Sa Pa market Chợ Sa Pa
Saturday market in town
Saturday market in town: walk the evening stalls for textiles, food, and the gathering in the square. Hmong and Dao traders, goods, and a courtship gathering of trading, singing, and talking fill the evening. The same night uses the square in front of the stone church. Go once the stalls are out along the street.
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Evening stalls of textiles along the street in town
Photo: Christophe95 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saturday evening is the market in town. You walk the stalls of textiles and food, in the street and under the covered hall. Hmong and Dao traders bring goods, and the evening includes a courtship gathering of trading, singing, and talking.
Photo: Christophe95 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The square in front of the stone church is part of the same evening. Christmas is marked at the church without a civil date. On other cold nights the grills sit at hồ Sa Pa and on the road down toward the market.
Getting there and around
The market is in town, a walk from the stone church and the square. Saturday evening is the gathering.
If the night is in Sapa, search Sapa hotels.
From the stone church
Walk. The square in front of the church and the market street are the same Saturday evening.
Hours and fees
- Hours
Saturday evening. Check on arrival.
- Admission
No entry ticket.
Also in Sapa
Muong Hoa valley Thung lũng Mường Hoa
Terrace valley 8 km southeast: look across the stepped fields and roofs for the picture under the ridge.
Ta Van Tả Van
Valley village about 12 km out: walk 8–12 km in 3–5 hours through the fields for a morning beyond town.
Hoang Lien National Park Vườn quốc gia Hoàng Liên
National park on the mountain: walk the Tram Ton trail, about 10.5 km in a day, for the forest and the ridge.
Lao Chai Lao Chải
Valley village on the way to Ta Van: walk the terraces and roofs on the 3–5 hour trail from town.
Stone church Nhà thờ đá Sa Pa
Stone church on the town square: spend about 60 minutes on the tower and the square, the pin in the center.
Carved stones Bãi đá cổ Sa Pa
Carved stones about 7 km out: stop among the terraces in daylight for the rocks in the Muong Hoa fields.
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