ANGSILA OLD MARKET
ANGSILA OLD MARKET Ban Angsila, around 8 kilometers from Chonburi Town. From the kilometer marker 102 on Sukhumvit Road, turn right at Angsila Junction, or the highway 3134, you will find the rock sculpting sorce. Drive further for a kilometer; you will reach Ban Angsila Community.
Angsila is the first seaside resort in Thailand. It is charming with wonderful scenery, friendly ambiance of local people, and the famous products of the village, sculpted rocks. There is a famous fisherman village and a grand market where you can buy fresh seafood.
The history of tourism at this place started since King Rama IV period, when there were a number of foreigners coming to Thailand. Chonburi was very famous then as a major merchant port and, being a seaside town with fresh air, a place good ofr patient to recover from illnesses. Later, a member of royal family has built a recovery building and made Angsila the first resort in Thailand.
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