Hoi An Vacations, Vietnam

Hoi An (Hội An) is a beautiful city in Vietnam, just south of Da Nang. It's an ancient trading port, and its old town is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Hoi An, once known as Faifo, was a major international port in the 16th and 17th centuries, and the foreign influences are discernible to this day. While the serious shipping business has long since moved to Danang, the heart of the city is still the Old Town, full of winding lanes and Chinese-styled shophouses, which is particularly atmospheric in the evening as the sun goes down. While most all shops now cater to the tourist trade the area has been largely preserved as is, unusual in Vietnam, and renovation has proceeded slowly and carefully - it's mercifully absent of towering concrete blocks and karaoke parlors.

The main thoroughfare in the Old Town is Tran Phu. Just south of the Old Town, across the Thu Bon River, are the islands of An Hoi and Cam Nam.

More information on Hoi An travel at Wikitravel.org

Things To Do in Hoi An

Yaly Couture, Hoi An
Yaly is a good place to go for items that require

attention to detail: apparel with sequins, ruffles, multiple layers

of fabric, etc. They do a decent job of replicating de... dresses, blouses, and...
Attraction type: Specialty shop

Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
A local favorite, construction on this covered bridge began in the

Year of the Monkey (1593) and was finished in the Year of the

Dog (1595), hence the monkey and dog sculptures at either end.
Attraction type: Bridge

Quang Trieu (Cantonese) Assembly Hall, Hoi An
Cantonese merchants built this meeting hall in Southeast Asian style,

with a central courtyard surrounded by buildings brightly decorated

with statues and carvings.
Attraction type: Historic site

Central Market, Hoi An
The fresh fish dock and the affordable silk tailors are some high points

of this thriving all-day market.
Attraction type: Flea/street market

Fukian Assembly Hall (Phuc Kien), Hoi An
Each of the many animal statues in this stunning meeting hall symbolize

some life quality such as wisdom, longevity and nobility;

Chinese merchants from the Phuc Kien province built this structure in 1697.
Attraction type: Historic site