Why visit Sơn Tây
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails, 13 places to eat, 5 places to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Son Tay Ancient Citadel.
Weather in Sơn Tây
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About Sơn Tây
Sơn Tây (IPA: [ʂɤ̄n tʌ̄j], ) is a former district-level town of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
From the Wikipedia article Sơn Tây (town) (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do5
Museums and landmarks5
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes13
Trung Nguyên Coffee
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Vietnamese
Phố Đinh Tiên Hoàng
Mo-Su 07:00-22:00
![[Tycho], CC BY-SA 3.0](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Son_Tay2.JPG){kind=link}
1 more on the map.
History
The name Sơn Tây means "the west of the mountain", which was derived from its geographical location. This term Sơn Tây only referred to the Old Citadel, which lies to the northwest of Tản Viên Peak.
From the History section of Sơn Tây (town) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay5
Churches and places of worship17
Shopping6
Công ty Cổ phần Xây dựng và Công Nghệ Bình Định
Grocery · 7.8 km
16 Quốc lộ 32 - Đường Hồ Chí Minh, Hà Nội
Rèm Màn Chăn ga gối đệm Quyền Lan
Grocery · 4.7 km
Số 50 Ngõ 95 Đường tỉnh 418, Hà Nội
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries63
Trường Đại học Công nghiệp Việt - Hung
School · 7.3 km
16 Đường Hữu Nghị, Hà Nội
Healthcare6
Map of Sơn Tây
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Getting there and nearby towns
Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 32 km away.
- Đường Lâm 4 km west, about 4 min by car
- Tú Trưng 7 km north, about 7 min by car
- Bích Chu 8 km northwest, about 8 min by car
- Vĩnh Tường 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Việt Trì 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
- Hanoi 37 km east, about 37 min by car
- Long Bien 42 km east, about 42 min by car
- Thuận Thanh 60 km east, about 1 h by car
- Thái Nguyên 62 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Yên Bái 89 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Son Tay2, [Tycho], CC BY-SA 3.0
- Son-Tay-palace, Brighter, Public domain
- Thanh co SonTay 1884, Charles Edouard Hocquard, Public domain
- Dinh mong phu, Bùi Thụy Đào Nguyên, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, hn_right_2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hn_right_2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hn_right_2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hn_right_2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hn_right_2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hn_right_2, CC BY-SA 4.0
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