Banteay Chmmar is another of the many Angkorian temples that can be found across Cambodia. Unlike the main site at Siem Reap it is little visited which makes it a fantastic place to visit as you can take in the temple's beauty in relative peace and quiet. Unrestored it appears to be a jumble of rubble but on closer inspection features some stunning bas-relief carvings as well as towers decorated with the faces you find at the Bayon. Exploring the temple, it very much feels as if you have stumbled across a great discovery just like the adventurers of yore.

If travelling overland from Poipet to either Siem Reap or Phnom Penh then break your journey at Sisophon (about 30 miles from Poipet). Banteay Chmmar lies about forty miles north on a good road and can be reached in about an hour by taxi.

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