It is not difficult to choose for yourself a few destinations to explore when coming to Hue. Because this is the only place in Vietnam with 5 World Heritage Sites recognized by UNESCO and many other attractions. Along with that is a rich cuisine that captivates all visitors with both smell and sight.
With 250 thousand VND, traveling to Hue you can freely explore the following places:
1. System of mausoleums
With a cool landscape, located in a prime location, the mausoleum is where you can visit and learn about ethnic history for only about 100,000.
Tomb of Minh Mang is located in the middle of the cool hills and mountains. Tomb of Tu Duc has a landscape like a large park with a romantic lake, green pine trees. Especially attracting tourists is Khai Dinh mausoleum, this is the only work in the imperial system of Hue kings with a mixed architecture of East and West.
Khai Dinh’s mausoleum is famous for its 3 murals “hidden life of the dragon” decorated on the ceiling of three middle rooms in Thien Dinh palace, considered to be the most monumental and valuable in Vietnam.
2. Thien Mu Pagoda
After the king mausoleum complex, Thien Mu pagoda is worth a visit. The poetic pagoda is located on the green Ha Khe hill, beside the beautiful green Perfume river. Looking down from the pagoda yard is the Perfume River gently drifting amidst the immense water. Boats moored peacefully under the dock, waiting for each wave of tourists to visit the pagoda.
The most strange is that the three-leaf pine rows always radiate a fresh green color regardless of the season, dropping their shadows down to cover the cool temple courtyards.
3. Ho Thuy Tien Water Park
For some reason, Ho Thuy Tien park is so beautiful, but closed after receiving the first visitors in 2004. And now, everything in it is covered with green moss, colored in horror. The images of the aquarium play area, the virtual world playroom, the water park, the yacht on the lake, the water music stage, the restaurant … make you feel spine chilling when stepping into the scene exactly in ghost movies on American television.
However, young people and tourists love adventure and explore still here every day. There are many wild and magical photo sets, “thousand like” photos have been checked in here.
4. Thanh Toan tile bridge
If you want to have a life style photo, please come to this bridge. It is only about 8km from the center of Hue city to the East. The rustic and beautiful tile bridge is no less beautiful than the famous Japanese Covered Bridge of Hoi An ancient town . The bridge is not too big, spanning a small, calm river flowing from the beginning of the village to the end of Thanh Thuy village. Tiled bridges are made of wood, roofed with tiles and glazed pipes, this is a rare type of bridge with high artistic value in all kinds of bridges in Vietnam.
Normally, visitors come here not only to see the bridge but also enjoy the fresh air here. Young people come to see the bridge, hear about its history and pose for pictures with ao dai.
5. Enjoy the delicious food of the ancient capital
In addition to its dreamy and ancient beauty, Hue is also an attractive culinary meeting place that invites souls to explore freely.
Cake pressed
For young people in Hue, pressed cake is an attractive snack every day, affordable price. The pressed cake comes in different versions depending on the place of sale. Egg pressed cakes, tomatoes, scallions or cakes filled with toppings such as pâté, sausages, eggs, meat … all attract customers.
Bun Bo Hue
It can be said that this dish is not only famous in Vietnam but also famous all over the world. Most guestsForeign tourists all know this dish because many articles in foreign newspapers, magazines or from famous travel bloggers all mention Bun Bo as an irresistible dish in Hue.
In the morning, in Hue, you can see beef noodle shops everywhere, the price is only 20-30k / bowl depending on the restaurant, but the quality can be said to be free of criticism. This dish has a very unique flavor and color that no dish can get from spices such as lemongrass, chili, paprika, pepper, garlic, onions, fish sauce … A proper bowl of beef noodle soup is a must. a piece of ham, pork ball, pork blood, and a few slices of beef … and most importantly, the vegetables must be eaten fresh.
Alley tea
Tea shops in Hue are usually located in small alleys, so suddenly “Alley Tea” becomes a famous brand. And when it comes to tea, there probably isn’t as many types of tea as in Hue. Only royal tea has more than 36 types, picky from processing to layout. From green bean tea, lotus seeds, pineapple green tea … to the more exotic dishes such as yellow wax tea, areca tea, roasted meat filter tea … Then there are dozens of popular teas such as corn tea, millet tea, tea potatoes, beans … At a tea shop in Hue, you can eat dozens of types without getting bored, but it is impossible to enjoy all kinds of tea here at once.
Hue cake
If you visit Dong Ba market to buy gifts for your relatives, you should try enjoying a plate of cake here. Each cake plate will have all kinds of Hue specialties such as banh beo, wet cake, filter cake, banh nam, a little ram … Any kind of cake is delicious and interesting.
+ Banh beo can be considered as a dish closely attached to the people here, white, thin like a leaf, molded in small, round cups.
+ The filter cake is made from cassava roots, filled with shrimp, fatty meat, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed. The filter cake is so loved by other people that every time they come to Hue they buy hundreds of them to bring home as gifts for people at home.
+ In addition, there is another kind of cake is the cake, usually served separately, but not on the plate of cakes. The delightful crust is poured with rice flour mixed with egg yolk, filled with peeled shrimp, sliced grilled beef or bird meat, chopped fat, raw sprouts … and diluted lemon, garlic, chili sauce or sauce .
Delicious Banh Khoai is also thanks to the secret of mixing flour and broth made from more than 10 spices: soybean paste, peanuts, sesame, liver, pork, and shrimp sauce … creating a thick sauce that diners come to Hue could not help but appease.
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