Nha Trang is considered a popular resort in Vietnam. In addition to relaxing on white beaches and exploring coral reefs, you can undergo mud and mineral water treatment here. However, there are also many historical sites that rightfully deserve to be guided by excursions in Nha Trang. The main thing is to find a guide who can tell you about all the sights in your own language.
Most of the local ancient sites belong to ancient Buddhist or Hindu temple complexes, but there are also more modern monuments. Some of them still belong to the colonial past, and therefore are closely related to the culture of France, some to the free period of independent Vietnam. There are also wonderful natural attractions, which is not surprising for a region with many healing springs. In the vicinity of Nha Trang, there are, for example, wonderful waterfalls. And where there is a lot of water and sun, there is always a riot of greenery, which gives us the amazing beauty of nature. Therefore, sightseeing tours in Nha Trang will give you a lot of unforgettable impressions.
Must-sees in and around the city:
- Cham Towers Pognagar;
- Long Son Pagoda;
- Nha Trang Cathedral;
- Statue of Buddha sitting on a lotus flower;
- The National Oceanographic Museum;
- Museum named after Alexander Yersin. This is not a name characteristic of the indigenous population belongs to a French bacteriologist who lived for a long time in the Vietnamese province of Khanh Hoa;
- Yangbai and Baho waterfalls;
- Magic source;
- Thapba mud baths;
- Aquarium on the island of Chi Nguyen;
- Monkey Island.
Also, everyone who is staying in Nha Trang should visit the Michon Sanctuary.
Michonne shrine
In time immemorial, Michonne served as the center of the Champa state. It lasted for about a thousand years. Today it is known that the Michonne Sanctuary consisted of 70 religious buildings, but only 25 survived, and some of them are partially destroyed. Tyams built their towers on square or rectangular foundations. Each of these buildings consisted of three elements. The very base represented the human world. The tower standing on it symbolized the world of spirits, and the top of each tower, which was made in the form of a lotus, indicated the area located between the two worlds - earthly and heavenly.
Fired brick and sandstone were used as materials for these structures. When Michon was built, everything here resembled the buildings of ancient India. The plots were based on the triad - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. At the same time, Shiva was considered the central deity of the local cult, and today his images are on any of the surviving Cham structures.
