The pink tile-roofed structures of this hill-top convent (Nha Tho Domaine; 6 Đ Ngo Quyen; admission free; 7-11.30am &2-5pm), constructed between 1940 and 1942, were once home to 300 nuns.

Today the remaining nuns support themselves by making ginger candies and selling the fruit grown in the orchard out the back. The French-speaking nuns are pleased to show visitors around and explain the work they do for orphans, the homeless and children with disabilities. The shop sells handicrafts made by the children and nuns. Mass is celebrated in the targe chapel, Sunday to Friday