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KAMPOT PROVINCE
Kampot Province has emerged as one of Cambodia's most alluring destinations thanks to a
hard-to-beat combination of old colonial architecture, abundant natural attractions and easy
intraregional transport. Enchanted visitors often end up staying in the sleepy, atmospheric
provincial capital of Kampot rather longer than planned. Nearby Kep is but a hop away and
the province is riddled with honeycombed limestone caves, some providing shelter to
centuries-old brick temples from the pre-Angkorian period.
The province is renowned for producing some of the world's finest pepper. Durian haters
be warned: Kampot is also Cambodia's main producer of this odoriferous fruit.
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Kampot
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Ever more visitors are being seduced, gently, by the charming riverside town of Kampot,
with its relaxed atmosphere and one of Cambodia's finest, if dilapidated, ensembles of
French colonial architecture. Eclipsed as a port when Sihanoukville was founded in 1959,
Kampot makes an excellent base for exploring Bokor National Park and the verdant coast
east towards Vietnam, including Kep and several superb cave-temples. Not on offer here: a
beach.
