The Italian daily paper La Repubblica recently ran an articleentitled “Hoi An – Intersection of the Far East”, portraying the ancientcity as a tranquil and idyllic place worth visiting in central Vietnam.
It went on to say that Hoi An is an intersection of culturebetween Vietnam and China, Japan, the Netherlands and India. Cominghere, visitors travelling by bicycles or on foot can get a feel forVietnamese history as the city itself serves as a museum with its rowsof colonial houses.
Thousands of multi-coloured lanterns are hung at night, giving visitors an experience of living in a fairy world.
Referring to a guidebook of tourism and culinary attractions, visitorswere urged to explore Hoi An’s UNESCO heritage sites.
Overthe past few months, La Repubblica has featured places of interest inHanoi, Sapa, Ha Long Bay, the Mekong Delta, and Mui Ne coastal resorttown.
The State television station RAI broadcast several documentaries about Vietnam’s scenic locations and welcoming people.
The Vietnamese embassy in Italy also worked with other local groups toorganise workshops on Vietnam’s tourism in a bid to further promoteVietnamese destinations to Italian tourists.
According to theVietnam National Administration of Tourism, the number of Italiantourists coming to Vietnam has grown over the past years, from 31,300 in2012 to over 50,000 in 2013, though these figures still represent alimited proportion of the nearly 6 million foreign arrivals in thecountry.-VNA
It went on to say that Hoi An is an intersection of culturebetween Vietnam and China, Japan, the Netherlands and India. Cominghere, visitors travelling by bicycles or on foot can get a feel forVietnamese history as the city itself serves as a museum with its rowsof colonial houses.
Thousands of multi-coloured lanterns are hung at night, giving visitors an experience of living in a fairy world.
Referring to a guidebook of tourism and culinary attractions, visitorswere urged to explore Hoi An’s UNESCO heritage sites.
Overthe past few months, La Repubblica has featured places of interest inHanoi, Sapa, Ha Long Bay, the Mekong Delta, and Mui Ne coastal resorttown.
The State television station RAI broadcast several documentaries about Vietnam’s scenic locations and welcoming people.
The Vietnamese embassy in Italy also worked with other local groups toorganise workshops on Vietnam’s tourism in a bid to further promoteVietnamese destinations to Italian tourists.
According to theVietnam National Administration of Tourism, the number of Italiantourists coming to Vietnam has grown over the past years, from 31,300 in2012 to over 50,000 in 2013, though these figures still represent alimited proportion of the nearly 6 million foreign arrivals in thecountry.-VNA
