Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Charming, passionate, romantic, and poetic – manypeople use those words when they talk about France.  Those who haven’t had a chance to set foot inFrance yet, or who want to recall some memory of this Europeancountry, may want to visit the French village within the Ba Na Hills MountainResort in the central city of Da Nang.

FromDa Nang airport, a 45-minute car ride will take you to the place where you get on a cable car togo up to Ba Na. On the way up to the height of more than 1,400m above the sea, it is a treat to watch the green carpet of the woods below, and breath the air that gotfresher the higher you go. The breathtaking views, gushingwaterfalls and verdant mountain slopes explains why Ba Na cable line has beenpraised by The Telegraph and CNN as one of the top 10 most impressive cable carlines in the world.

BaNa resort was established in 1919 by the French colonialists and once held morethan 200 villas, but only a few ruins remained until a few years ago before real estate developer Sun Group took it over a few yearsago and transformed the place. The complex consists of the cable line - theworld’s longest at 5,772m; the French village; a mid-scale hotel designed inEuropean 19th century style, which looks like a castle; and a Buddhist pagodacompound.

Thebeautiful realistic miniature French village is charming, romantic, and poetic. The village consists of a square with afountain, a Gothic-style church, shops, restaurants, coffee shops and severalother buidlings. The architecture was inspired by old European buildings. Thecool mountain air added to the sense of a European getaway. Everythingin this village, from stone statues, wooden-framed windows, bronze waterfountains, conical grey roofs, was a re-enactment of France. The mist and cloudthat occasionally envelope the village add to the perfection.

Visitorscan also stop by one of the four restaurants in the village, including LaLavande, Brasserie, Le Jardind , and La Crique&Café Postal to complete their“journey” to France with a meal featuring French dishes.

Anddon’t forget to pass by the Debay Ancient Wine Cellar – a unique “hidden”place, which was dug deep in Ba Na Mountain in 1923. The cellar is 100 metreslong and always kept at an ideal temperature, from 16 to 20 degree Celsius.Here, visitors can have distinctive experiences in a wine space redolent withFrench aromas.

Thearea also features a large flower garden – Le Jardin D’Amour, consisting ofnine enclosures, each in a different style. These colorful and well-arrangedspaces are an ideal place for some photo shoots and benches provide a shadyrespite from the climbing.

The nearby Buddhist pagoda is also worth a climb, and from which visitors can enjoy amagnificent view of the whole village, which was covered by a sea of clouds.-VNA