To this day, the lake – renamed as the ‘Returned Sword Lake’ – located in the heart of Hanoi’s Old Quarter remains one of the capital’s top attractions to visitors from near and far – and with around 600 properties on Agoda located near Hoan Kiem Lake, including the historic Sofitel Legend Metropole, we’re sure there is somewhere for everyone! We need look only at the mythical Hoan Kiem Lake to start the story, with the famed turtle’s cross-lake swim to return Le Loi’s magical Heaven’s Will Sword to its rightful owner. Not just the nation’s capital, but Hanoi is also the capital of the nation’s literature and folklore traditions. Whether it is star-cross’d lovers, foreign invaders or exiled princes, Vietnam’s literary history is rich, varied, and shapes the nation’s unique culture to this day, and many of the storied sites are great destinations in their own right for Vietnamese travelers. To celebrate International Book Day and Vietnam’s fine literary history, leading digital travel platform Agoda has compiled a list of fairytale getaways for travelers looking to bring some of the country’s most loved folk-tales to life.
