 
Ko
Yo
 A
heavily forested island in the inland sea known as Songkhla
Lake, Ko Yo is connected to the mainland by a 2.6 km long
causeway called Tinsulanond Bridge. The market is one of the
main attractions on Ko Yo (pronounced 'Kaw Yaw'), where cotton
weaving is an important cottage industry. You can observe
the fabric being hand woven on traditional looms and if you
have a talent for bargaining you can get pretty good prices
on lengths of the distinctive cloth or on garments made from
it.
Two Wats,
or temples, Wat Khao Bo in the north of the island and Wat
Laem Po in the south, also make for interesting observation
of the local culture, and at the north end of the island you
will find the Institute of Southern Thai Studies which has
an excellent Folklore Musuem with exhibits covering religious
art, beads, pottery, textiles and a number of other fascinating
subjects. On the grounds are a number of attractive gardens
including ones devoted to bamboo culture and medicinal herbs.
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