Preparations for the 31st SEA Games in Hanoi are in full swing. The city streets are brightly decorated with billboards, posters, banners, etc., creating a bustling, energetic atmosphere.
Besides its important significance for national sports, the event is also a favorable opportunity to promote the recovery of the tourism industry, especially for the international tourist market.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the capital Hanoi - a land of timeless beauty - is putting on a new colorful coat with many interesting destinations that tourists cannot miss when coming here.
Ba Dinh Square - Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
If you have set foot in the land of thousands of years of civilization, Ba Dinh Square - Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is a tourist destination not to be missed.
As the largest square in Vietnam, Ba Dinh Square is located on Hung Vuong Street, in front of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. This place marks many important events of the country and has become an important part of Vietnamese history.
Normally, not only tourists but also Hanoians still love to go to Ba Dinh Square to watch the flag raising and lowering ceremony. The flag raising ceremony takes place at 6am (summer) or 6:30am (winter), the flag lowering ceremony with similar rituals will take place at 9pm on the same day.
Flag raising ceremony at Ba Dinh Square - Hanoi
Besides, visitors can also visit many other places in the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex such as One Pillar Pagoda, Uncle Ho's fish pond, President Ho Chi Minh Museum, Presidential Palace Relic Site...
Hanoi Old Quarter
Also known as “Hanoi 36 streets”, Hanoi Old Quarter fascinates many people with its ancient, sophisticated beauty, enriched by the culture, life and people of Ke Cho.
O Quan Chuong Street has an ancient look. Photo: Phuong Thao
Coming to the old town, visitors will enjoy the ancient space, tinged with time of low-style houses, tiled roofs, mossy walls. This is where the streets with typical occupations are formed, creating a unique cultural tradition, full of historical traces. Besides, the street food in the old town is also a very unique charm that creates the unique identity of Hanoi.
Hoan Kiem Lake
Considered the heart of Hanoi, Hoan Kiem Lake or Sword Lake is a destination that everyone should visit. In the romantic space, the lake surface sparkles like a mirror reflecting the ancient trees, ancient temples, pagodas, and mossy old towers.
Turtle Tower in Hoan Kiem Lake. Photo: Phuong Thao
An interesting experience for tourists is to leisurely walk around the lake, while enjoying the charming beauty of the city, which is a mixture of ancient and modern. Around the lake are other tourist attractions such as But tower, Nghien platform, The Huc bridge leading to Ngoc Son temple, King Le Thai To temple, Hoa Phong tower...
Cathedral
Located at 40 Nha Chung Street, Hang Trong, the Great Church is not only a place of prayer for believers but also a familiar check-in location for young people as well as tourists from all over.
The Great Church is unique for its ancient architecture.
The church is designed in the European medieval Gothic architectural style, with a symmetrical facade structure, high ceiling, not too fussy about details, accompanied by a bell tower, dome and many windows.
Temple of Literature
As a leading cultural architectural complex and the pride of the people of the Capital when mentioning the thousand-year-old tradition of Thang Long - Dong Do - Hanoi, the Temple of Literature is considered a symbol of knowledge and Vietnamese education. This is the place to worship the Saints, the Teachers of Confucianism and the Rector of the National University Chu Van An - a typical teacher of high morality and virtue of Vietnamese education.
The Temple of Literature is considered a symbol of the quintessence of Vietnamese education.
West Lake
West Lake, formerly known as Dam Xac Cao or Kim Nguu Lake, is the largest natural lake in Hanoi. This place attracts young people because of its romance, poetry and peace.
Visitors can enjoy the fresh, gentle atmosphere of West Lake at quiet cafes along the lake. In addition, West Lake is one of the great places to capture impressive moments when the sunset falls.
West Lake is a place to "hunt" for beautiful sunsets that is loved by many young people. Photo: Phuong Thao
Besides, tourists can also visit many famous attractions around West Lake such as Tran Quoc Pagoda, Quan Thanh Temple or Tay Ho Palace.
Long Bien Bridge
Becoming a cultural and historical symbol of Hanoi Capital, Long Bien Bridge attracts tourists by its quiet and profound appearance of time. Built in 1898, the bridge fully inherits the technical and artistic elements of contemporary European science.
Long Bien Bridge taken from above. Photo: Phuong Thao
To fully explore Long Bien Bridge, visitors should choose motorbikes because of its flexibility and convenience. Visitors can also fully admire Long Bien Bridge from cafes near the bridge. Watching people passing by on the bridge while relaxing and enjoying the unique architecture of Long Bien Bridge will bring interesting experiences to visitors.
Bat Trang Ceramic Museum
Bat Trang Ceramic Museum located in village 5, Bat Trang commune, Gia Lam district, Hanoi has become a destination for many tourists because of its unique architectural style. The building is considered a traditional house of Bat Trang village, preserving all cultural values for tourists to visit and admire.
Impressive architectural style of Bat Trang Ceramic Museum
Bat Trang Ceramic Museum has many complexes such as: check-in space, exhibition area introducing famous Bat Trang ceramic products, museum area introducing the formation and development of Vietnam's famous craft village, resort area, restaurant area and outdoor cafe.
The museum has many different complexes to meet the needs of visitors.
Ba Vi
With its wild and poetic beauty, Ba Vi has become a popular tourist destination. About 60 km northwest of Hanoi center, this place is blessed by nature with many beautiful and famous tourist attractions such as: Ba Vi National Park, Khoang Xanh - Suoi Tien tourist area, Ao Vua tourist area, Thien Son - Suoi Nga tourist area, K9 historical relic site...
The lyrical beauty of Ba Vi
In 2022, Ba Vi will make a strong comeback with many attractive eco-tourism, cultural - spiritual and agricultural products that visitors can learn about.here.
