Experience the Ruin City. Ayutthaya is 76 kilometres north of Bangkok and boasts numerous magnificent ruins. Such ruins indicate that Ayutthaya was one of Indo - China's most prosperous cities. Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya a Historical Park, a vast stretch of historical site in the heart of Ayutthaya city, has been included in UNESCO's list of world heritage since 13 December ,1991. Ayutthaya was surrounded by a 12-kilometre-long wall which was five metres thick and six metres high and boasted 99 gates, brick and clay roads and canals to transport water into the city. Its grandiose past can be re-experienced through its ruins scattered throughout the province, but the relics and records from this period were destroyed by the Burmese in 1767. Ayutthaya's ruins can be explored by bicycle in a day or two, but other than that, there is little to see or do here these days. If you have to choose between seeing the historical parks here or in the other ancient capital Sukhothai, the latter is probably the better choice. For more information on Ayutthaya - Call us today!