Cambodia. Reviews about the corner of the ancient civilization

The Kingdom of Cambodia is a beautiful state located in Southeast Asia, which became available to tourists not so long ago. For many years, because of internal wars, it was closed to any foreigner. Only in the last decades of the 20th century the first tourists set foot on the land of the state of Cambodia. Reviews of the first guests quickly spread among travelers.

In just a couple of decades Cambodia has become a tourist country. A number of reasons contributed to this. Firstly, in Cambodia is concentrated a huge number of monuments of antiquity, which have been preserved since the time when the rule of the Khmer state. Trying to perpetuate their greatness, local rulers built majestic palaces, temple complexes and even entire cities. And in order to see the beauty of these architectural structures, it is necessary at least once to visit the Kingdom of Cambodia. Reviews of tourists show that it is better to start your acquaintance with this state with Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh is the capital of the state. The city is famous for its beautiful architecture and peculiar eastern color. It skillfully combines the buildings built in the traditional Khmer style, and the French colonial buildings. It can be called the face of the state of Cambodia, whose reviews are fully conveyed to all of its greatness. Because of the numerous devastations that occurred as a result of the internal warrior, a number of unique buildings were restored, which added to their appearance a certain note of the present. A special interest among tourists is the complex of the Royal Palace. The Silver Pagoda and Tuol Sleng Museum are popular, telling about the tragic pages from the history of this country.

But Phnom Penh is not the whole of Cambodia. The tourists' reviews show that the small coastal town of Kampot deserves attention, attracting tourists with its charming sea views and magnificent mountain waterfalls. It is recommended to visit the town of Simrip.
Here you can see the Royal Palace, the temples of Pimsanakas and Bapuop, the most interesting stone bridges decorated with images of the gods.

But that's not all, what can surprise the guests of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Sights here are located in almost every corner of the country. Tourists are waiting for a huge number of national parks, the most famous of which are the parks of Bokor and Kirirum. It is recommended to pay attention to the Parks Ream and Virchai. Among other natural attractions of the country should be allocated the largest lake in the country Tenlesap.

Along with the survey of magnificent architectural structures and monuments of Khmer culture, beach vacation in Cambodia has become increasingly popular . Most of the magnificent beaches are located in the area of Smanukville, which is famous for its sandy beaches and palm groves. The most popular beaches include the beach Southwestern Beach, located on the island of Ko Rong. There is also an equally attractive Long Seth beach. The advantage of the beaches of this country is that there are fewer people here than on similar beaches in neighboring Asian countries. That is why rest in Cambodia is more calm and secluded.