| There are many places to shop in Phnom Penh, | | | | increasingly the place to go for those wanting to |
| most located within three markets, the Central | | | | find the real bargains. Everything from traditional |
| Market, the Russian Market and the Olympic | | | | souvenirs such as coins, trinkets, miniature |
| Market. Perhaps the most increasingly popular is | | | | Buddha's and the like, to clothes, local arts and |
| the Russian Market; whilst the Central Market, | | | | crafts and items such as CDs and DVDs can be |
| which opened in 1937 after being designed by a | | | | found here, often for a very low price. One thing |
| French architect, remains a famous landmark of | | | | to remember about shopping in the Russian |
| the city and still offers a large variety of goods, | | | | Market is - always haggle! You might be surprised |
| with everything from electronic gadgetry to | | | | by just how much lower you will be able to buy |
| second hand clothes, bric-a-brac and jewellery up | | | | things for, even if the price already seems |
| for sale, and is indeed still very much worth a | | | | remarkably cheap to begin with. |
| visit, it is the Russian Market that is gradually | | | | The Olympic Market is the newest of all the |
| growing to prominence with many tourists. | | | | markets, opened in 1994 and located near the |
| Originally a market in the 1980s when the country | | | | Olympic Stadium. Unlike the other two markets, |
| was under Communist rule, the Russian Market, | | | | the Olympic Market specialises almost completely |
| located between Streets 440 and 450, is | | | | in wholesale items. |
