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Old Quarter


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 71 attractions in Hanoi
Traveller Description:
Hanoi’s lively Old Quarter comprises nearly 40 streets packed with shops selling all kinds of goods, each street named for its primary good or...... more » Hanoi’s lively Old Quarter comprises nearly 40 streets packed with shops selling all kinds of goods, each street named for its primary good or service. « less
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Attraction type: Neighbourhood, Flea/street market, Historic walking area
Activities: Shopping, City walk sightseeing
Address: Hanoi
Vietnam

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4 of 5 stars
KUALALUMPUR
15 Dec 2009

Quarter of Hanoi is an ancient populations unique architecture, bringing heavy Vietnamese national identity. Where this occurs at the same time many activities in daily life of urban residents: live, sales production, festivals, leisure, entertainment.The most famous of the ancient town is the main city job and product sales into street name. But the quarter of Hanoi abit crowned and... more

13 Dec 2009

The old quarter is one of the most beautiful attraction in Hanoi. The Old Quarters is combide, made of (about) 36 street, each one named for the goods sold on it -- shoes, bamboo, metals, bags, herbs & spices, silks, etc. The Old Quarter is around the lake, where you can find more touristy restaurants and shops - much of... more

17 Nov 2009

It is amazing to see such kind of old Quarter. It is very unique for Vietnam to have such Old Quarter. You can see a lot of things which you normally think that they no longer exit . Try here for different feeling about the world. more

6 Nov 2009

The Old Quarter is the heart and soul of Hanoi - there is so much going on here at any one time, your head is spinning. Life spills out of the homes onto the sidewalks, creating a fascinating scene, but also making walking through the area frustrating and not very safe, as you are forced into the streets where the... more

14 Jun 2008
9
people found this review helpful

This place is beautiful, and you will find both tourists and locals doing their shopping here. Street after street of shophouses offering a piece of Vietnam that every tourist can bring home - handicrafts, apparels, and even its very own coffee beans! While you are there, take some time out to savour the aromatic viet coffee at the local coffee... more

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4 of 5 stars
Makati City, Manila
4 Apr 2008
15
people found this review helpful

Armed with a map and a sense of adventure, I decided to give myself a walking tour of Hanoi's Old Quarters, the eternal soul of a changing city. The Old Quarters is an elaborate maze of (about) 36 street, each one named for the goods sold on it -- shoes, bamboo, metals, bags, herbs & spices, silks, etc. It is... more

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5 of 5 stars
hanoi
28 Sep 2007
1
person found this review helpful

I got an unforgetable spring in this city. The Old streets selling all kind of goods, foods and the nature is so beautiful. more

7 Dec 2009

1890年代の木造建築「マーマイの家」は、その一軒だけ雰囲気が違うので、 バイクをよけて歩くのが大変で、目当ての場所を... more

14 Nov 2009

ハノイの中でも、最も活気のある場所で、観光地、というよりは、ハノイ市民の日常を体感するのに、一番良い場所だと思います。そ... more

5 Sep 2009

旧市街はシルク製品でも有名ですが、大教会の向かいあたりにはカワイイ雑貨や美しいシルクのクッションカバーのショップが並んで... more

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