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Northern Vietnam’s beauty hailed on Italian newspaper
According to article of the weekly feature Viaggli of Italian daily Le Repubblica, major
tourist attractions in Vietnam has recently been introduced to foreign visitors.
Hanoi capital,
Halong Bay and some places in
Northern mountainous region in Vietnam has been mentioned in the article written by an author who traveled the length and breadth of
Northern Vietnam ranging from Hanoi capital to the Northern border province of Quang Ninh and mountainous provinces of Hoa Binh, Lai Chau and Yen Bai.
In the story, the author praised Hanoi capital as a bustling and crowded city owning variety of major tourist spots like the Ho Chi Minh Complex (including President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum & Ho Chi Minh Museum), the Vietnam’s first university Temple of Literature, the legendary Hoan Kiem Lake (Restored Sword Lake), the temple of Ngoc Son and the Hanoi Old Quarter. ![]() Hoan Kiem Lake - the heart of Hanoi capital Particularly, what made him deeply impressed were a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show at Thang Long Water Puppetry Theatre (near Hoan Kiem Lake) and a Hanoi culture tour to the Museum of Ethnology featuring unique culture and customs of 54 different ethnic groups in Vietnam. ![]() A water puppet show at Thang Long Water Puppetry Theatre The next destination mentioned in the story is Halong Bay (located in the Northern Province of Quang Ninh). The Italian author said that he really enjoyed cruising around Halong Bay which was acknowledged as the World Natural Heritage in 1994. ![]() Halong Bay, the well-known Natural Heritage Site of Vietnam Afterwards, he visited the Northern mountainous localities where had chance to meet and talk to local ethnic people as well as to enjoy some region’s specialties and to went on sightseeing tour in the Northern mountainous areas. ![]() A Sapa tour offered the author chance to meet and talk to local ethnic people The breathtaking and romantic beauty of the Sapa tourist resort and an adventure tour conquering the Fansipan Mountain peak (on 3,143 meters above sea level) were told in this story on Vietnam travel. |
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