Hoi An – The Best City in the World
Hoi An is located downstream of Thu Bon river, the coastal plain of Quang Nam, Central Vietnam. Hoi An Ancient Town is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Centres and also a favorite destination for not only Vietnamese people but also international tourists across the world.
About 30 km from Da Nang to the southeast and 60 km from Tam Ky to the northeast, in the late 16th century, Hoi An was the center of international trade on the East-West trading journey, and it was also a prosperous trading port of Cochinchine, Vietnam during the reign of the Nguyen Lords with merchant ships from Japan, China, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, and many others often coming here to exchange, purchase and sell goods.
The town is still preserved intact as a Relic of Ancient Architecture including many temples, residential buildings, assembly halls, the clan ancestral houses, shrines, wells, bridges, markets, docks, and the perpendicular narrow streets forming the checkerboard squares. Hoi An’s landscape has a color of moss and antiquity as a vivid picture. The existence of a metropolis such as Hoi An is a unique case in Vietnam and also rare in the world.
In addition to the cultural values through diverse architecture, Hoi An still conserves platform of a grandiose intangible culture. The daily life of the residents with the customs, religious activities, folk art, and cultural festivals is still maintained and promoted. Besides, poetic natural landscape, the traditional villages and specialty dishes make Hoi An day after day become an attractive destination for tourists from all over the world or maybe you!
Hoi An is very close to Da Nang, so it may take you 30-40 minutes to get there. You can take a taxi or a Grab car, which ranges from $15-20. You can also take a bus from Da Nang to Hoi An. Hotels/hostels or tourism companies’ buses are always available also. For a budget option, the local bus which can be seen at 33 Dien Bien Phu, Thanh Khe District, Danang runs every hour and costs about $1 for a one-way ticket. Besides, you can take a motorbike taxi or rent a scooter and ride it by yourself. Scooter renting price ranges from $5-8/day depending on the brand of scooter.
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Words by Linh An Vo
Photos by Phuc Nguyen
I have visited Hoi An but haven’t seen half of this stuff! Thanks for the great tips, will save them for my next visit.
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Hoi An looks amazing! What a great post on this city. I hope I get the chance to visit.
Hoi Ann looks beautiful with so many things to do. The street food white rose looks interesting. I love the night view of the sky. Being a history lover, I would love to visit all those ancient architectural relics. Thanks for sharing this fascinating post.
Hoi An looks charming. The old part of Hoi An seems to have an old world charm. The fact that it is categorized as a UNESCO World Heritage site adds to the allure of the place too.
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I have a really good friend who is from Vietnam and I really wanna to go and immerse myself in the culture try all the wonderful food and seeing this post really did push me to start planning! Thanks
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Hoi An looks amazing! What a great post on this city. I hope I get the chance to visit.
Looks like a awesome place.. Never been here but would love to visit there sometime soon..
This looks like an awesome place! I can see and understand why you like it. Thanks for sharing.
Such a cultural beauty. I can’t wait to start backpacking through Vietnam
Ha! We were in Hoi Ann about 2 years ago, and um, yeah, we probably disagree with it being the best city in the world (it was raining the whole time)… But it was certainly interesting! I won’t lie, I had one of my WORST MEALS EVER there before.
I always wish to visit Vietnam, u gave me the reason. These post made me encourage to make a plan and also to this beautiful city
Wow! This looks beautiful! I have never heard of this place before, but it definitely seems like a wonderful place to visit.
I’ve never been to Vietnam, but you gave me a good feel for that area of Vietnam – very cool.
It is gorgeous at night! I would love to go see that! It looks peaceful
This looks like a wonderful place, I’d love to travel here. I’ve never heard of this place before. Thanks for sharing.
Vietnamese culture still remains to be here. There’s a need to go here asap
I would love to travel to Hoi An as soon as possible! The photos are so captivating! Thanks for the information!