tourist attractions in gurye-gun, jeollanam-do, south korea

Jirisan Cheese Land

Jirisan Cheese Land

Chowon Ranch, which started milking with two cows in 1979, built Jirisan Cheese Land, an experience ranch, in 2012 to introduce the dairy industry ...

Gurye Seomjingang Cherry Blossom Trail

Gurye Seomjingang Cherry Blossom Trail

The Seomjingang Cherry Blossom Trail in Gurye follows National Roads 17 and 19 along the pristine Seomgjingang River. Stretching over 3 kilometers,...

Jirisan National Park Nogodan Peak Section

Jirisan National Park Nogodan Peak Section

Jirisan National Park covers a vast amount of land in three provinces, including one city and three counties. The countless mountain peaks both lar...

Ten Scenic Views Of Jirisan 10

Ten Scenic Views Of Jirisan 10

Its deep valleys and unique mountain formations are what make Jirisan Mountain truly spectacular. It consists of numerous peaks, and is known to be...

Gurye Yeongoksa Temple

Gurye Yeongoksa Temple

Yeongoksa Temple is located in Naedong-ri, Gurye-gun and was constructed in 543 by Yeongi, a high Buddhist monk, who also helped create Hwaeomsa Te...

Hwaeomsa Temple

Hwaeomsa Temple

Situated at the foot of Jirisan Mountain, 5.4 kilometers east of Gurye-eup, Hwaeomsa Temple was constructed in the 22nd year of King Seong's reign ...

Jirisan Manbokdae Peak

Jirisan Manbokdae Peak

Manbokdae Peak in the west soars at the boundary between Sandong-myeon, Gurye-gun and Namwon-si at 1,433.4 meters above sea level. ”Man” means “ful...

Gurye Sansuyu Village

Gurye Sansuyu Village

Sandong-myeon in the Gurye-gun region is widely known as the home of sansuyu (cornus fruit) and is responsible for 70% of Korea’s sansuyu fruit pro...

Gurye Special Tourist Zone

Gurye Special Tourist Zone

The vast region of the Gurye Special Tourist Zone comprises Toji-myeon, Gwangui-myeon and Sandong-myeon, which has a river and an open field surrou...

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Gokseong Seomjingang Astronomical Observatory

Gokseong Seomjingang Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory located along the Seomjingang River, equipped with a 600mm astronomica...

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Saseongam Hermitage Gurye

Saseongam Hermitage is a hermitage located at the peak of Osan in Gurye (elevation 531m). It is estimated to have been built during the Baekje peri...

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Piagolgyegok Valley

Piagolgyegok Valley is located in Jirisan Mountain between Nogodan and Banyabong Peaks. The name of the valley comes from the crimson red maple lea...

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Gurye Cheoneunsa Temple

Located north of Gurye on Jirisan Mountain, and built during the Unified Silla Period, Cheoneunsa Temple is one of the three great Buddhist temples...

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Jirisan Spa Land

Jirisan Spa Land is home to a large open-air hot spring facility that uses 100 percent natural germanium mineral waters containing no chemical addi...