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Jarres plains

 
 

Jarres plains

Jarres plains The Plain of Jars, Phonsavan The Plain of Jars is a megalithic archeological site near the town of Phonsavan. Martin Siepmann/ age fotostock

The Jarres plains, a vast desert covered with stone containers of unknown origin, are found around Phonsavan town, north-east of Vientiane. Experts date the containers at over two thousand years old. A story even more mysterious than Stonehenge!

Other reasons to go

  1.   Towns

  2.   The fauna and flora

  3.   Arts and culture

  4.   Monuments