Mageompo Beach (마검포해수욕장) – Homepage taean.go.kr – Tel +82-41-670-2691 Mageompo Beach in Nam-myeon, Taean-gun is located right before the bridge that leads to Anmyeondo Island. As the beach is not widely popular among tourists, one can spend a quiet and tranquil vacation here. Near the beach is a dense pine tree forest where one can…

Baeksajang Beach (백사장해수욕장) – Homepage taean.go.kr – Tel +82-41-670-2691 Baeksajang Beach is located near Baeksajangpogu Port which is just 4 kilometers southwest of Anmyeon-do Yeonyukgyo Bridge, the bridge connecting the mainland to the island. The beach has a long stretch of shimmering white sand and the ebbing tide creates a different view of the horizon….

Boryeong Beach Special Tourist Zone (보령 해수욕장 관광특구) – Homepage www.brcn.go.kr – Tel +82-41-932-2023 The Boryeong Beach Special Tourist Zone consists of three major attractions: Daecheon Beach, Muchangpo Beach and Jukdo Island. The 3.5-kilometer-long, 100-meter-wide Daecheon Beach is popular as the main venue for the annual Boryeong Mud Festival, which attracts about 2 million domestic…

Nanjiseom Beach (난지섬해수욕장) – Homepage www.dangjin.go.kr – Tel +82-41-350-3592 Nanjiseom Beach on Nanjiseom Island in Dangjin, Chungcheongnam-do features soft white sand over a 700 meter-long, 50 meter-wide area. The water is shallow, clean and relatively warm, and a pine grove surrounds the beach. Nanjiseom Beach offers various convenience facilities such as campsites, showers, drinking fountains…

Buyeo Naseong Fortress [UNESCO World Heritage] (부여 나성 [유네스코 세계문화유산]) – Homepage tour.buyeo.go.kr www.cha.go.kr – Tel +82-41-830-2623 Buyeo Naseong, also known as the Outer City Wall, was built to protect the capital of Baekje, Sabi. It has a x_height of about 8.4 kilometers. The wall surrouned Busosanseong Fortress and extended to the city of Buyeo….

Taean Taeeulam Hermitage (태을암(태안)) – Tel +82-41-672-1440 Taeeulam Hermitage is well-known for Rock-carved Standing Buddha Triad, designated as National Treasure No. 307. Featuring gently smiling Buddhas, Taean’s Budda Triad has a unique formation with a smaller Bodhisattva figure set in the middle with two Buddha statues on the sides, being different from a typical triad…

Yeongmokhang Harbor (영목항) – Homepage www.taean.go.kr – Tel +82-41-673-9887 Yeongmokhang Harbor is located at the base of a small hill 4 kilometers away from Gonam-myeon, on the southern tip of Anmyeondo Island. The name was originally just Yeonghang Harbor but the name was changed to reflect its important role in connecting the areas of Boryeong…

Hongwonhang Port (홍원항) – Homepage www.seocheon.go.kr – Tel +82-41-952-9525 Hongwonhang Port, located near Chunjangdae Beach, is a popular place for enjoying sea fishing and delectable meals of fresh raw fish. In addition to its culinary appeal, the port offers the picturesque scene of long stretches of shoreline guarded by two beacons in red and white….

Chilgapsan Jangseung Park (칠갑산 장승공원) – Homepage tour.cheongyang.go.kr – Tel +82-41-940-2194 Jangseung Park on Chilgapsan Mountain is the largest preservation area for “jangseungs,” the ancient wooden or stone totem poles that were usually placed at the village entrance to ward off evil spirits. It was established in May 1999 to counter the dwindling awareness of…

Gyeryongsan National Park (계룡산국립공원) – Homepage gyeryong.knps.or.kr – Tel +82-42-825-3002 Gyeryongsan National Park stretches across the cities of Daejeon, Gongju, and Nonsan in Chungcheongnam-do and was made a national park on December 31, 1968. The name of the mountain comes from the fact that the ridgeline looks like a dragon wearing a chicken’s crest on…