Ayuthaya is a wonderful city with lots of history to see. The ruined Wats and monuments are absolutely stunning. I would recommend hiring a bicycle as the sites are quite spread out. I don't like cycling where there is a lot of traffic and this wasn't a problem, there seems to be lots of green spaces which to cycle through. Keep your eyes open for the huge lizards where the river runs through one of the city's parks. There are a lot of sights and it can be exhausting if you try to fit too much into one day. Whilst the ruins do attract a lot of tourists, the place didn't feel 'touristy' especially compared to some of the other places we ...  Read the complete review

As some of you who often read my reviews will know, I visited Thailand last year and one of the places I went to was Ayutthaya. The city is made up of two parts, one that is encircled by a river, the inner city, and the part outside the river, the outer city. Some history Ayutthaya was founded in 1351 by U Thong, who later became a Thai King. The city was the capital of Thailand from around 1450 until about 1890. The population of Ayutthaya grew enormously until at one stage it was home to over one million people. The Burmese came and set fire to the temples and ransacked the city, stealing the gold in the 18th Century. In 1991, Ayutthaya was made a ...  Read the complete review