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for foreign tourists. Once a bustling trading port, Kampot still boasts a Chinese
population, their single-storey houses, built without stilts, contrasting with the Khmer
stilt-houses and colonial shophouses that grace the town's streets behind the sun-kissed,
tree-lined
riverfront
. The town makes an excellent base for exploring the many
attractions in the surrounding
province
.
The riverfront
Southwest of Kampot's central roundabout is the colourful
French quarter
, where
shophouses line the streets down to the
river
and flowers planted in cans and pots
give the place an almost Mediterranean aura. Getting to the riverfront with a
camera for the
sunset
as the night fishermen head out to sea in their brightly
coloured boats is a must.
The elongated
old
market
- abandoned some years ago when a new market building
was constructed - was restored in 2011 and is now home to a burgeoning collection of
boutiques, bookshops and cafés. Further along are the government o
ces, the post
o
ce and, at the end of the road, the Governor's Residence, which has been restored to
its original grandeur.
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KAMPOT
ACCOMMODATION
Bodhi Villa
Champa Lodge
GreenHouse
La Java Bleue
Magic Sponge
Mea Culpa
Ny Ny
Orchid
Rikitikitavi
Titch's Place
2
1
3
7
5
10
8
6
9
4
Market
AT M
N
New
Bridge
Canadia
Bank
Durian
Statue
Giant Ibis
DURIAN STATUE
ROUNDABOUT
Transport Stop
Sean Ly
Motorbike
Rental
Captain
Chim's
Ecran
Cinema
Acleda
Bank
Kampot Traditional
Music School
Supermarket
Old
Bridge
2000
Monument
Old
Market
Jupiter
Motorbike
Rental
Kampot
Tours
SALT WORKERS
ROUNDABOUT
Sok Lim Tours
SHOPPING
Blissful
Dorsu
Kepler's Kampot Books
Tiny Kampot Pillows
Cambodia-
Vietnam
Friendship
Monument
4
1
2
3
Prison
Police
EATING
Bodhi Villa
Café Malay
Ecran Noodle Shop
Epic Arts
Espresso
Mea Culpa
Quad
Cambodia
Kampot
Lotus
Pond
1
4
5
3
2
6
Governor's
Residence
Unpaved road
DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE
Bodhi Villa
Oh Neils
Rusty Keyhole
1
3
2
0
200
metres
