Locations in Đà Nẵng · 7 found
Bà Nà Hills & Cable Car
Bà Nà Hills is a French-era mountain resort above Đà Nẵng reached by a cable car system that often passes through low cloud at 1,487 metres - home to the Golden Bridge, the French Village, and one of the most dramatic cable car rides in Southeast Asia.
Dragon Bridge
The Dragon Bridge is Đà Nẵng's most iconic landmark - a 666.5-metre steel bridge shaped like a Lý-dynasty dragon crossing the Hàn River, with a head that breathes real fire and sprays water every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night at 9 PM.
French Village
The French Village at Bà Nà Hills is a Gothic and Romanesque-style resort complex at 1,487 metres - cobbled streets, Saint Denis Cathedral, the 1923 Debay Wine Cellar, Fantasy Park, and seasonal festivals, with overnight options at Mercure French Village above the clouds.
Golden Bridge
The Golden Bridge is one of the most photographed structures in Vietnam - a 150-metre pedestrian walkway held by two giant weathered stone hands emerging from the mountain at 1,400 metres, with views over the Đà Nẵng coastline and the cloud layer below.
Marble Mountains (Ngũ Hành Sơn)
Ngũ Hành Sơn (Marble Mountains) in Đà Nẵng is a cluster of five marble and limestone peaks with caves, Buddhist shrines, ancient Cham sanctuaries, and sweeping sea views - most famously the Huyền Không Cave where sunlight shafts through a collapsed ceiling onto Buddhist altars below.
Mỹ Khê Beach
Mỹ Khê Beach is Đà Nẵng's most famous stretch of coastline - roughly 9-10km of white sand on the East Sea, named by Forbes as one of the world's six most beautiful beaches in 2005 and repeatedly ranked among Asia's best beaches since by outlets including Herald Sun and TripAdvisor, and the closest major beach to a Vietnamese city centre.
Sơn Trà Peninsula
Sơn Trà Peninsula is Đà Nẵng's wild backyard - a 4,439-hectare nature reserve rising directly from the sea, home to one of Vietnam's last populations of the endangered red-shanked douc langur. Known for scenic mountain roads, quiet northern beaches, and Linh Ứng Pagoda with its 67m Lady Buddha.
Local Food You Must Try
Mì Quảng
Turmeric-stained wide rice noodles with pork, shrimp, quail eggs, and a small amount of rich broth - topped with crushed peanuts and crispy rice crackers, the defining dish of central Vietnam
Bánh xèo Đà Nẵng
Smaller and crispier than southern versions, filled with shrimp, pork, and green onion - served with a mountain of herbs and a tangy fish sauce, eaten rolled in rice paper
Bánh tráng cuốn thịt heo
Thin rice paper rolls with boiled pork belly, fresh herbs, green banana, and star fruit - a communal Đà Nẵng specialty where diners roll their own at the table
Bún chả cá Đà Nẵng
Fish cake noodle soup with a clear, lightly spiced broth - the Đà Nẵng version uses larger, bouncier fish cakes than elsewhere and is eaten as both breakfast and lunch
Bún mắm nêm
Rice vermicelli served with a thick fermented anchovy dipping sauce, sliced pork, fresh herbs, and green mango - the pungent mắm nêm is Đà Nẵng's signature condiment that divides and delights in equal measure
Nem lụi
Spiced pork paste grilled on lemongrass skewers over charcoal - eaten rolled in rice paper with fig leaves, star fruit, and green banana, then dipped in a thick peanut-hoisin sauce unique to central Vietnam
Bê thui Cầu Mống
Whole calf slow-roasted over smouldering rice straw until the skin turns golden and the meat stays pink and tender - a Cầu Mống village specialty eaten thinly sliced with rice paper, mắm nêm, and fresh herbs
Mít trộn
Young jackfruit salad tossed with shredded pork, prawn, roasted peanuts, and fresh herbs in a tangy lime dressing - a light and refreshing central Vietnamese dish with satisfying meaty texture from the unripe fruit
Bánh bèo
Steamed rice flour discs topped with dried shrimp, crispy pork cracklings, and spring onion oil - served in small ceramic saucers and eaten with a sweet fish sauce, a delicate Đà Nẵng afternoon snack