Located at the town center, Da Lat market looks imposing, elegant, and artistic. It was built from 1958 to 1960, of most modem architecture by that time. The market has the special position right at the foot of a hill, but communicative to Hoa Binh area at the hill top through a bridge at its second floor, and to Xuan Huong lake by an entrance into its ground floor. In front of the market is a flowered round-about. On one side, beside the round-about are the steps leading to Le Dai Hanh St., and a slope linking Hoa Binh Area with Xuan Huong lake. All of these help constitute the spectacular layout of Da Lat market, which is only found in those cities in hilly and mountainous highlands.
Apart from such common items as in all other markets, Da Lat market sells every kind of local specialities, mainly in the ground floor. Outermost are the grocery stores, then the flower stands, and innermost is the section for Da Lat's processed specialities: artichoke, jam, processed apricot, wine, syrup, ...
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