ancient ruins
Imperial City of Huế (Hoàng thành Huế)
The walled fortress and former seat of the Nguyen Dynasty emperors, containing palaces, temples, and gardens within its moated walls.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Huế
Thừa Thiên Huế Province, Vietnam · Asia
About Huế
Huế is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Hương Thủy, 2km from Imperial City of Huế (Hoàng thành Huế).
Huế is in Thừa Thiên Huế Province, Vietnam, with about 1.4 million people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hương Thủy, about 7 km away.
Huế, formerly Thừa Thiên Huế province, is a centrally-governed city in central Vietnam, located approximately at the center of the country, and an educational, medical, and cultural hub. It borders Quảng Trị to the north, Đà Nẵng to the south, Salavan and Sekong of Laos to the west and the South China Sea to the east.Read more
As one of the country's nine centrally-governed cities, it falls under the administration of the central government.
Huế has 128 km of coastline, 22,000 ha of lagoons and over 200,000 ha of forest. The city is located in the middle of the North Central and South Central regions (including the South Central Coast and Central Highlands), and is transitional in many aspects: geology, climate, administrative division, and local culture.
What is now the modern city was historically part of Thuận Hóa, a territory ceded by Champa to Đại Việt in 1306 as a wedding dowry. Huế (then known as Phú Xuân) became the provincial capital in 1687, the capital of Đàng Trong from 1738 to 1775, and the capital of Vietnam under the Nguyễn dynasty from 1802 to 1945. The city served as the Imperial Citadel and administrative capital of the Nguyễn dynasty, and later also functioned as capital of the protectorate of Annam during the colonial French Indochina period.
Huế is a popular tourist destination with its extensive UNESCO-designated complex of imperial palaces, tombs and temples. Alongside its moat and thick stone walls, the complex encompasses the Imperial City of Huế, with palaces and shrines; the Forbidden Purple City, once the emperor's home; a replica of the Royal Theater; as well as temples and monuments in the city's outskirts.
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What is there to see near Huế?
Within an hour or so of Huế: Imperial City of Huế (Hoàng thành Huế) (2 km), Hue Royal Tombs (7 km), Hai Van Tunnel (59 km).
Are there any good drives near Huế?
The nearest famous roads are Hai Van Pass.
Where is Huế?
Huế is in Thừa Thiên Huế Province, Vietnam, about 7 km from Hương Thủy.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,380,000
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Vietnam
- Region
- Thừa Thiên Huế Province
- Timezone
- Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates
- 16.4619, 107.5955
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Worth the detour from Huế
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Hue Royal Tombs
Elaborate mausoleums of the Nguyen Dynasty emperors scattered along the Perfume River, each reflecting its builder's personality and taste.
7 km · about 15 min drive
tunnel
Hai Van Tunnel
At 6.28 km the longest road tunnel in Southeast Asia, burrowing beneath the Hai Van Pass to link Hue and Da Nang. Take it one way and drive the historic pass the other.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Huế
- 59 kmHai Van TunnelAt 6.28 km the longest road tunnel in Southeast Asia, burrowing beneath the Hai Van Pass to link Hue and Da Nang. Take it one way and drive the historic pass the other.
- 65 kmHai Van PassA stunning 21-kilometer mountain pass on Vietnam's central coast rising 500 meters above the South China Sea.
- 67 kmGolden Bridge, Bà Nà Hills150-metre pedestrian bridge held by two giant stone hands at 1,400 metres above Da Nang, reached by cable car.
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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