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The Siem Reap Art Center Night Market, also known as the Siem Reap Art Center (SAC), sits downtown, just across the river from the Old Market. Visit to browse the stalls, shop for souvenirs, and enjoy some local snacks. Prices are negotiable, and it’s worth looking around before you buy as many stores have similar stock.The bridge across the river, near the market, is a great location for night photography.
Bag a few good deals, purchase a cute souvenir or sample some regional fare at Siem Reap Art Center Night Market. This busy place will help you get a flavor of the local community and culture.
Guess what? It doesn’t cost a thing to enter Siem Reap Art Center Night Market in Downtown Siem Reap. But your adventures don’t have to end at this community marketplace. Close-by attractions like Angkor Wat, Pub Street and Angkor Night Market will round off your day nicely.
The checked cotton scarf known as a “krama” is a classic Cambodian souvenir, while Kampot pepper makes a great addition to any kitchen. Pick up a lacquered elephants from the Theam’s House gallery or a carved wood kitchenware from the Old Market, or use up your duty-free allowance on Sombai liqueur.
The Siem Reap Art Center Night Market is open from morning until quite late at night, seven days a week. There’s a free classical Khmer classical dance show most evenings, so consider timing your visit to catch the performance.
The Siem Reap Art Center Night Market is in the center of downtown, an easy stroll south of Pub Street, and just across the river from the Old Market (Phsar Chas). If you’re coming from further afield, you might wish to hire a private driver as there is no public transportation in the city.
The tiny 12th-century Buddhist temple of Neak Pean (sometimes written Neak Poan or Neak Poun sits on a circular stone island in a square pool, framed by four more pools, all built on an island in the middle of a lake. The temple’s name means “entwined serpents.”
A favorite Angkor sunset spot, Pre Rup is a 3-tier mountain temple topped with five sanctuary towers. Built in 961 AD as a temple to the Hindu god Shiva, Pre Rup’s name means “turn the body,” and some believe it was used for cremations. Its warm brickwork and red laterite stone look beautiful at sunrise or sunset.
The sprawling temple complex of Angkor Thom, an ancient Khmer capital formerly ringed by a crocodile-infested moat, surpasses the world-famous Angkor Wat in both size and scale. Each of the site’s five gates are heralded by avenues lined with 108 deities that represent good and evil, which provide spectacular photo opportunities before you even step inside.
With everything from handicrafts to fresh produce, Siem Reap’s Old Market (Phsar Chas draws a mixed crowd of locals and tourists. While there’s plenty of souvenir shopping to do here—look for hand-woven, colorful silks—the market is also a fascinating snapshot of daily life in Siem Reap, complete with vendors hawking deep-fried bugs.
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