The Royal Square in Phnom Penh, between the Royal Palace and the riverside where the rivers Tonle Sap and Mekong meet, are among the nicest public areas in the Cambodian Capital.
The area is ordinarily bustling with people, both locals and tourists from early morning. In the late afternoon/early evening families arrive for picnic, and later in the evening young people join for meals, drinks and friendly activities.
Late arrivals
Many of them arrives after the ordinary shops and daytime cafes are closed.
Like this group of Khmer ladies in their late teens having a late evening picnic at a nearly empty square.
When you have one of those soft, velvet dark blue nights it becomes a nice ending of a day visiting the capital city.
Top travel goal for 2026
Both in 2025 and for the upcoming 2026 Phnom Penh has been recommended as one of the ten hottest cities to visit in Asia.
Latest this recommendation comes from BBC in London.
The recommendations comes from Phnom Penhs combination of history, culture and architecture from the ‘Pearl of Asia’ period. And the modern vibrant metropolitan capital city of a nation in rapid economic and cultural development.
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20251209-the-20-best-places-to-travel-in-2026
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