Angkor wat (Prasat Angkor in Khmer) is a magnificent Khmer monument, was built by sorayavarman II ( 1113-1150 ) (soraya: sun, varman: protector).
The temple of Angkor is the symbol of Cambodia which represents the classic style of the Khmer architecture.
It is classified in the UNESCOworld heritage.
The walls of Angkor are covered with Apsaras (the dancers célestres) .They are more than 2000, quite various some of the others.
Angkor is the archeological site the most spread (widened) to the world, that it contains several hundreds of temples, and is in 6 km in the North of the city of Siem Reap and in the South of Angkor Thom.
New king Jayavarman VII ( 1181-1220 ) comes to power, makes build a new capital: Angkor Thom ( Big Angkor).
The royal city has the shape of a square, about 3 km in length and of width.
Inside the city is the ruins of palace, temples, more than 200 gigantic faces of which Bayon who is the central temple of the ancient city of Angkor Thom .Il has there looking in all the directions.
Craftsmen of Angkor were created in 1999 to help the young people in their domestic villages, allowing them to practise their jobs by supplying them with a vocation.
It was created as the part of a project of three years to integrate young craftsmen trained by Chantiers-Ecoles of the Vocational training - the objective of which is to refresh skills traditional of job (the stone carving, the wooden sculpture, the lacquer, the gilt and the silk treatment).
Siem Reap (undone Siamese) is approximately 315 km in the northwest of the capital Phnum Penh. It is especially known for its nearness of the archaeological complex of Angkor.
It is a city in full development because of the tourist attraction rapidly expanding that represent the temples of Angkor.
We can also discover the lake Tonlé Sap, the old man Siem Reap with his houses on piles and his(her,its) norias, markets....
Siem Reap is served better and better, she is abundantly provided in hosting, restaurants (by night) and shops.
With Its big white sand beaches Sihanoukville ( Kompong Som) is dedicated to an important tourist development.
We can also make the dive around its islands.
Kompong Som has a coastal deep water and a channel of islands through the mouth which protect the bay of storms.
Sihanoukville is also the main seaport in deep water of Cambodia.
Bamboo train (Lorry):as its name indicates, the bamboo train is a means of rail transport rustic built in bamboo.With a size of 2.5 m x 4 m
Basin Kämping Pouy:Basin Kämping Pouy is 32 km from Battambang town, 6000m length and width of uphills and may contain 110 000 000 m3 of water in rainy season. This place has a history of tragic and cruel, it is built under the Khmer Rouge regime by human power. Tourists can rent boats, relax and lunch on the spot.You can admire the landscape.This place is beautiful and surrounded by mountains.
