Day 10 - July 30 - Grand Tour of Angkor

martedì 4 maggio 2010

Breakfast and departure for the famous historic site of Angkor. We will start the visit with the "Grand Tour" of Angkor.

Prasat Kravan the first stage, one of the oldest buildings of Angkor and consists of five towers aligned with each other. Short step then to Srah Srang (the "real pools") before arriving in the immense reservoir Yasodharatataka (East Baray modern name), now dried up, for which King Yasovarman erected massive dams as high as 7 meters arranged rectangular with sides of 7600 * 1800 meters!

        The middle-East Baray, on an artificial hill made up lie the magnificent ruins of the temple Shivaista Rajendraesvara (now known as the East-Mebon).

Just south stands the majestic group of five towers of the Temple of the King Rajendravarman State II: Rajendrabadresvara, now known as Pre Rup, a colossal "temple-mountain" by the imperious proportions.

Return to Siem Reap and Thai lunch in restaurant "Frangipani". The entire afternoon will be dedicated to the wonder of Angkor, by definition, the place that since its discovery has sparked the imagination and the desire of the Western world: the legendary Angkor Wat.

About 20km further north we find one of the finest and most valuable works of art that we have passed the ancient Khmer. This is a small temple covered entirely of beautiful bas-reliefs.
The original name of this pure masterpiece is "Tribuvanamahesvara" that identifies the God Shiva as the "Lord of three worlds." Today the temple is instead known as Banteay Srei, the "citadel of women".

This trip will do you the elephant.

Considered today as one of the most stunning wonders of our planet, this colossal building holds several records including the prestige of being the largest religious complex in the world!
Return and dinner at the famous restaurant "Selantra"
Following hike in the area of "Pub Street", the real "center" of Siem Reap and meeting point in town, where we find most of the restaurants and night attractions.

Day 10 - July 30 - Grand Tour of Angkor