things to do in sinan-gun, jeollanam-do, south korea

Anjwado Island

Anjwado Island

Anjwado Island is an island better known by the name Purple Island. Every spring, it hosts a lavender festival, and in the autumn, an aster chrysan...

Dochodo Island

Dochodo Island

Dochodo Island is an island located on the border of Dadohaehaesang National Park in Sinan. At the entrance of the island, there is a fantastic gar...

1004 Islands Museum Park

1004 Islands Museum Park

1004 Islands Museum Park is a marine complex cultural district located on Yangsan Beach in Jaeundo Island. It comprises the World Shell Museum, 100...

Jeungdo Ujeon Beach

Jeungdo Ujeon Beach

Ujeon Beach stretches 4 kilometers in length on the southwestern coast of the island of Jeungdo, the biggest natural salt producer in Korea. The si...

Bigeumdo Island

Bigeumdo Island

Located 54 kilometers from Mokpo Port, Bigeumdo Island is made up of 82 islands. The coastline is approximately 132 kilometers and in 1996 the Yeon...

Taepyeong Yeomsaeng Botanical Garden

Taepyeong Yeomsaeng Botanical Garden

Designated as a biodiversity conservation area by the UNESCO, Jeungdo Island in Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do has become popular. Taepyeong Yeomsaeng Bot...

Daedundo Island

Daedundo Island

Daedundo Island is located 94 kilometers northwest of Mokpo and 3.2 kilometers away from Daeheuksando Island. The highest point of the island is Se...

1004 Cheonsa Bridge

1004 Cheonsa Bridge

1004 Bridge, opened on April 4, 2019, connects Songgong-ri to Sinseok-ri in Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do. It is named 1004, pronounced "cheonsa," for th...

Taepyung Salt Farm

Taepyung Salt Farm

Taepyung Salt Farm, located in Jeungdo-myeon, Jeollanam-do, is the largest sun-dried salt producer in Korea. Recently, a wooden trail has been inst...

Gageodo Island Soheuksando

Gageodo Island Soheuksando

Gageodo Island is the southwesternmost island in Korea, located rather close to China. The island has rough mountain ridges and consists of cliffs,...

Jjangttungeo Mudskipper Bridge

Jjangttungeo Mudskipper Bridge

Featuring natural areas untouched by human hands, Jeungdo Island in Sinan-gun was the first Slow City designated in Asia as of December 1, 2007. Th...

Cheonsaseom Bonsai Park

Cheonsaseom Bonsai Park

Cheonsaseom Bonsai Park in Sinan is a place for people to relax and enjoy nature. The ecological park is located next to the vast Korean archipelag...

Jeonnam Jeungdo Island A Slow City

Jeonnam Jeungdo Island A Slow City

Jeungdo Island was the first city to be designated a ‘slow city’ in Asia thanks to its unspoiled nature and clean waters. It was assigned as a biod...

Hongdo Island

Hongdo Island

Hongdo Island is located 115 kilometers southwest of Mokpo Harbor. It is composed of approximately 20 islands, and because it has an usual reddish-...

Heuksando Island

Heuksando Island

Heuksando Island is located at the southern end of Korea about 92.7 km away from Mokpo. It is composed of 11 uninhabited islands and 89 inhabited i...

Salt Gallery

Salt Gallery

The building for Salt Gallery is the original stone-built salt storage in 1945, which remained intact. Previously a wooden storage for salt, it was...

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Hataedo Island

Hataedo Island is known to be first settled by Park Haeng-seo from the Miryang Park family when he moved out from Daeheuksando Island. The island w...

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Taedo Islands

Taedo Islands, located between Hongdo Island and Gageodo Island, comprises three islands. The island in the middle is called Sangtaedo Island, the ...

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Sinan Marine Archaeology Monuments

Sinan Marine Archaeology Monuments, located in Jeungdo Island, came to existence after the discovery of the ancient artifacts. Over 28,000 items we...