The national symbol and the largest temple in Laos. The tall gilded silhouette of the stupa at Pha That Luang (16C) is particularly impressive. The site is best visited in November, when the country’s most important religious festival takes place h..

A place for meditating and walking, with a playground for children, Buddha Park was laid out in the 1950s. It is home to a number of huge cement statues of Hindu and Buddhist divinities, as well as a monument in the shape of a giant pumpkin, which re..