π― Seoul
Gyeongbokgung Palace
The grandest of Seoul's royal palaces, set against the mountains with the modern city at its gate. Allow at least two hours.
#palace#hanbok#night view
β Home
π― Heritage
Royal palaces, thousand-year-old temples and UNESCO World Heritage Sites β walk through Korea's long history.
Season
Region
π― Seoul
Changdeokgung Palace and the Secret Garden
The Joseon palace built to follow the shape of the hills, with a royal garden β the "Secret Garden" β that is one of Seoul's loveliest autumn walks.
#palace#UNESCO#autumn leaves
π― Seoul
Jongmyo Shrine
The royal ancestral shrine of the Joseon kings β a long, quiet hall of striking simplicity in the middle of downtown Seoul.
#UNESCO#royal rites#Joseon
π― Seoul
Deoksugung Palace and the Stone Wall Road
A palace right by City Hall where traditional halls stand next to Western-style stone buildings β and the stone wall road outside is Seoul's classic autumn stroll.
#palace#walking#modern history
π― Seoul
Bukchon Hanok Village
Hillside lanes of traditional hanok houses between two royal palaces, with tiled rooftops framing downtown Seoul behind them.
#hanok#alleys#residential area
π― Gyeonggi
Suwon Hwaseong Fortress
A UNESCO-listed 18th-century fortress wall circling Suwon's old center, an easy hour south of Seoul β walk the wall for gates, watchtowers and city views.
#UNESCO#fortress#walking
π― Gyeonggi
Namhansanseong Fortress
A mountain fortress just southeast of Seoul β follow the wall through pine forest with views back over the city.
#UNESCO#fortress#hiking
π― Gyeongbuk
Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto
The masterpiece of Silla Buddhist art β stone bridges, twin pagodas and, up the mountain, a granite grotto Buddha. Beautiful with spring blossoms and autumn leaves.
#UNESCO#Silla#autumn leaves
π― Gyeongbuk
Gyeongju's Royal Tombs and Cheomseongdae
Grassy royal burial mounds in the middle of town and one of East Asia's oldest observatories β the heart of Gyeongju, the thousand-year capital of Silla.
#UNESCO#Silla#night view
π― Gyeongbuk
Andong Hahoe Village
A traditional clan village wrapped in a loop of the Nakdonggang River β the view from the Buyongdae cliff across the water is unforgettable.
#UNESCO#traditional village#mask dance
π― Gyeongnam
Haeinsa Temple and the Tripitaka Koreana
A great mountain temple on Gayasan that has kept the Tripitaka Koreana β over 80,000 carved woodblocks of Buddhist scripture β safe for centuries.
#UNESCO#temple#Tripitaka Koreana
π― Jeonbuk
Jeonju Hanok Village
Hundreds of hanok houses gathered in the middle of a city β stroll in hanbok, snack your way down the lanes and look out over a sea of tiled roofs.
#hanok#hanbok#food
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