Locations in Quang Nam · 8 found
An Bang Beach
An Bang Beach is Hội An's most accessible beach - a wide stretch of white sand 3-5km east of the Ancient Town, reachable by bicycle through rice paddies in 20-30 minutes. Calmer and less developed than Đà Nẵng's city beaches, with beach bars, watersports, and good sunrise views.
Bảy Mẫu Coconut Forest
Bảy Mẫu Coconut Forest is a water coconut palm wetland in Cẩm Thanh village that has grown from its original 7-acre planting to more than 100 hectares today - navigated by traditional Vietnamese basket boats through narrow waterways under the palm canopy, with fishing demonstrations, local music performances, and a real wartime history as a revolutionary base.
Cham Island
Cù Lao Chàm is a cluster of eight islands about 18 km off Cửa Đại beach near Hội An, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve with more than 950 marine species, white-sand beaches, coral reefs, a plastic-bag ban and a quiet fishing village, reached by a 15-20 minute canoe ride.
Cửa Đại Beach
Cửa Đại Beach is the closest beach to Hội An Ancient Town - 4km east on a flat cycling road, with views of the Cham Islands on the horizon, though the beach itself has been narrowed by years of erosion and is currently the site of a major, actively under-construction land reclamation project expected to finish in 2026.
Hội An Ancient Town
Hội An Ancient Town is Vietnam's best-preserved trading port - a UNESCO World Heritage Site of 400-year-old merchant houses, assembly halls, temples, and lantern-lit streets on the Thu Bồn River, where Japanese, Chinese, and Vietnamese architectural traditions fuse into a single walkable neighbourhood.
Japanese Bridge
The Japanese Covered Bridge (Chùa Cầu) is Hội An's most iconic structure - a roughly 400-year-old roofed bridge built by Japanese merchants in the early 1600s, spanning a small canal at the western edge of the Ancient Town, with a small temple built into its northern side and a history of restoration that includes a controversial 2022-2024 renovation.
Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary
Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Quảng Nam - a valley of over 70 ancient Cham Hindu temple towers built between the 4th and 14th centuries, set against jungle-covered hills 40km west of Hội An.
Trà Quế Village
Trà Quế is a 300-year-old herb farming village 3km from Hội An Ancient Town - a dense patchwork of organic herb plots tended by hand using traditional methods, recognised as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage, where visitors can join farmers for a morning, learn to cook Vietnamese dishes, and eat lunch in the fields.
Local Food You Must Try
Cao lầu
Thick noodles with pork and crispy croutons - only authentic in Hoi An
White Rose dumplings
Delicate shrimp dumplings shaped like white roses
Bánh mì Phượng
The famous banh mi that Anthony Bourdain called the best sandwich
Mì Quảng
Quang Nam's most iconic dish - wide turmeric-yellow rice noodles served with minimal broth, topped with pork, shrimp, quail eggs, peanuts, and fresh herbs. Unlike northern pho or southern hu tieu, the broth is just a few spoonfuls - thick, rich, and intensely flavored.
Cơm gà Tam Kỳ
Poached chicken over fragrant rice cooked in chicken broth - Tam Ky's version is considered by many locals to be superior to the more famous Hoi An version. The rice is toasted in chicken fat before cooking, giving it a nutty depth, served with ginger fish sauce and fresh herbs.
Cháo lươn xanh
Rice porridge with freshwater eel cooked with green herbs - a Quang Nam comfort food rarely found outside the province. The eel is stir-fried with turmeric and lemongrass before being added to the congee, giving it a golden color and a warm, aromatic finish.