Khao Phra Bat Pattaya
Hilltop shrine with a centuries-old Buddha footprint and a naval hero's monument overlooking the bay.
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This guide to Khao Phra Bat Pattaya visits a hilltop temple where no monk has ever lived, home to a footprint in stone revered as the Buddha's for more than two centuries. Climbing higher, you'll meet Prince Abhakara Kiartivongse, honored here as the father of the Royal Thai Navy, placed at Pattaya's highest natural point. Sailors and fishermen still climb up to leave wreaths and burn incense at his feet. Best visited in the cooler morning hours, before the climb gets hot.
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