From skating to ice climbing, winter leisure sports in downtown Seoul
- Local people
- Hwarang-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul
In winter, when the cold wind feels like biting your cheeks, let’s beat the cold with leports that heat up your body. When you learn and enjoy skating on ice, curling, and ice climbing, you can relax your body. Taereung International Skating Rink is a representative indoor skating rink with 150,000 visitors per year. You can have a special experience of skating side by side with national athletes running down the 400m rink. Opened for the first time in two years, the Seoul Plaza Skating Rink is perfect for enjoying romance in the heart of the city. If you want to try something different, how about ice climbing? Fall in love with new winter leisure sports by visiting the 20m high indoor ice closet, which is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. You can’t miss the sights near the Taereung Training Center. Taereung, Gangneung, and former Hwarangdae Station in Seoul have a quiet winter atmosphere, so they are good for a light stroll.
Inquiries: Culture and Tourism Division, Nowon-gu Office 02)2116-3776
