Located approximately 160 km south of Bangkok, at the northern end of the Thai Peninsula, Phetchaburi, meaning City of Diamonds in Thai, is a town in southern Thailand and the capital of Phetchaburi Province. The people of the city engage in a variety of recreational activities.

Dotted with an unusually large number of old temples, Phectchaburi provides a glimpse of the traditional Siamese urban wat. The region is mostly flat, save for the forested Khao Wang hill on the outskirts of town which has the remains of a Rama IV palace and several wat along with a good aerial view of the area. The hill and town is the site of an annual festival, called the Phra Nakhon Khiri Fair. It lasts for eight days in early February and includes a sound and light show and classical Thai dance.