Seokcheongyegok Valley (석천계곡) – Homepage www.bonghwa.go.kr – Tel +82-54-679-6334 Waters from the Taebaek Mountains forged Seokcheongyegok Valley, located in Bonghwa-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The valley is wide, shallow, and surrounded by thick pine forests. Broad, flat rocks are scattered throughout, and the valley is a great place for children to play. Next to the valley, visitors will…
Head House of the Tapdong Branch of the Goseong Yi Clan (법흥동 고성이씨탑동파종택) – Homepage www.tourandong.com www.cha.go.kr – Tel +82-54-840-5225 Head House of the Tapdong Branch of the Goseong Yi Clan, located in Andong, serves as a residential house of the Yi descendents even to this day. Constructed in 1685, this house has all of…
Daejin Beach (대진해수욕장) – Homepage tour.yd.go.kr – Tel +82-54-730-7721 Daejin Beach is located in Daejin-ri, a coastal village in Yeonghae-myeon, Yeongdeok-gun, and has all the conditions for a coastal attraction. The water is clear and clean, and a pine forest surrounds the white sandy beach. The beach is 8 kilometers long and 100 meters wide….
Bonghwa Cheongnyangsa Temple (청량사(봉화)) – Homepage www.cheongryangsa.org – Tel +82-54-672-1446 Located in Cheongnyangsan Mountain Provincial Park, Cheongnyangsa Temple was built by the great monk Wonhyo in 663, the 3rd year of King Munmu of the Silla Kingdom. According to the principles of feng shui, the area is an ideal place for a temple – with…
Girimsa Temple (기림사) – Homepage kirimsa.net www.templestay.com – Tel +82-54-744-2292 Girimsa Temple is located in Hamwolsan Mountain in Yangbuk-myeon, Gyeongju. The temple was built in the Silla Era and, with 16 buildings, is the second largest temple after Bulguksa. Legend has it that the temple was originally built by the Venerable Gwang-yu, a sage from…
Goryeong Janggi-ri Rock Art (고령 장기리 암각화) – Tel +82-54-955-2201 Yangjeondong Rock Art (discovered in 1971) is a rock painting 3 meters high and 5.5 meters wide that vividly depicts the life and religion of the Prehistoric Age. Rock art from the time period was created on rocks or other planes considered to be sacred…
Gyeongju Wolseong Palace Site (Banwolseong Fortress) (경주 월성(반월성)) – Homepage www.gyeongju.go.kr – Tel +82-10-3226-6390 This was the location of the palace-fortress during the Silla dynasty (57 BC ~ AD 935). The fortress takes after its name, which, literally translates to mean a crescent moon shape on top of a hill. The famous history books of…
Mungyeongsaejae Provincial Park (문경새재도립공원) – Homepage www.gbmg.go.kr – Tel +82-54-571-0709 Mungyeongsaejae Pass, which crosses Joryeongsan Mountain, has always been the highest and most dangerous mountain pass in Korea, being reputed to be too tall for even birds to fly over. The three gates of Juheulgwan, Jogokgwan, and Joryeonggwan were built for national defense after the…
Daegaya History Theme Park (대가야 역사테마관광지) – Homepage mall.goryeong.go.kr – Tel +82-54-950-7005 Daegaya History Theme Park is located in what was the center of the Daegaya Kingdom. The park offers various areas to learn about not only the history of the area but also the current culture and the future of Goryeong. In particular, visitors…
Mungyeong Spa (문경종합온천) – Tel +82-54-571-2002 Mungyeong Spa is an enormous hot springs complex that first opened in March 2001 and is able to accommodate up to 2,500 visitors at one time, as well as up to 1,000 vehicles in the spacious parking lot.It offers two types of hot springs water. The yellow earth-colored hot…