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. Mask dance performances are held regularly, and the Mask Museum shows masks from around the world.
Climb the Buyongdae cliff across the river for the view. Stay in a hanok guesthouse. Andong is also famous for its braised chicken (jjimdak).
Gyeongju was the capital of the Silla kingdom for nearly a thousand years and is called 'the museum without walls'.
Many Buddhist temples in Korea offer templestays of one or two nights, where you join monks for early morning chanting, meditation, a tea ceremony an…
A hillside neighbourhood of brightly painted houses stacked up the slopes above Busan's port, once a refugee settlement, now full of murals, art inst…
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…
South Korea's most famous mountain park, with granite peaks, waterfalls and temples, especially spectacular in autumn.
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…
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