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Expansive walled city, entered through a huge gateway decorated with enormous stone faces. Elegantly stylized form of Khmer classical dance, evoking the apsaras – celestial goddesses of Hindu mythology. Richly flavoured with herbs and using only the freshest ingredients, the country’s fragrant and distinctive cuisine offers plenty of culinary surprises, which you could learn to re-create yourself on a cookery course. This beautiful rose-pink temple is the most elaborately decorated of all Angkor’s monuments. Harrowing monuments to Cambodia’s grisly past. Like an inland sea, this freshwater lake supports hundreds of floating villages in which life is lived entirely on the water. Nature holds this ruined temple in a vice-like grip, with gigantic tree roots wedged between massive stones. One of Phnom Penh’s most attractive markets, packed with vibrant silks and intriguing curios. Take an elephant-back trek, or get close to Cambodia’s remaining elephant population in Mondulkiri, where there’s an elephant sanctuary. Once-deserted villas have been restored to luxurious accommodation in this tiny seaside resort, famous in Cambodia for its succulent crabs. Cruise along the river through Phnom Penh for spectacular views as the sun sinks behind the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda. The extravagant Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, in the heart of Phnom Penh, are home to fabulous murals and a treasure-trove of Khmer sculpture. Some of the country’s most stunning ancient statues are on display in the National Museum in Phnom Penh and the Angkor National Museum in Siem Reap. The zenith of Khmer architecture, this unforgettable temple, crowned with soaring towers and embellished with intricate bas-reliefs, is one of Cambodia’s most memorable sights.