1. Perhaps the only Thai city with a charming downtown (old town)
2. Locals are helpful, even the tourists are likable
3. The pleasing atmosphere of the night markets
4. Not too far from the city, you can get into pure nature, jungles, waterfalls
5. The everyday milieus in the courtyard of the wats (temples)
6. Not a small town, still relatively calm, romantic, low-key, not too noisy
7. Plenty of trendy restaurants and cafes
8. Chiang Mai has many historical monuments, wonderful pagodas
9. The golden roofs of Wat Prathat temple on the sacred mountain of Doi Suthep
10. Huen Phen restaurant with regional specialties
11. Streets are mostly clean and in good condition
12. The Orchidea Farm
13. the zoo is beautiful and huge
14. The Buddha temple on the hill - there are two entrances, and the entry is free if you don't choose the main one
1. The construction investors do their worst to ruin the town's authenticity.
2. We had a too short time to discover this fantastic town
3. Some dishonest tuk-tuk drivers
4. Often rains
5. Outside the old town, the usual ugly Thai buildings
6. There are no sidewalks on many streets, and we had to walk too close to cars.
7. Not easy to cross the main roads, as drivers don't care about the pedestrians
