Con Dao Vietnam Website

The system of Con Dao prisons in French colonialism: including Bagne prisons (Banh) 1, 2, 3, Biet Lap Chuong Bo Prison, Chuong Cop prison and auxiliary Bagne 3. Bagne 1: Constructed in 1862 or called Lao 1 (in the American-Nguy period, this prison was renamed into Cong Hoa prison, prison 1 or Phu Hai prison). This is the biggest and ... Read More »

Occupied at various times by the Khmer, Malays and Vietnamese, Con Son Island also served as an early base for European commercial ventures in the region. The first recorded European arrival was a ship of Portuguese mariners in 1560. The British East India Company maintained a fortified trading post here from 1702 to 1705 – an experiment that ended when ... Read More »