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We are going to discover ten places to the south of Seoul that will make you want to leave that populous city and know that there is beyond its skyscrapers, markets and palaces. Koreans say that their country seems small but that, if they extended the mountains to create a flat territory, South Korea would be as big as China. Luckily for now they continue with the mountains, the distances are not long to get from one place to another and good transportation. With all of these suggestions and I believe that more than one we will have encouraged you to travel to the Far East to spend a few days discovering the attractive and unknown South Korea
1.Suwon and Hwaseong Fortress
There is no excuse for not visiting this city whose Fortress is included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites . It can be reached by subway, since the trip from Seoul only lasts one hour. Once in Suwon, miles of built walls await you, taking advantage of the undulations of the terrain. You can walk on them and walk around the perimeter of the old city. Observation towers, monumental doors and guard posts are the elements that you will discover. Once you have seen the wall, there is nothing better than to walk the streets of the old city to visit the sanctuary and the palace guarded by soldiers dressed in the same suits they used at the time of the kings of Joseon, founders of Suwon.
2.Cheongpung Cultural Heritage Park
In Chungcheongbuk-do province, south of Seoul, you can visit this park. Here, Korean heritage buildings and historic relics meet . Something like a museum, but outdoors, in which you can see the heritage that was saved in 1985 from being under the waters when Lake Chungjuho was built. Confucian sculptures, pavilions and schools are part of the park's 2,000 objects. If you visit it, pay attention so that in your route you cross with some of those trees that they call "of love", because when they grow they are coming together to become one.
3.Bulguksa Temple
At 20 minutes from the center of the Korean city of Gyeongj u is Mount Tomamsan, and on one of its slopes lies this temple. It was built between the 6th and 8th centuries on different stone terraces. The upper part symbolizes the land of Buddha and is attached to the lower level, the mundane part of the temple, by four stairs under which formerly there was a canal. In its time of greater splendor came to have 80 buildings. Today only a handful of them are preserved and the wooden ones are recent reconstructions. It is a very popular place among Koreans who come to it to enjoy the surroundings and to know one of the most beautiful temples of the country.
4.Mount Namsan
It is said in Gyeongju that anyone who has not climbed Mount Namsan does not know the city. It is a visit that offers the traveler to enjoy that nature that so much like the Koreans while looking for sculptures and sizes of Buddha hidden among the vegetation . This place of Korea, one of the last of the country that has become part of the Patrimony of Humanity, has a special value, and is that when Buddhist temples were reserved for nobles, peasants and plain people chose this mountain as Place to honor Buddha with these sculptures they made themselves. Today much of the heritage of the mountain has disappeared, but on a day's walk you can still make a good route through different sculptures and temples.
5.Traditional Jeonju Village
Just visiting this village with a thousand years of history is worth traveling from Seoul to Jeonju . Once in this city, it is enough to get on a bus that in 15 minutes takes you to this village which with about 700 houses is the largest set of hanoks in South Korea. Strolling through it is going back in time while discovering other buildings such as temples, shrines and Confucian schools. In addition, this place is perfect to be encouraged to wear a hanbok , traditional Korean costume, and pose so adorned with an ideal background for the photos you will bring home to remember.
6.Haeinsa Temple and the Korean Tripitaka
Such is the cultural importance of this temple of the Gayasan Mountain that has been included in the list of World Heritage sites since 1995 . Surrounded by streams, a lush forest and other smaller temples, the Haeinsa Temple is one of the most important in the country since in one of its pavilions the Korean Tripitaka is kept, the oldest and most complete version of precepts and scriptures in Chinese characters . It consists of 81,340 tables classified in 6,791 volumes. Each of these boards of magnolia wood is 68 cms wide, 2.5 in length and its thickness is 3 cms. The pavilion where the Tripitaka is kept can not be visited, you can only try to guess through its windows what is hidden inside
7.Daegu
When we travel, not everything has to be visited museums, temples and monuments. We also thank you for a day of relaxation where you can enjoy shopping, gastronomy or simply walks around a city . A good destination for this is Daegu, a modern base city perfect for visiting the aforementioned Haeinsa Temple. It is possible to cross Dongseong-ro street , where the fortress used to be, and which is currently the most famous commercial area of Daegu. Fashion, cosmetic and innumerable restaurants give travelers the opportunity to look closely at Korean shopping. The Seomun Market is the biggest city , and there is a night market where you can enjoy snacks that are a delight.
8.Haedong Yonggungsa Temple
In South Korea temples are found in the mountains. But there are some exceptions, such as the attractive Haedong Yonggungsa built on a cliff by the sea. To reach it you have to pass first with large statues representing the 12 zodiacal signs of oriental culture, leave behind a pagoda, go down a good number of stairs and cross a bridge. During the tour you have to enjoy the sights and be wrapped by the sound of the waves to mingle with the Buddhist songs that leave the main pavilion of the temple
9.Market Jagalchi
One of the major tourist attractions in Busan , the port city of South Korea, is this large market divided into three zones: a large building on the ground floor where fresh fish are sold (so fresh that in some cases the fish are killed in front of the buyer); On the top floor there are small restaurants where you are prepared at the time what you bought on the bottom floor; And the last is the street market where you can see the dried fish hanging in the stands and exposed to full sun. It is a comfortable place for the visit, it calls attention how clean everything is and also the things that sell, Some unknown to Westerners who were surprised by looking at those sea cucumbers or a species of marine worms that do not stop moving on the trays in which they are placed. It is certainly a spectacle to see how the eels clean with the skill of those who spend several hours each day doing the same.
10.Jeju Island
Only 64 kilometers separate this island, the largest of Korea, from the peninsula. It is famous among Koreans for its strong winds, its landscapes and its women (less men live than women in Jeju). It is a perfect destination for nature lovers. The center of the island is occupied by Hallasan Mountain, an inactive volcano where 1,800 species of vegetation live, dozens of deer and an ecosystem that makes the island one of those unique places on our planet. If spring or fall in Jeju give a beautiful color palette, beach lovers will have a good destination here to visit in summer.
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