Phuket Palace Resort
Location: Patong Beach
Phuket Island, the Pearl of the Andaman Sea is Thailand’s largest island, with idyllic beaches and magnificent rainforests. The island is located 870 kilometers south of Bangkok, is 50 kilometres long and 21 kilometers at its widest point, about the size of Singapore. Although populated mainly by fisherman and pirates, Portuguese and Chinese settlements began to appear in the 18th century as reflected in the handsome buildings of Sino-Portuguese style that remain along the streets of Phuket Town. In 1900, the population of Phuket was only 6,000, but it was possibly Thailand’s richest province because of its natural wealth from tin mines, rubber and copra plantations.
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