South Korea's most famous mountain park, with granite peaks, waterfalls and temples, especially spectacular in autumn. A cable car rises to the Gwongeumseong fortress, and trails lead to the Ulsanbawi rock and the Biseondae rock pools.
The summit of Daecheongbong (1,708 m) is a long hike. Sinheungsa temple has a large bronze Buddha. Sokcho, on the coast, is the gateway, about 2.5 hours by bus from Seoul.
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 hillside neighbourhood of traditional Korean wooden houses (hanok) with tiled roofs, between Gyeongbokgung and Changdeokgung palaces.
The grandest of Seoul's five royal palaces, built in 1395 for the Joseon dynasty, set against the mountains.
The heavily fortified border strip between North and South Korea.
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…
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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