tourist attractions in 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...

Hajodo Island

Hajodo Island

Hajodo Island is named after the 154 small and big islands making up the islets that resemble a flock of birds. One of the beauties of Hajodo Islan...

Jindo Island

Jindo Island

Jindo Island is the principal island among the cluster of 230 islets in the southwestern part of the Korean peninsula. The island is blessed with a...

Gaudo Island

Gaudo Island

Gaudo Island is the only populated island of the eight islands in Gangjinman Bay. It used to be part of Daegu-myeon until 1789 but l...

Soando Island

Soando Island

Soando Island was settled by the Oh Family of Dongbok and the Kim Family of Gimhae, who moved to the island during the Imjin War. It was a very pat...

Samhakdo Island

Samhakdo Island

According to legend, Samhakdo Island and Yudalsan Mountain was the dream of Mokpo residents, before it became the land it is today. This island is ...

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...

Chodo Island

Chodo Island

Located 77 kilometers southwest of Yeosu, Chodo Island is surrounded by islands of various sizes. The island has three small fishing villages aroun...

Geumodo Island

Geumodo Island

Geumodo Island, included in the area of Dadohaehaesang National Park, has a shape resembling a big terrapin. Many fables, folk songs and folk games...

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...

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,...

Anmado Island

Anmado Island

Anmado Island, the largest island in Nagwol-myeon District, is home to a number of ocean splendors including the magnificent Malcobawi and Heundeul...

Gwanmaedo Island

Gwanmaedo Island

Located 17㎞ south of Jindo Island in the southwestern tip of the Korean peninsula, Gwanmaedo Island is part of the Dadohae National Park. With exc...

Wando-gun Cheongsando Island Slow City

Wando-gun Cheongsando Island Slow City

The name Cheongsan (靑山) carries the meaning that all of the surroundings - the mountains, ocean and sky - are blue. Cheongsando Island is a small...

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...

Songido Island

Songido Island

Songido Island, the second largest island in Nagwol-myeon District, is home to Korea's one and only white pebble beach, several different species o...

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Gasado Island

Gasado Island is a island with sixteen subsidiary islands centered around the main island. It is renowned for its beautiful sunset viewed from hano...