Da Lat is a big city gifted by nature, beautiful view and amazing weather. But, it's not all of it yet! Da Lat is actually also a small little town with friendly neighbourhood, hundreds years old churches, boutique cafe shop. It has many special features that leaves you speechless. The vintage town that you need to stop by.
Basic info:
In the first half of the 20th century, the people of France have planned and built up a beautiful city with villas, offices, hotels, schools and an education plus tourist centre. Da Lat is a city of diverse religion with hundreds of temples, churches, monasteries.
Productive agricultural region especially with products of vegetables and flowers. Thanks to the mild climate, beautiful natural scenery and rich architectural heritage, Da Lat is also known with other names such as "the city of fog", City of the cherry blossoms" or "the little Paris". The city also has the central role of politics, economy and culture of the Lam Dong province.
Chicken Church
The Cathedral of St. Nicholas of Bari, also known as the Chicken Church because on top of the bell tower has a big statue of a chicken, symbolise for France This is the Cathedral of the Bishop of the Diocese of Da Lat, also is the biggest church in Da Lat, one of the typical buildings and most ancient of the city. Also the church is the only Roman Catholic architecture in Vietnam.
In the inside, the church is beautiful sculptured and well made in details, all of the glasses on the building has significant God image which is so pretty. The front and back are decorated with some Da Lat's unique flower, plants and the amazing view from above.
- Located at 15 Tran Phu, ward 3, Da Lat, Lam Dong Province.
Domaine de Marie Church
Also known as the Vinh Son Church, the architecture has a lot of innovation compared to the classical church in the West. It has the shape of the cross but much more liberal: 11 m width and 33 m length. There are two steps to the main door and enter the main hall. The roof system, shaped like the communal house of the Tay Nguyen ethnic group. The roof is quite steep, with red tile roofs made in Vietnam.
In the inside, in addition to the chapel and two monasteries, other facilities have been used for public purposes. At present, she has raised a lot of orphans and vocational training for children such as weaving, embroidery and painting. .
- Located at Ngo Quyen Street, about 1 km from the center of Da Lat.
The hand of Buddha
The Buddha's hand was created by the owner of the Hoa Trang resort, braided with wire ropes firmly, protruding in the middle of the forest and mountain, recommended for beautiful view pickup all of the sunlight, wind blowing and rain.
Beside the hand of Buddha, Hoa Son resort also has many beautiful scenery for you to discover such as triangle flower field, Sa Pa flower garden, cherry blossom, thousand years old tree, gate to heaven, treehouse.
- Located at Ta Nung Lam Dong Pass (Highway 725), connecting to the town of Nam Ban, in Hoa Trang resort.
Da Lat train station
Da Lat Station has many historic landmarks and is an ancient and beautiful station in Southeast Asia that still remains. Da Lat Station has many historic landmarks and is an ancient and beautiful station in Southeast Asia that remains. This is a vintage railway station of our country. The station is designed since early twentieth century. In addition, the station still remain steam train but . Their is also a small cafe inside the train for you to rest.
You can actually buy a ticket for a mini tour around Da Lat Station at the one and only train that is still working, you can buy the ticket that leads you to Trai Mat ticket price applies to foreign visitors are often more expensive than for the citizen. Fare for foreigners is 170,000 VND / person for round trip. For those who buy one way ticket is 150,000 VND.
- Located at Quang Trung street, ward 10 of Da Lat city.
Trai Mat
Trai Mat is absolute heaven for those who love nature, its on the mountain and plant a lot of trees, flowers and especially teas and vegetables, all fresh and cool! It is a colourful village covers in fogs and cloud. Giving you chills and fresh fresh air. Terraces can also be seen a lot here.
- Located from the center of Da Lat city about 8.0km toward South, follow the Tran Hung Dao street, Hung Vuong street, it takes about 20 minutes to drive to get to Trai Mat tourist resort. Or you can go on the Da Lat train station and experience the ride.
Da Lat Pedagogy College
Also known as Grand Lycée Yersin College was recognised by the World Association of Architects (UIA) as one of the 1,000 unique works of the world in the 20th century. It was created in 1927 by the French. The school is still working and teaching students.
Visitors are allowed to visit the place when the school is absent and closed when their is school schedule.
- Located at 29 Yersin, ward 10 of Da Lat city.
my last Da Lat blog: http://vietnam1001.blogspot.com/2018/05/da-lat-flower-city-of-vietnam.html
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