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Seoul Winter Market 2023-24/ソウル冬市場2023-24

10 months ago88623 min

Gwanghwamun Square Market Host area Jongno-gu, Seoul Event period 2023. 12. 15. ~ 2024. 1. 21. / 18:00 ~ 22:00 Festival nature Related website https://gwanghwamun.seoul.go.kr/main.do Festival location Gwanghwamun Square, Sejongno Park fee free admission Host/Host Organization Seoul Tourism Foundation inquiry Administrator 02-3788-8168 The 2023-2024 Gwanghwamun Square Market, which will be held in conjunction with the Seoul Light Lantern Festival in which 1.3 million people participated in 2022, is a representative winter small business flea...

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Activities Destinations Seoul

From skating to ice climbing, winter leisure sports in downtown Seoul

1 year ago11028 min

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...

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Activities Destinations Seoul

Buam-dong, Seoul, a hidden secret in downtown Seoul with plenty of sights to see

1 year ago11412 min

Buam-dong, Seoul, a hidden secret in downtown Seoul with plenty of sights to see Local people Buam-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul Nestled snugly at the foot of Mt. Bukhan, Mt. Inwang, and Mt. Bukak, Buam-dong, Seoul, is a rural village in the heart of downtown Seoul. The ratio of green areas is high as if mocking the city center, and the clean valley water of Baeksagol (Baeksasil) becomes part of Hongjecheon and passes through the middle of...

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Activities Destinations Seoul

The shouts and tears of modern history in familiar streets, downtown Seoul tour

1 year ago111411 min

The shouts and tears of modern history in familiar streets, downtown Seoul tour Local people Jongno-gu, Jung-gu, and Seodaemun-gu in Seoul ‘Spring in Seoul’ in March is sublime. In downtown Seoul, there are spaces with traces of the Japanese colonial era. The Seoul Museum of History, Gyeonghuigung Palace, Gyeonggyojang, Jeongdong-gil, and Seodaemun Independence Park are places where historical stories before and after the March 1st Movement dwell at every street corner. Seoul was the center...

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Looking at downtown Seoul 600 years later along the Seoul City Wall 600 years ago

2 years ago11413 min

Looking at downtown Seoul 600 years later along the Seoul City Wall 600 years ago Local people Naksan-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul Seoul City Wall is 18.6km long along the ridges of Bukaksan (Baegak), Naksan, Namsan, and Inwangsan. It is a capital city with a history of 600 years of Joseon Dynasty, and there are quite a few places where you can see the splendid night view of downtown Seoul as you climb the four mountains. In...

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The Donghae Line, which meets the sea of Gijang the fastest in downtown Busan

2 years ago11779 min

The Donghae Line, which meets the sea of Gijang the fastest in downtown Busan Local people Gijang-gun and Suyeong-gu in Busan The Donghae Line is a double track train that runs from Bujeon to Ilgwang, and it takes 37 minutes to reach Ilgwang Station through the complex downtown of Busan. The charm of Donghae Line is that you can easily and conveniently meet the blue sea, such as Ilgwang Beach, Daebyeon Port, and Jukseong-ri. Ilgwang...