Home to a UNESCO Heritage Site, quick bespoke fashion, flavorful Vietnamese cuisine, and scenery frozen in time, here’s why you should come to Central Vietnam.
It feels like you’ve jumped into the past, but not quite. Tradition and heritage continues into the present way of life in Hoi An. In Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai, Hoi An the only five-star rated property in the area by the Forbes Travel Guide 2024, this sense of place is at its center.The 35-hectare property consists of six horseshoe-shaped enclaves, all beachfront villas facing the East Sea and its misty sunrise over Cham Islands.
Even jewelry fans will delight in filigree silver jewelry and lacquered enamel accessories crafted by artisans. Silversmithing in Hoi An has been passed on from generation to generation since the 15th century. Traditional techniques like engraving and filigree live on as younger artisans take these techniques and turn them into statement pieces. Meanwhile, Vietnamese lacquered enamel is so good that fashion houses like Hermes commission local artisans to make their enamel pieces.