Overview

Co Loa Citadel is wonderful and attractive destinations with most of the tourists who want to explore and learn more about Vietnam history. 

How to get there

Located just 24km from the city center, so the Co Loa citadel is one of the tourist destinations near Hanoi that many young people choose as a weekend destination. Want to visit Co Loa Citadel, you go along the old National Highway 1A to kilometer 10 is Duong Duong Bridge. After crossing the bridge, we will go to Yen Vien town, turn left to Highway 3, go 5km further to turn to Co Loa.

Co Loa Citadel

If you travel by bus, you can catch Line 46 if you are in My Dinh area or bus number 15, or 17 if you are at Long Bien transfer station.

General information

From the geographical perspective, Co Loa citadel's location has great significance. This is the place where two rivers of arteries deliver water near Co Loa, the second peak of the Red River delta triangle, now belonging to Dong Anh district, Hanoi.

Co Loa Citadel is the oldest citadel and scale, the largest structure is the most unique structure among the ancient citadel in our country. As a citadel of Au Lac from the 3rd century BC and the state of King Ngo Quyen in the 10th century AD, now Co Loa has been recognized as one of 21 national tourist sites. In the relic site, there are works such as Thuong, Gieng Ngoc, Co Loa, An Duong Vuong temples, etc. open all year round to serve tourists and visitors.

Co Loa's Architecture

Co Loa Citadel

After the archaeological process, researchers discovered a series of archaeological sites reflecting the continuous development of the Vietnamese nation from the beginning through periods. The peak is Dong Son culture, still considered the civilization of the Red River in the prehistoric period of the Vietnamese nation.

Co Loa Citadel was built like a spiral, so it was called the Loa. It is said that there are 9 loops, but there are only 3 laps left. The perimeter of the perimeter is 1600m, the perimeter of the perimeter is 15km, the shape is tortuous, including a multitude of unique architectural works such as Gieng Ngoc, Cao Lo statue, Mi Chau temple, and so on.

Best time for traveling to Co Loa temple

Co Loa Festival takes place on January 6 every year, so if you like the festival atmosphere, this time is the best time to take part in a Hanoi excursion. Co Loa Festival takes place from the early morning with the processions, rituals and folk games extremely interesting and unique.

Hope that after the post, tourists will have the useful and necessary information about Co Loa Citadel.