Korea Travel

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Daege Wonjo Village (Chayu Fishing Village) (대게원조 차유어촌체험마을)’. 💡 Overview The crabs caught from the sea near this village had legs that resemble bamboo shoots, earning the name “daege,” combining the letters that mean bamboo and crab in Korean. The village was originally known as Chayu Village, meaning…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Yeongdeok Crab Village (영덕대게마을)’. 💡 Overview Located on the coast of the East Sea, Yeongdeok Crab Village is famous for its classical scholars, and its wonderful scenery, where the mountains meet the sea. The traditional fishing village is the home of Yeongdeok snow crab that was well-known from…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Sono Belle Gyeongju (소노벨 경주(구 대명리조트 경주))’. 💡 Overview Sono Belle Gyeongju offers guests a comfortable space to rest. Designed to provide the pleasure of a relaxing vacation, the hotel has a supermarket, Korean restaurant, cafeteria, wedding hall, banquet hall, sky lounge and more. Aqua World, the resort’s…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘STX Resort (STX리조트)’. 💡 Overview STX Resort located near Ssangyonggyegok Valley in Mungyeong. The resort is well suited to guests looking to visit nearby attractions such as Songnisan National Park, Cheonghwasan, Yeonyeopsan, and Dojangsan Mountains, or simply looking to relax in nature. The resort is designed with a…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Hanwha Resort – Gyeongju (한화리조트 경주)’. 💡 Overview Hanwha Resort Hotels & Resorts is a leading hospitality & leisure company with the highest number of condominiums and golf courses across Korea. Hanwha Resort in Gyeongju Bomun Complex (a World Heritage site) has a wide range of subsidiary facilities…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Gyeongju Bulguksa Temple [UNESCO World Heritage] (경주 불국사 [유네스코 세계유산])’. 💡 Overview Bulguksa Temple is a representative relic of Buddhist culture from the Silla kingdom. The temple was built during the 15th year of King Beopheung’s reign (514-540) to wish for peace and prosperity for all. It was…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Gyeongju Historic Area [UNESCO World Heritage] (경주역사유적지구 [유네스코 세계문화유산])’. 💡 Overview The Gyeongju Historic Area, registered as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage on November 2000, is an area that embodies the time-honored history and culture of Gyeongju, the ancient capital of the Silla Kingdom (57 BC-AD 935). The…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Gyeongju-si Special Tourist Zone (경주시 관광특구)’. 💡 Overview Gyeongju was the capital city of the ancient kingdom of Silla. The city is often referred to as a “museum without walls” because of the many cultural relics scattered throughout the city. Almost everything in this city, from the streets…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Gunwi-gun Palgongsan National Park (팔공산국립공원(군위군))’. 💡 Overview Palgongsan Mountain is located south of the Taebaek Mountain Range where the Nakdonggang and Geumhogang Rivers meet. The mountain stands high and stretches out like a folding screen. Near the top of the mountain, the granite protrudes in an odd shape…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Palgongsan National Park (Gatbawi Section) (팔공산국립공원(갓바위지구))’. 💡 Overview Located east of Daegu downtown, Palgongsan Mountain (altitude 1,192.3 meters) was called both Jungaksan and Buaksan Mountain during the Silla period. The mountain has many ancient temples and historical sites such as the Gatbawi Stone Buddha, Wonhyosa Temple, Cheonseongsa Temple…