Yeosu Maritime Cable Car (여수 해상케이블카) – Homepage www.yeosucablecar.com – Tel +82-61-664-7301 Yeosu Maritime Cable Car is the first of its kind in Korea, connecting Dolsan Island and the mainland over the ocean. Passengers can choose between the standard cabins and crystal cabins. In particular, crystal cabins allow passengers to observe the ocean below ones…
Cheonghaepogu Filming Set (완도 청해포구촬영장) – Homepage http://www.wandoro.co.kr Located beside the sea, this filming location boasts a port. It became the leading shooting site for popular movies such as “The Admiral: Roaring Currents,” “The Pirates,” and the drama “The Slave Hunters.” Experience wearing costumes with the beautiful South Sea and traditional Korean villages as a…
Jeonnam Area Environmental Disease Prevention Management Center (전남권 환경성질환 예방관리센터) – Homepage http://www.boseongatopycenter.kr The Jeonnam Area Environmental Disease Prevention Management Center is an eco-friendly healing center developed in Jeollanam-do to prevent and manage environmental diseases, which have been gradually rising due to various environmental factors such as global warming, industrialization, westernized dietary lifestyle, etc. The center…
Wando Marine Healing Center (완도해양치유센터) – Homepage https://www.wando.go.kr/healing – Tel +82-61-550-7675~6 Wando Marine Healing Center is the first marine therapy facility in Korea. It has 16 types of therapy facilities utilizing seawater, mud, and marine algae. There are five programs on the first floor, such as the Thalasso Pool, Mud Therapy, Marine Algae Bubble Therapy,…
National Center for Forest Activities, Jangseong (국립장성숲체원) – Homepage https://sooperang.or.kr The National Center for Forest Activities, Jangseong provides high-quality forest education and forest therapy services by leveraging its location surrounded by Bangjangsan Mountain, boasting superb natural/geological conditions. Chungnyeongsan Mountain is also here and is home to the National Jangseong Healing Forest, the largest subtropical forest…
Jeongnamjin Cypress Forest Woodland (정남진 편백숲 우드랜드) – Homepage www.jhwoodland.co.kr – Tel +82-61-864-7911 Jangheung Jeongnamjin is an ecological village situated next to mountains, the sea, and the river. The Jeongnamjin Cypress Forest Woodland is the best spot in the area to enjoy the refreshing air and a forest full of tall, 40-year-old cypress trees. Sitting…
Gurye Unjoru Historic House (구례 운조루 고택) – Homepage Unjoru Historic House http://www.unjoru.net Unjoru Relics Exhibition Hall https://www.gurye.go.kr/tour – Tel +82-61-780-2431 Unjoru Historic House was built in 1776 by Ryu I-Ju, a high government official of the Sam-su Department during the reign of King Yeong-jo. Of the house’s original 99 kan (traditional building measurement), only…
Naganeupseong Walled Town (순천 낙안읍성) – Homepage www.suncheon.go.kr/nagan – Tel +82-61-749-8831 Naganeupseong Walled Town is located in Jeollanam-do, and contains a fortress town that is over 59,504 ㎡ in size. The fortress walls were built using square-shaped stones to reach 4 meters in x_height, 3 to 4 meters in x_width, and 1,410 meters in total…
Myeongokheon Garden (담양 명옥헌 원림) – Homepage http://tour.damyang.go.krhttp://www.cha.go.kr – Tel +82-61-380-3752 Located in the eco-village of Husan-ri, Myeongokheon Garden was the garden of Oh Hui-do (1583-1623) of the Joseon dynasty and served as a simple, countryside sanctuary where the scholar read and wrote many books. Main features of the garden are the Myeongokheon Pavilion, where…
Mihwangsa Temple (미황사) – Homepage mihwangsa.org – Tel +82-61-533-3521 Constructed during the eighth year of King Gyeongdeok of the Silla dynasty (749), Mihwangsa Temple is located on the western side of Dalmasan Mountain (489 meters), titled the Geumgangsan Mountain of the Southern Sea. The temple is situated the furthest south of all temples in the…