Samut Songkhram is a province of fertile land, ripe with plants and crops, including numerous vegetables and fruits, as well as a vast variety of seafood products. It is also an interesting historical area, particularly during the early Ratanakosin period, following the fall of Ayutthaya.
Samut Songkhram is located just southwest of Bangkok, along the Gulf of Thailand. Attractions in the province include floating markets, temples, a Siamese cat house, and the Ban Phaya So - the home of a famous alto fiddle maker who combines the art of traditional Thai music with wood carving.
Amphawa Chaipatthananurak is located in Amphawa District, near Amphawa Floating Market. It is the royal project under the initiative of H.R.H Princess Mahachakri Sirindhorn. She assigned Chaipattana F...
Home Krateang ChaoLay - Klong Khone
Home Krateang is how the fishermen in Klong Khon call the house in the sea these houses was built a little bit higher than sea level, in this area they are farming the Cockle and Oyster. The house are...
Nativity of Our Lady Cathedral, Bang Nok Khwaek
Nativity of Our Lady Cathedral in Bang Nok Khwaek, The Church of the Virgin Mary continues to be a holy place for Christian families living in the area. Father Paolo Salmone, a French Missionary, cons...
WatAmphawanChetiyaram is located near King Rama II Memorial Park and belongs to the Bang Chang family. It was commissioned by the mother of Queen Amarintharamat, who married King Rama I, and she once ...
Wat Bang Khae Noi, Built in 1868 by a high-ranking Khunying Chui (Noi) Wongsarot, this temple’s ordination hall was once located on a bamboo raft, which was tied to a sacred Bodhi tree on the riverban...
Bang Kung Camp was once a navy campsite during the reign of King Taksin the Great. Following the second defeat of the Ayutthaya kingdom in 1767, the king relocated his navy to this campsite. A wall wa...
This ancient temple sits on the canal-side where the Amphawa Canal converges with the Phi Lok Canal. The temple was built in the Ayutthaya period during the late reign of King Prasatthong. It is likel...
WatKhao Yi San is an ancient temple believed to have been constructed in late Ayutthaya period. A boat-shaped sacred structure, or Wihan, sits on top of the mountain. There, enshrined, are the four ov...
Wat Phet Samut Worawihan (Wat Ban Laem)
Wat Phet Samut Worawihan (Wat Ban Laem) the most important temple of Samut Songkhram, Located in the province’s main town, this temple was once known as Wat Si Champa and has played a significant role...
Wat Pummarin Kudi Thong, An unusual story lies behind the monks’ residence at this old temple. It is said that a man from a prominent family was told by the abbot of a different temple, named Wat Bang...