tourist attractions in jeollabuk-do, south korea

Seonggwansa Temple

Seonggwansa Temple

Seonggwansa Temple is located in Jangsu-gun in Jeollabuk-do. It is said that the temple was established during the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392). The t...

Uniram Baniramgyegok Valley

Uniram Baniramgyegok Valley

Uniram Baniramgyegok Valley (5 km long) falls between Myeongdeokbong Peak and Myeongdobong Peak in the northeastern region of Mount Unjangsan. The ...

Guryonggyegok Valley

Guryonggyegok Valley

Guryonggyegok Valley, a 3 kilometer-long valley in the northern part of the Jirisan National Park, located in Namwon, Jeollabuk-do, is just the pla...

Birthplace Of Nongae

Birthplace Of Nongae

Nongae was born in Juchon Village in the 7th year of King Seonjo (September 3, 1575). A clever and beautiful young lady, Nongae voluntarily registe...

Gangcheonsan County Park

Gangcheonsan County Park

Gangcheonsan Mountain is surrounded by Gwangcheonsan Gwangjubong Peak (583.7 meters above sea level), Gwangdeoksan Seonnyeobong Peak (578 meters), ...

Gunsan Dongguksa Temple

Gunsan Dongguksa Temple

Dongguksa Temple was built by Japanese monk Seoneungbulgwan in 1909. The temple was run by Japanese monks for 36 years during the Japanese occupati...

Eunsusa Temple

Eunsusa Temple

The temple located upon Maisan Mountain was called Sangwonsa Temple during the early Joseon dynasty and was later known as Jeongmyeongam Hermitage....

Baramssoeneun-gil Road

Baramssoeneun-gil Road

Baramssoeneun-gil Road is the name of the path leading from Jeonju Eco Museum to Hanbyeok Tunnel. The pathway's name comes from the breeze that blo...

Gyeokpo Port

Gyeokpo Port

Gyeokpo Port is an important transit point for maritime transportation between the islands of the West Sea, such as Wido Island, Gogunsan Islands, ...

Eunpa Lake Park Recreation Area

Eunpa Lake Park Recreation Area

Located in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do, Eunpa Lake Park was once a reservoir built before the Joseon dynasty that supplied water to nearby farms. The lake...

Iksan Godori Standing Stone Buddha

Iksan Godori Standing Stone Buddha

Iksan Godori Standing Stone Buddha is Treasure No. 46. The two Buddha statues (each measuring 424 cm) stand face-to-face at a distance of 200 meter...

Borinara Hagwon Farm

Borinara Hagwon Farm

Borinara Hagwon Farm is a large-scale barley farm that measures an extensive 561,983 m². It is the nation’s largest barley field. The farm has been...

Jeonjuhyanggyo Local Confucian School

Jeonjuhyanggyo Local Confucian School

Jeonjuhyanggyo is a local Confucian school that was established during the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910) and is designated Historic Treasure. This was...

Jeondong Catholic Cathedral

Jeondong Catholic Cathedral

Jeondong Catholic Cathedral in Jeonju (Historic Site) was built in honor of Roman Catholic martyrs of the Joseon dynasty on the very same spot the ...

Baemsagol Waun Village

Baemsagol Waun Village

Baemsagol Waun Village is located deep in the heart of Jirisan Mountain, being almost impossible to find if one didn't know the pathway in the past...

Namcheongyo Bridge Cheongyeonru

Namcheongyo Bridge Cheongyeonru

Namcheongyo Bridge is the main bridge to the entrance of Jeonju Hanok Village. Through "Jeonju Namcheongyo Luxury Project," the area went through r...

Chungnyeolsa Temple

Chungnyeolsa Temple

Located in Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, Chungnyeolsa Temple was established as a shrine to embody the spirit of Admiral “Chungmugong” (honorific title i...

Unjangsan National Recreational Forest

Unjangsan National Recreational Forest

Unjangsan National Recreational Forest is located within Galgeogyegok Valley in Unjangsan Mountain. The valley has a 7-kilometer-long stream and na...

Sono Belle Byeonsan Ocean Play

Sono Belle Byeonsan Ocean Play

Sono Belle Byeonsan Ocean Play is located next to Gyeokpo Beach on Byeonsan Peninsula. This luxurious resort is patterned after Normandy Beach and ...

Gunsan Geumgang Estuary Bank

Gunsan Geumgang Estuary Bank

Geumgang Estuary Bank was completed in 1990 as part of an agricultural development project for 6 cities and counties in Chungcheongnam-do and Jeoll...