Phnom Penh is the capital and the largest city of Cambodia. Once it was one of the most beautiful cities in French colonial Asia, but as a result of numerous wars, much was destroyed, and after restoration, Phnom Penh turned into a major megalopolis with modern buildings.
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How to get to Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh International Airport (formerly Pochentong, the largest airport in Cambodia) accepts daily flights from most regional Asian airports: Bangkok, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, Laos. The airport (11 km from the center) can be reached by taxi (9 USD), tuk-tuk (7 USD), moto-taxi (2 USD) by the official (taken at the stand at the airport). Or go out on the road and catch a tuk-tuk for $ 5.
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Money
Here (as well as almost everywhere in Cambodia) you can pay not only the national currency, but also the USD. However, banknotes larger than 20 USD can be difficult to change.
There are many ATMs in the city that give out dollars, for example, on the Sisovat embankment or in the Sorya Market shopping center. You can exchange money in exchangers along the Sisovat embankment.
Climate
Partly cloudy, heavy rain, thunderstorms +35 ° С in the afternoon +28 ° С at night ° С water |
Clearly +35 ° С in the afternoon +27 ° С at night ° С water |
Clearly +34 ° С in the afternoon +27 ° С at night ° С water |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| in the daytime | + 31 | + 32 | + 33 | + 35 | + 33 | + 32 | + 32 | + 32 | + 31 | + 30 | + 30 | + 30 |
| night | + 21 | + 22 | + 23 | + 24 | + 24 | + 24 | + 24 | + 24 | + 24 | + 24 | + 23 | + 21 |
Shopping and shopping
When buying souvenirs, you need to remember that a third of all electronic devices (including DVD and CD, glasses, watches) purchased here will be denied after a few days, if at all, earned. What can not be said about handicrafts, shoes and silk - they are usually of good quality.
The central market of the capital ("dog tkhmay", "new market") is located near the seafront of Sisovat. Here you can buy almost everything that is produced and grown in Cambodia, as well as Southeast Asia. Remarkably the building itself is a covered market built in the Art Deco style of the 1930s.
The European version - the shopping center Sorya - is nearby. There is air conditioning, there are many fast food outlets and a supermarket with a good choice. An alternative to him is the Sovanna center. City Mall, opened in September 2009, the largest modern shopping center in Phnom Penh. It is located on the Monireth Boulevard near the Olympic Stadium.
"The Russian market" ("psa toul tom pong") received its name in the 80s, when the employees of the Soviet embassy were being bought here. In addition to the brands Levi's, CK, Ralph Lauren, whose clothes are sewn in local factories, you can buy counterfeit Swiss watches or pirated software at low prices.
In Phnom Penh, there are also many antique sellers selling goods that can not theoretically be exported from Cambodia. However, most of this antiques are fakes. You can look at this good in the market of Hidden Treasures, # 9 Street 148.
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| Hotel Cambodiana from 5 663 rubles Phnom Penh 313 Sisowath Quay | InterContinental Phnom Penh from 12 434 rubles Phnom Penh Regency Square, 296 Blvd Mao Tse Tuong | Sokha Phnom Penh Residence from 13 542 rubles Phnom Penh Street Keo Chenda, Sangkat Chroy Changvar |
| VMANSION Boutique Hotel from 4 186 rubles Phnom Penh No.32, St.200, Sangkat Boeung Raing, Khan Daun Penh | Okay Boutique Hotel from 3,755 rubles Phnom Penh Street 19Z, Royal Palace Area, Sangkat Chakomuk | Bougainvillier Hotel from 4 001 rubles Phnom Penh 277 C, Sisowath Quay |
| Niron Hotel Riverside from 2 770 rubles Phnom Penh No. 169 Sisowath | Manor House Phnom Penh - Cambodia from 2 524 rubles Phnom Penh # 21, Street 262 | St. 288 Hotel & Apartment from 924 rub. Phnom Penh No.70 AB, Street 288, Beoung Keng Kang II |
| Alibi Guesthouse from 1,355 rubles Phnom Penh Sothearos Blvd Corner with Motor Cafe, Riverfront | Suite Home Boutique Hotel from 1,786 rubles Phnom Penh # 20D, Street 184, Sangkat Chey Chumnas, Khan Daun Penh | Golden Noura Villa-Pub & Restaurant from 924 rub. Phnom Penh # 33, St. 178, Sangkat Chey Chum Nas, Khan Daun Penh |
Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions of Phnom Penh
The monastery Wat Phnom with a stupa is located on a hill in the center of a small park near the Sisovat embankment, on 94th Street. The input is ~ 1 USD. Near the temple elephants ply, owners of which for 15 USD offer to make a trip around the temple.
The Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha are number one sight in Phnom Penh. Working hours: 8: 30-11: 00 and 14: 00-17: 00. Entry 6, 25 USD (25 000 KHR). Photographing - for free, is not allowed inside the Silver Pagoda and in some rooms of the Palace. To inspect the palace you must follow the dress code (cover your shoulders and legs). In extreme cases, rent a sarong or a T-shirt for a symbolic 1, 000 KHR (1 USD deposit) directly at the entrance.
It is worth seeing the temple of Wat Botum, 3 km from the Royal Palace, which at one time was the "favorite" of the royal family.
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Museums of Phnom Penh
The National Museum of Cambodia includes an extensive collection of art of the "golden age" of Angkor. The main exhibit is the statue of King Jayavarman VII in a meditation pose. It is also worth visiting the statues of Hindu gods, ancient steles and tablets with inscriptions in Sanskrit and the Old Khmer language, as well as artifacts from excavations of prehistoric burials. In the center of the courtyard is the original of the statue of the "Leprosy King" (Yama, the Hindu death god) from the Terrace of the Lepers King in Angkor.
Address: Street 13, Sangkat Chey Chumneas, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh (opposite the Royal Palace); tel .: +855 23 211 753, +855 12 621 522 (mobile); fax: +855 23 211 753. Working hours: 8: 00-17: 00. The input is ~ 3 USD. Permission to photograph 1 USD, video - 3 USD (shoot only in the yard).
Genocide Museum
The Genocide Museum Tuol Sleng S-21 is a school turning Khmer Rouge into one of the main prisons in 1975. Over 140,000 people passed through it before being killed in the Death Fields to the south of Phnom Penh. Only 8 people remained alive.
Address: Street 113, Boeng Keng Kang 3, Chamkar Morn, Phnom Penh; tel .: + 855-23-300-698, fax: 855-23-210-358. Photos of Phnom Penh (4)