Phu Phing palace was built in 1962
This royal winter palace's lavish landscaped gardens are open to the public on weekends and holidays when the Royal Family is not in residence. 
It is located on the mountain, about 14-15 kms from Chiangmai city. Visitors can take a trip to Doi Suthep, where there is a beautiful temple on the top of the mountain with a very long staircases, and then visit Phuping Palace and Doi Pui.
Phuping Palace is a beautiful place full of flowers, a lot of trees and places to walk. Visitors can take pictures of the Palace from the outside and during December to January a lot of beautiful roses can be seen. In the area one can buy local handmade products, souvenirs at quite a reasonable price. This elegant little Palace is mainly used by the Royal Family in January and February, when the cool season is at its best and the flowers at their most spectacular. During this time there is a constant to-ing and fro-ing of helicopters as members of the Royal Family carry out their incredibly busy schedule, giving degrees to graduates, visiting royal projects and hilltribe villages and receiving a constant flow of visitors. Presidents, Kings and Queens from all over the world have relaxed in this beautiful Palace. The Palace is situated high up in the mountains, four kilometres above Wat Doi Suthep and it can not be seen from Chiang Mai. In the cool season the extensive gardens are a glorious display of temperate flowers. A few sections of the grounds are open to the public for some months in the year provided no member of the Royal Family is in residence. So check before you go.