Ho Chi Minh City has the first Christmas fair of 5 European countries

Booking.com

HO CHI MINH CITY – The Consulate General of France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and the Netherlands will jointly organize a Christmas fair to raise charity funds at the French Palace garden.

The French Consulate General said that the garden of the French Palace at 6, Le Duan Street, District 1, will be open to the public to participate in the European Christmas charity fair from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on November 25. .

The fair entrance fee is 30,000 VND per person. All profits earned from this program will be donated to 5 charitable organizations operating in Vietnam, including Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe eV, E-ducare, Ho Chi Minh Heart Institute, Ba Chieu Shelter and Song Foundation.

Garden outside the French Consulate General Palace, photo taken in 2018. Photo: Quynh Tran
The garden outside the French Consulate General Palace in 2018. Photo: Quynh Tran

The representative of the French Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City said that this is the first year the program has been organized, aiming to bring the European Christmas atmosphere closer. Attending the market, visitors can experience activities such as enjoying traditional Christmas cakes, sipping hot wine or finding gifts for relatives and friends from craft stalls. and European ornaments. Children also have the opportunity to try their hand at horse riding.

The Consulate General of France believes that this fair will be the perfect choice for families, friends or couples who want to spend time together, immersing themselves in the upcoming Christmas atmosphere.

The mansion’s garden is more than 1.5 hectares wide with many ancient trees and is a hiding place for rare ferrets, squirrels and birds. Every year, on the occasion of “European Heritage Days”, the French Consulate General palace is also open to visitors for free.

($1=24,000 VND) ( According to vnexpress )

Booking.com