A hillside neighbourhood of traditional Korean wooden houses (hanok) with tiled roofs, between Gyeongbokgung and Changdeokgung palaces. Many are still homes; others are tea houses, craft workshops and guesthouses.
Respect the residents: visiting hours are restricted in the core area, and keep quiet. Nearby Insadong has antique shops and tea houses.
The grandest of Seoul's five royal palaces, built in 1395 for the Joseon dynasty, set against the mountains.
One of the oldest and largest traditional markets in Korea, opened in 1905, with rows of food stalls where you sit on benches to eat bindaetteok (mun…
A fortress wall built in the late 18th century around the centre of Suwon, nearly 6 km long, with gates, watchtowers and bastions, a UNESCO World Her…
The heavily fortified border strip between North and South Korea.
South Korea's most famous mountain park, with granite peaks, waterfalls and temples, especially spectacular in autumn.
A traditional village of tiled and thatched houses in a bend of the Nakdong River, still lived in by the Ryu clan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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