There is a gold rush in Siem Reap: Hotels are going up every month, Guest-Houses and Restaurants every week.
Siem Reap is a great place to relax for several days and many visitors end up staying a week, thanks to a good range of facilities and the world's most magnificent temples slapbang on the doorstep. Angkor Wat is a place to be savoured, not rushed, and Siem Reap is the perfect place from which to plan your adventures. Most people are in Siem Reap to see Angkor Wat.The sights in and around the town generally pale in comparison, but they make interesting options for those who find themselves templed out after a few days.
Angkor Wat Temple is only 6 km north of Siem Reap, south of Angkor Thom, enter and leave from the west. Angkor Wat was built in the first half of the 12th century by the king Suryavarman II, dedicated to Vishnu. Angkor Wat is the largest and undoubtedly the most breathtaking monuments of Angkor group and also the best preserved, is an architectural masterpiece.
Its perfection in composition, balance, proportions, bas-refief's and sculpture make its one of the finest monuments in the world.
