A string of exciting cultural and sports activities will be organisedin the central coastal city of Nha Trang for the Nha Trang Sea Festivalfrom July 11 to 14.

The biennial event, theseventh of its kind since 2003, will involve a number of artistic,cultural and sporting events featuring both traditional and moderncultural characteristics, said Director of Khanh Hoa provincialDepartment of Culture, Sports and Tourism Truong Dang Tuyen at a pressconference held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 12.

Activitiesinclude a food fair, exhibitions on cultural heritage and Hoang Sa(Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago sovereignty documentation,a national sailing boat championships and a Cham pottery makingdemonstration.

In a bid to lure more tourists to the locality,the province will inaugurate new eco-tourism tours and beginconstruction on the salangane man-made cave during the festival.

As one of the largest events in the city, the festival is part ofefforts to preserve and promote regional and national cultural seavalues.

This year’s event is expected to draw some 150,000 domestic and foreign visitors.

The coastal city of Nha Trang is the main tourist attraction in thecentral province of Khanh Hoa, 440 kilometres northeast of Ho Chi MinhCity and around 1,300 kilometres from Hanoi.

Known for the beautiful Nha Trang Bay and friendly atmosphere, thecity helped attract over 3.3 million visitors to Khanh Hoa last year.

During the six-day holiday in late April, the city hosted 107,000 visitors including nearly 15,000 foreigners.-VNA