Hoi An, formerly known as Fai-Fo or Faifoo, is a city in Vietnam’s Quang Nam Province. Wondering what is the best way to get to this place? What’s best car hire company in the area?
Hoian ancient town, the city’s historic district, is recognized as an exceptionally well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century, its buildings and street plan reflecting a unique blend of influences, indigenous and foreign. Prominent in the city’s old town, is its covered “Japanese Bridge,” dating to the 16th-17th century.
After many centuries, Hoi An Old town is still respectful of its traditions, folk festivals, beliefs and of its sophisticated culinary art. Set in a quiet environment, Hoi An is surrounded by peaceful villages that have crafts such as carpentry, bronze making, ceramic… This little port town is in an incredible state of preservation.
Hoi An ancient town offers some of the most densely-concentrated sights in Vietnam with more than a thousand architectural relic sites like its old streets bordered with ancient houses and assembly halls, its pagodas, temples, ancient wells and tombs…
For centuries, Hoian had developed into a melting pot of various nationalities who came to the area, bringing along their own cultures. Accordingly, Hoi An features the co-existence of indigenous customs and habits and those imported by foreign settlers.
Hoian Ancient Town Map
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