Valentine Stone
A heart-shaped rock on the same hillside, put on the map by couples and kept there by the view behind it.
Open≈ 0.8 km
Two granite formations at the south end of Lamai whose resemblance to human anatomy is not subtle, and which come with a local legend and a small market.
Two granite formations at the south end of Lamai whose resemblance to human anatomy is not subtle, and which come with a local legend about an old couple drowned on their way to ask for a bride for their son. Free, five minutes, and everybody goes.
A walkway leads down through a small market of dried fruit, coconut sweets and souvenirs to the rocks and the sea shelf around them. Go at high tide, when the swell breaks over the ledges; at low tide it is a lot of dry granite.
Free, five minutes, and best at high tide when the waves come in.
The rock shelf is slippery and the waves come further up than people expect — stay off the lower ledges when there is any swell.
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A heart-shaped rock on the same hillside, put on the map by couples and kept there by the view behind it.
Open≈ 0.8 km
The bend on the hill road where the whole of Lamai bay opens up below, coconut roofs and reef line included. No gate, no ticket.
Open≈ 0.9 km
An unfinished temple in raw terracotta, every surface carved, standing on the shore north of Hua Thanon. The red against the sea is unlike anything else on the island.
Open≈ 1.0 km
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