{"id":23444,"date":"2026-06-07T11:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T11:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/?post_type=destination&#038;p=23444"},"modified":"2026-06-22T11:57:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:57:33","slug":"sukhothai-historical-park","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/destination\/sukhothai-historical-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Parc historique de Sukhothai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sukhothai, &#8220;Dawn of Happiness&#8221;, was founded in the 13<sup>e<\/sup> century, to be<br \/>\nthe first capital of the unified Thai kingdom, which flourished for two<br \/>\ncenturies as the political, cultural, and religious center of the Thai people.<br \/>\nThe city declined in the 15<sup>e<\/sup> century with its architectural gems, Temples<br \/>\nand buildings decayed and abandoned. The Sukhothai Historical Park was<br \/>\nestablished in the late 20<sup>e<\/sup> century, including Thailand&#8217;s most impressive<br \/>\nancient city with nearly 200 temple ruins, royal palaces, and magnificent<br \/>\nmonuments, all set among water gardens and rice fields creating a mystic<br \/>\natmosphere of extraordinary beauty and tranquility.<\/p>\n<p>                <div class=\"owl-carousel description-pics owl-theme\" id=\"description-gallery\">\n                                            <div class=\"item\">\n                                <div class=\"gal-cvr min-h\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thetjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Historical-Park-THUMB-02.jpg\" alt=\"Buddha Sculpture in a temple in Sukhothai Historical Park south of Chiang Mai, Thailand\" \/>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <p class=\"gallery-img-caption\"><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"item\">\n                                <div class=\"gal-cvr min-h\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thetjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Loi-Krathong-Festival-of-Lights-THUMB-02.jpg\" alt=\"Loi-Krathong-Festival-of-Lights in Sukhothai Historical Park, south of Chiang Mai, Thailand, Travel with Joy\" \/>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <p class=\"gallery-img-caption\"><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <br \/>\nThe old city park is best explored in \u00bd-1 day by bicycles, on rent in the entrance.<br \/>\nIf time allows spend a second day in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/si-satchanalai-historical-park\/\">Si Satchanalai Historical Park<\/a>,<br \/>\n<\/strong>50 km north of Sukhothai, home to several monuments of exceptional beauty.<br \/>\nVisiting the modern town of Sukhothai enjoy Kuay Tiaw Sukhothai, the<br \/>\nlocal noodle specialty, the region is famous for.<br \/>\nTo reach Sukhothai take a bus from Chiang Mai (5-6 hours) or<br \/>\nBangkok (6-7 hours), or by a \u00a0train to Phitsanulok, 120 km southeast from<br \/>\n\u201cNew\u201d Sukhothai, 30 km north of the historical park.<br \/>\nSukhothai is best visited in November-February when it\u2019s cool and dry,<br \/>\nor during the Loi Krathong Festival in November, when the park hosts<br \/>\nspectacular celebrations with the ruins illuminated by thousands of<br \/>\ncandles and fireworks. Visit both Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai Parks<br \/>\nas part of 2-3 day trip from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/city\/chiang-mai\/\">Chiang Mai<\/a><\/strong> ou <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/trip\/bangkok\/\"><strong>Bangkok<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sukhothai, &#8220;Dawn of Happiness&#8221;, was founded in the 13th century, to be the first capital of the unified Thai kingdom, which flourished for two centuries as the political, cultural, and religious center of the Thai people. The city declined in the 15th century with its architectural gems, Temples and buildings decayed and abandoned. The Sukhothai Historical Park was established in the late 20th century, including Thailand&#8217;s most impressive ancient city with nearly 200 temple ruins, royal palaces, and magnificent monuments, all set among water gardens and rice fields creating a mystic atmosphere of extraordinary beauty and  tranquility.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-23444","destination","type-destination","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sukhothai Historical Park Ancient Ruins Guide | Travel Joy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore Sukhothai Historical Park with ancient temples, Buddha statues &amp; UNESCO ruins. 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