Vietnam World Heritage Sites

My Son Strictly speaking, the sprawling complex of ruined temples at My Son is considered to represent the ceremonial and religious centre of the Cham kings, while the actual administrative capital and main population centre lay some 10 kilometres distant at the site of Tra Kieu (Trà Kiệu). (Unlike the Khmer walled capital at Angkor Thom with its spectacular royal…

Hue (Huế) Hue, or Huế to use the local spelling, has a central location on Vietnam’s coast, close to the mouth of the Perfume River, pretty much halfway between Hanoi in the north and Saigon, (Ho Chi Minh) to the south. The population of the town and suburbs today weighs in at over 1 and 1/4 million, so far fewer…

When’s the best time to visit Hoi An? Our reply to this frequently asked question didn’t require much thought or research and the simple answer to ‘when’s the best time to visit Hoi An is…between 7 and 8 in the morning. (5 to 6 in the afternoon being a  close second.) With a coastal position, just south of Danang and…

Vietnam World Heritage Sites To complete our round-up of Southeast Asian World Heritage Sites, last, but by no means least, here’s a rundown on Vietnam World Heritage Sites as well as a description of some on the entries on UNESCO’s tentative list. Vietnam weighs in with eight sites currently inscribed on the list and whilst you may think that’s not…

Hoi An Picturesque Hoi An, located in the central region of Vietnam, has been a fixture on UNESCO’s World Heritage list since 1999. Although a relatively small town, Hoi An has been an important port since the Cham period in the early part of the first millennium CE and is today one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations. The…