Gageodo Island (Soheuksando Island) (가거도(소흑산도)) – Tel +82-61-275-9300 Gageodo Island is the southwesternmost island in Korea, located rather close to China. The island has rough mountain ridges and consists of cliffs, making a magnificent scenery. With Doksilsan Mountain (alt. 639 m, the highest peak in Sinan-gun) standing in the middle, the island is surrounded by…
Jirisan Manbokdae Peak (지리산 만복대) – Homepage jiri.knps.or.kr – Tel +82-61-780-7700 Manbokdae Peak in the west soars at the boundary between Sandong-myeon, Gurye-gun and Namwon-si at 1,433.4 meters above sea level. ”Man” means “full of something” and “bok” means “fortune.” Like the name, Manbokdae is considered as a fortunate mountain with great views as it…
Hwaeomsa Temple (화엄사) – Homepage www.hwaeomsa.org www.templestay.com – Tel +82-61-783-7600 Situated at the foot of Jirisan Mountain, 5.4 kilometers east of Gurye-eup, Hwaeomsa Temple was constructed in the 22nd year of King Seong’s reign (544) during the Baekje era, but was burnt down during the Imjin War (1592-1598). The temple was rebuilt in 1636 after…
Gurye Yeongoksa Temple (연곡사 (구례)) – Homepage www.yeongoksa.kr – Tel +82-61-782-7412 Yeongoksa Temple is located in Naedong-ri, Gurye-gun and was constructed in 543 by Yeongi, a high Buddhist monk, who also helped create Hwaeomsa Temple. The temple was destroyed during the Imjin War (1592-1598) and the Korean War. In spite of the damage, the temple…
Gangjin Dawon Tea Plantation (전남 강진다원) – Homepage www.gangjin.go.kr – Tel +82-61-432-5500 Gangjin Dawon Tea Plantation is located at the southern foot of Wolchulsan Mountain in Jeollanam-do. The area’s big temperature difference between day and night and the frequent thick fog provide ideal conditions for tea cultivation. The tea cultivated at Gangjin Dawon has a…
Muan Hoesan White Lotus Pond (무안회산백련지) – Homepage tour.muan.go.kr – Tel +82-61-283-1325 Muan Hoesan White Lotus Pond is the largest habitat of white lotus in Asia, covering an area of approximately 330,000 square meters in Bogyong-ri, Muan-gun in Jeollanam-do. This pond was originally a reservoir made during the Japanese colonial period for irrigation, but was…
Birthplace of Baekje Buddhism (백제불교최초도래지) – Homepage tour.yeonggwang.go.kr – Tel +82-61-350-4674 Unlike Goguryeo and Silla, Baekje’s origin of Buddhism and how it spread had remained a mystery other than the story of how Indian monk Mirananta came to Yeonggwang and founded Bulgapsa Temple. In 1998, records were found stating that Monk Mirananta first set foot…
1004 (Cheonsa) Bridge (천사대교) – Homepage tour.shinan.go.kr – Tel +82-61-261-6004 1004 Bridge, opened on April 4, 2019, connects Songgong-ri to Sinseok-ri in Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do. It is named 1004, pronounced “cheonsa,” for the 1004 islands that surrounds Sinan-gun. The bridge is the fourth longest marine bridge in Korea. – Address : Sinseok-ri, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do ※ Presentation…
Geomundo Lighthouse (거문도 등대) – Tel +82-61-659-5696 Geomundo Lighthouse, completed on April 12, 1905, was the first lighthouse to be built on the southern coast of Korea. The white, 6.4-meter-high lighthouse shines a beam of light every 15 seconds that is visible for up to 42 kilometers away. In January 2006, a 33-meter-high lighthouse top…
Daedundo Island (대둔도) – Homepage tour.shinan.go.kr Daedundo Island is located 94 kilometers northwest of Mokpo and 3.2 kilometers away from Daeheuksando Island. The highest point of the island is Seongamsan Mountain at 163 meters, but with various steep edges. Various vegetables as well as seafood can been found throughout the island. – Address : 57,…