Tamsui
Taiwan · New Taipei · 5 m
Description
Tamsui (淡水), also written Danshui, sits where the Tamsui River meets the sea at the northern end of Taipei's metro line, which makes it the capital's standard half-day escape. Its layered colonial past is unusually visible. Fort San Domingo was raised by the Spanish, rebuilt by the Dutch in 1644 and later leased as the British consulate, and the red-brick consular residence still stands beside it in its garden. The old street behind the waterfront is a dense run of food stalls known for iron eggs, fish crackers and giant ice cream cones. Downriver at Fisherman's Wharf a white cable-stayed footbridge called Lover's Bridge crosses the marina. The river mouth faces west, so Tamsui is the place Taipei goes to watch the sun go down.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 1 to 2 days (optimal 1 day)
Travel season
Best time to visit: April or October
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Highlights
- Tamsui Old Street
- Fisherman's Wharf and Lover's Bridge
- Fort San Domingo
- Golden Waterfront Sunset Promenade
- Tamsui Riverside Boardwalk
- Tamsui Ah Gei and Street Snacks
- Fuyou Temple
- Former British Consular Residence
- Hobe Fort
- Aletheia University Oxford College
- Tamsui Customs Officer's Residence (Little White House)
- Tamsui Longshan Temple
- Qingshui Temple
- Tamsui Customs Wharf
- Cloud Gate Theater
- Tada Eikichi Former Residence
- Shalun Beach
- Tamsui Mangrove Nature Reserve
- Tamkang University Maritime Museum
- Wuji Tianyuan Temple Cherry Blossoms (February - March)
- Bali Ferry and Bali Old Street(Day trip)
- Shihsanhang Museum of Archaeology(Day trip)
Getting there
- Train stations:
- Tamsui
- Seaport:
- Reachable by ship or ferry