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

Baegasan Recreational Forest

Baegasan Recreational Forest

Baegasan Recreational Forest, opened in 1996, is a natural recreational area situated near Donghwa Grotto, at the foot of Baegasan Mountain (Elevat...

Unjusa Temple

Unjusa Temple

Unjusa Tmeple was called Bibosa Temple during the late Silla Period. However, during excavation work that took place between 1984 and 1989, it was ...

Hwasun Dolmen Site Unesco World Heritage

Hwasun Dolmen Site Unesco World Heritage

The Hwasun Dolmen Site is located near the waterfalls of the mountain pass linking Dogok-myeon of Hyosan-ri and Chunnyang-myeon of Daesin-ri. Accor...

Manyeonsa Temple - Hwasun

Manyeonsa Temple - Hwasun

Manyeonsa Temple is known to have been built in 1208, the fourth year of King Heejong’s (r. 1204-1211) reign during the Goryeo dynasty. It is said ...

Dinosaur Tracksite Of Hwasun Seoyu-ri

Dinosaur Tracksite Of Hwasun Seoyu-ri

The Dinosaur Tracksite of Hwasun was discovered in 1999 during a land survery for the construction of Hwasun Hot Springs Area. Most dinosaur tracks...

Seryangji Reservoir

Seryangji Reservoir

Selected by CNN as one of the 50 beautiful places to visit in South Korea, Seryangji Reservoir offers amazing scenery not to be missed. The best ti...

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Gyubongam Hermitage Hwasun

Gyubongam Hermitage is a small hermitage located on Mudeungsan Mountain. It is believed to have been established during the Silla dynasty (B.C. 57-...

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Mudeungsan Mountain

Mudeungsan covers an area of about 30 square meters above the metropolitan city of Gwangju, Hwasun-gun and the nearby Damyang-gun. The name means ‘...