If you have ever traveled to Nha Trang without visiting Dam market, it is indeed a big mistake. Located in a prime location in the middle of the beautiful coastal city, Nha Trang Dam Market is the place to trade the most famous specialties here.
Visiting Dam Market in Nha Trang , visitors will be able to visit and shop around the most diverse and abundant local specialties. In addition, this place is also a beautiful and unique architectural work, making you admire your praise.
Follow the Vietnam Tourists to discover what is special about Dam Market in Nha Trang !
1. Where is Nha Trang Dam Market, how is the road going?
Dam Market is known as one of the tourist symbols of the coastal city of Nha Trang. If you mention Ho Chi Minh city, people will immediately remember the famous Ben Thanh market, or like Hanoi will be Dong Xuan market, in the beautiful city of Dalat is the famous Dalat market, and with Nha Trang. Dam market.
Dam Market is the largest market in the coastal city of Nha Trang, which is both a commercial center for selling local products and a unique tourist attraction.
Dam Market Nha Trang – special sights and shopping for tourists (Photo source: Internet)
Dam market’s address is located at Ben Cho, Van Thanh, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, only about 2 kilometers from the city center, very close, so visitors can choose to walk or take a taxi for convenience. To reach Dam Nha Trang market can go from many directions such as Van Thanh, Ly Quoc Su, Nguyen Thai Hoc … because the market is located in the central area and has many doors facing the main roads.
Called with a very unique name because in the past, the forerunner of this place was a very large lagoon, an area of up to 7 hectares and through the sea mouth, people in the area established a small market at at the end of the lagoon for trading and exchanging seafood, vegetables, fruits … Over time, the market grows bigger and bigger, the demand for buying and selling is increasing, and the products are much more diverse.
Around the beginning of the 20th century, the city government decided to turn this place into a larger market, the name Dam market officially appeared since then, and over time has become one of the largest central markets. Nha Trang.
Nha Trang Dam Market has a very unique lotus-shaped architecture (Photo source: Internet)
By 1980, Dam Market Nha Trang was completely renovated and appeared with a new, extremely spacious appearance. With a very unique and special new architecture. Looking down from above the Dam market looks like a giant lotus flower, lotus petals overlooking the different streets of the city. The total area of the market is up to 5270 square meters and can accommodate up to 3,000 people. Today Dam market is also known as Nha Trang Trade Center and is one of the most attractive destinations, always present in any Nha Trang tour.
2. All about the items that Dam Nha Trang market sells
At Dam market, Nha Trang sells a full range of items to serve the people living here and for visitors, from all kinds of daily foods, to local specialties. souvenir. Dam Market not only attracts domestic tourists but foreigners also love coming here to experience and explore the traditional markets of Vietnamese people.
Dam Market Nha Trang attracts many visitors to come here to experience the unique culture of the market (Photo source: Internet)
Dam Market Nha Trang is divided into three main areas, including the central market, the left-wing market and the right-wing market, each displaying groups of goods for visitors to easily visit and shop.
The Central Market is a place to sell essential daily items to serve local people, clothing stalls, fashion shoes, and souvenir stalls, handicraft products … is the place where you can find lovely gifts to bring to relatives and friends.
Handicraft and souvenir shop (Photo source: Internet)
Going to the left-wing market, you will find a world of extremely rich seafood, from fresh to dry food. Dam Market Nha Trang is famous near and far thanks to fresh seafood, traders bought from new fishing boats so they are still alive and fresh. The items here are extremely diverse, from fresh, to dried, or marinated items that are extremely attractive.
Attractive world of fresh seafood (Photo source: Internet)
Dried foods are marinated with spices (Photo source: Internet)
The right wing area is a culinary paradise for visitors when it specializes in selling all kinds of specialties and famous dishes in Nha Trang. Instant specialties such as rice paper rolls, mango cake, green chili salt, spring rolls, pork rolls, squid, … are extremely attractive. You can also enjoy delicious dishes such as banh canh, bun cha ca, banh xeo, banh can, grilled skewers, and snacks such as teas, ice cream … at extreme prices. The popular period and the taste is not without question.
Paradise specialties, delicious dishes in Nha Trang (Photo source: Internet)
And one more special thing that Nha Trang Dam Market scores in the eyes of tourists is that at the top of the market selling seafood and fresh fruit, there is always a control balance available so that buyers can themselves. hand check the amount of goods that you have bought, to avoid being blocked or underweight. The phone number of the management board is always hung around the market, just having a problem they will appear to help you. Thanks to that, this market has brought a civilized and modern image and created confidence for those who come here to visit and shop.
3. Experience to go to Nha Trang Dam market is most useful for tourists
Dam Market serves both local people and tourists, so it is almost active all day, opens around 4am and closes around 6-7pm. People here who want to buy fresh food often choose to go to the market early in the morning to choose the freshest food.
In any Vietnamese market, too, “challenge” and “bargain” is the most familiar specialty, and so is Nha Trang Dam Market . Visitors need to be tough and know how to pay the price to avoid being “beaten beautifully” or bargain. Usually, the stall owners will raise the price from 1/3 to 1/2 of the real value of the product, so boldly lower the price, unless you have to really love the item to accept the high price. If you are someone who is not good at haggling and bargaining, go with a tour guide or local person to help you.
Always be ready to bargain and bargain when shopping at Dam market (Photo source: Internet)
Seafood, dried food, and fruit are often the items that many tourists choose to buy to bring home the most. But keep in mind that if you are on the plane, be aware that some items may not be carried on the plane, for example, overly smelly items such as fish sauce, or durian. There used to be many humorous stories because tourists did not know so they only bought smelly items, left them all at the airport, or tried to eat them all. If you buy fresh seafood, you should keep the last day of the trip to buy, and must be frozen in a foam container, as well as tightly wrapped so that the seafood remains fresh and not broken during transport. moved on.
If you buy to take out, be careful with items that may be banned from flying (Photo source: Internet)
During the peak tourist season, the number of tourists coming here is very large, crowded in and out, so you must pay close attention to preserving your personal property to avoid pickpocketing. And when buying anything, you must check carefully before getting up to avoid buying too much and then forgetting it.
Conclusion
Above, Vietnam Traveler has introduced to you an extremely special destination that is Dam Nha Trang Market . This place is not only a shopping mall with a variety of marine products, but also a great tourist destination where you can explore the traditional culture of Khanh Hoa people, meet people the most sincere, friendly people, and especially the opportunity to expand their understanding of the most typical specialties of Nha Trang.
If you have a chance to come to Khanh Hoa, come to beautiful Nha Trang beaches, remember to visit Nha Trang Dam Market .