [1]

Area

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Goods include a variety of Thai food, as well as sweets, souvenir t-shirts, home decorations, and traditional Thai toys. Visitors can take a boat around the market or ride an elephant to visit the nearby Ayutthaya Historical Park.[2]

The market is open daily from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "AYOTHAYA FLOATING MARKET". ayothayafloatingmarket.
  2. ^ "เที่ยวตลาดน้ำอโยธยา ตลาดน้ำแห่งใหม่ ใหญ่สุดในอยุธยา" [Travel to Ayothaya Floating Market, the new floating market biggest in Ayutthaya]. folktravel (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  3. ^ "ตลาดน้ำอโยธยา ช้อปและชิมกับตลาดน้ำย้อนยุคในสมัยอยุธยา" [Ayothaya Floating Market shop and taste with retro floating market in Ayutthaya period]. Kapook (in Thai). 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
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