Phnom Penh holidays Overview Trip ideas Experiences Places to visit Best time to visit Accommodation Back to all places Phnom Penh may no longer be the “Pearl of the Orient”, but don’t judge a book by its cover: beneath this chaotic exterior is a city alive with energy, art, and youthful verve. Phnom Penh from above Royal Palace in Phnom Penh Phnom Penh nightlife Connects with Cambodia Siem ReapThe laid-back, low-rise town of Siem Reap is the gateway to one of the most spectacular man-made sights on the planet: the sprawling, root-strangled ruins of Angkor. Cambodia BattambangWith its crumbling colonial buildings, fertile countryside, vital contemporary arts scene and mellow, carefree ambiance, it’s very difficult not to fall in love with Battambang.