Destination · Myanmar
About 11 kilometres south of Mandalay on the east bank of the Ayeyarwaddy River, it was founded by King Bodawpaya in 1783 as his new capital. Amarapura means "City of Immortality".
There are several interesting places in this ancient city that also hosted the first British embassy to Myanmar in 1795.
One of these is the 1200-metre teak bridge built over the seasonal Taung Thaman Lake in 1786 with over 1700 huge pillars of this precious wood.
The most interesting visit is the Mahagandayone Buddhist monastery: if you arrive at lunchtime you can admire the spectacular parade of monks in silent procession for the meal.