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- Experience IHG Hotels in Danang City
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Vietnam’s third-largest city is a rapidly changing metropolis that balances a French-colonial past with soaring skyscrapers. More laid-back than Saigon or Hanoi, modern Danang is a friendly place wedged between beaches on two sides and the Ba Na hills to the west.
Danang: city layout and top attractions
Bordering the East Vietnam Sea, Danang is divided in two by the broad Han River. To the west, Hai Chau is the city’s administrative and commercial centre. East of the river, Son Tra has a long sandy beach along its eastern edge. At its northern end are the quiet bays, resort hotels and forested hills of Son Tra peninsula. Further south, seaside Ngu Hanh Sondistrict is filled with more upmarket hotels.Take a walk around central Hai Chau to admire its French colonial architecture – the most striking example is Danang Cathedral, painted pink and with a 70-meter-high spire. After dark the promenade along the Han River is a charming place for a stroll. Of the many bridges spanning the waterway, the most spectacular is in the shape of a dragon that spouts real fire at weekends.
The concierge recommends Heading to the city’s southern edge to visit the jagged Marble Mountains, which look down over Non Nuoc Beach – christened “China Beach” by American GIs. Scaling Son Tra Mountain, a wild area topped with a pagoda and the 67-metre-high Lady Buddha statue. Taking the 25-km trip to Hoi An, a charming town packed with old merchant houses and Chinese temples.
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