Vinh
Vinh is a former city located in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam and was the capital city of Nghệ An province, Vietnam.
Vinh also is an economic and cultural center of the country's North-Central region. The city's name "Vinh" currently refers to a 166.22 square kilometres (64.18 sq mi) area, comprising an urban agglomeration of 6 wards, including Trường Vinh, Thành Vinh, Vinh Hưng, Vinh Phú, Vinh Lộc, and Cửa Lò.
Getting to Vinh
As the largest city between Hanoi and Hue, it's on the bus route along the coast. The train line between Vinh and Dong Hoi to the south takes an inland route different from Hwy 1. There is some excellent scenery along the way. If you're travelling along the coast by bus, consider taking a break here and going by train. There are trains daily from Hanoi to Vinh.
- 01Vinh Airport
Worth seeing
There are three old citadel gates: 1 the front gate, 2 the western gate and 3 the eastern gate. There are some informational plaques at the gates which are only in Vietnamese. The gates are marked with signs in Chinese (前门, 左门, 右门).
Things to do
- 01Vinh Recreation Centre
Indoor pool, cinema, gym, children's playground, arcade and karaoke machine.
Where to eat
Chao Luon (the local specialty of eel porridge) may be found at various roadside stalls or small eateries. Banh Muot (rice rolls with fried onion and Vietnamese pate) may be found at roadside stalls. Vinh Recreation Centre has a Breadtalk, King BBQ (Korean BBQ) and Highlands Coffee.
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