Hue City

Hue repays exploration at a leisurely pace and contains enough in the way of historical interest to swallow up for a few days with no trouble at all. The city is divided into three clearly defined urban areas, each with its distinct character, and through it all meanders the Perfume River, named somewhat fancifully from the tree resin and blossom it carries. The nineteenth-century walled citadel, on the north bank of the Perfume River, contains the once magnificent Imperial City as well as an extensible grid of attractive residential streets and prolific gardens. Across Dong Ba Canal to the east lies Phu Cat, the original merchants' quarter of hue where ships once pulled in, now a crowded district of shophouses, Chinese assembly halls, and pagodas. What used to be called the European City, a triangle of land caught between the Perfume River's south bank and the Phu Cam Canal, is now Hue's modern administrative center, where you will also find most hotels and tourist services.

HUE'S TOP SIGHTS MUST VISIT:

1. Hue Citadel