When you go for sightseeing trip in Kampot, then you would find that there is no dearth of places of interest in Kampot. Bokor Hill Station, Kampot is such an interesting place to visit. Bokor Hill Station, Kampot is actually a French town which was once prosperous but now abandoned.
On your tour to Kampot you would find that the Bokor Hill Station, Kampot is located outside the Kampot town in the southern part of Cambodia. If you go through the historical background of the Bokor Hill Station, Kampot you would find that this was a resort built by the French who ruled Cambodia so that they can enjoy a cool climate, a respite from the hot climate of Phnom Penh. However, after 1945 the place became
In the centre of this resort town you would find the grand Bokor Palace Hotel & Casino. Various shops, a post office, a church and the Royal Apartments are the other things that you would find in the Bokor Hill Station in Kampot.
Though the Bokor Hill Station, Kampot is now an abandoned place but still it is a place worth visiting. This is because here you would get various buildings with excellent architecture and also a small temple which is the only inhabited one among the huge lot of uninhabited buildings. You would also find a waterfall in the Bokor Hill Station in Kampot. However, this waterfall becomes dry during summer and therefore very few tourists can see this waterfall in full flow since no one dares to come here during the monsoon.
To reach the Bokor Hill Station, Kampot you have to take the 32 km long road which leads you from the sea level to up the peak at 3000 feet.
The Black Palace, which once served as the royal residence is another place worth watching here. It is so called because of its dark wooden cladding. This palace was also abandoned like the other buildings before the beginning of World War II.
The Old Casino is a magnificent sightseeing attraction of Bokor Hill Station, Kampot. It was the place where there was a fierce fight between the Khmers and the Vietnamese after the liberation of Kampuchea by the Vietnamese.
The Old French Church which was used by the Vietnamese as shelter is still in a better condition. You would find the Bokor Training and Research Center which is a new building and you must visit that for watching the collection of photos there.
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