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Old Quarter


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 71 attractions in Hanoi
Traveler 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: Neighborhood, Flea/street market, Historic walking area
Activities: Shopping, City walk sightseeing
Address: Hanoi
Vietnam

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5 of 5 stars
jasmine7387   4 contributions
USA
Nov 17, 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

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4 of 5 stars
Johann&Sandra   659 contributions
Nov 6, 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

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4 of 5 stars
Belly_1701   15 contributions
Jun 14, 2008
9/9 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
seabrat76   4 contributions
Makati City, Manila
Apr 4, 2008
15/15 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
cdgh   2 contributions
hanoi
Sep 28, 2007
1/7 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

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4 of 5 stars
kerokeromania   166 contributions
札幌
Nov 14, 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

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4 of 5 stars
ニャーチー   41 contributions
東京
Sep 5, 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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4 of 5 stars
Hanako875   9 contributions
神奈川
Aug 30, 2009

ベトナムの古い町並みに触れながらのショッピングは、良い経験になりました。 古くて細い路地に、小さいバイクが途絶えること... more

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2 of 5 stars
MNT73   9 contributions
CHAMBERY
Nov 16, 2008

Hotel d'un charme certain mais situé en bordure d'une artère très fréquentée donc très très bruyante !!! malgré les efforts... more

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Hanoi, Vietnam