Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (Thanh Nha Ho)

An amazing place to discover the history of Vietnam!

This citadel is very unique because it was build with only stones without mortar during a very short period of time, 3 months. The landscape is very beautiful. If I come back to visit it next time, I ...

Quite Historic - Relatively Underdeveloped

I'm told that the US government has funded the restoration of the largest gate to the citadel and it is quite nice to see. But, if you've seen other citadels - specifically the one in Hanoi, you might...

Only if you want to tick off a list ...

The few internet sources on this place mostly ask why this is a UNESCO site; having been here, I ask the same. I get its historical importance, but most of it is gone. On the day of my visit, even the...

Small and hard to reach, but still an interesting site

(Note: this is NOT the same as the Citadel/Imperial City in Hue, or the Thang Long Citadel in Hanoi.) I drove out here during a recent visit to Hanoi. It's true that the Ho Dynasty Citadel is fa...

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We are arrested here after our unusual visit to the Pu Hu Natural Reserve, it was really an important part of the history of Vietnam even if it remained only a great well soil relief ...