Banteay Samre is among the wonderful temples in Angkor area

Banteay Samre is among the wonderful temples in Angkor area, Siem Reap, Cambodia. It’s an excellently restored Angkor Wat style temple with its single ogival tower. Banteay Samre locates on the eastern site of the East Baray, about 11 km north east of Siem Reap town.

 
There is a story associated with Banteay Samre. In this story, there was a poor farmer named Pou. He planted sweet cucumbers from seeds he received through some supernatural way. When he got his first harvest, he presented it to the king, who found it so sweet that he wanted it all for himself. He commanded Pou to kill anybody who enters the cucumber field.Indochinatourguide is pleased to offer great service in your Cambodia tour.

Banteay Samre in Cambodia is somewhat "off the beaten track", located away from the more visited Angkor temples. The temple is named after the Samre, an ancient ethnic Indochinese tribe most likely related to the Khmers. Banteay, is a Khmer word for citadel. In its architecture and style the temple bears a very similar resemblance to both its neighbour, Banteay Srey, and the majestic Angkor Wat itself. Banteay Samre highlights would have to include the interior moat which when filled with water must have given the temple a mystical and peaceful sensation. And then of course, the temple's location and surroundings set within beautiful rice paddies and local villages.