The National Palace Museum One of the capital's main attractions, it is a site that no visitor to Taiwan should miss seeing. © C. Rodrigues
More than a hotel, a monument in its own right, part of the national heritage and a genuine institution in the country. The massive and gracious silhouette of the Grand Hotel stand out from a distance with its typical vermilion red colour and its magnificient curved roofing, reminiscent of an immense Chinese temple. Symbol of the city, the hotel is worth a stopover and even a meal in one of its gourmet restaurants offering a delicious and refined cuisine from where you can take in an astounding panorama of Taipei. This mythical hotel that generally plays host to top-ranking officials and dignitaries on a visit to Taipei, was built over several years by the wife of Chiang Kai-Shek.