FX.co ★ Stunningly beautiful places to visit in South Korea

Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond in Gyeongju

The palace complex built in the late 7th century is surrounded by a picturesque artificial lake, fully covered with lotus flowers in the summer.

Cheongsando Island

Cheongsando Island is famed for its untouched beauty with its terraced rice fields, yellow oilseed rape fields and spectacular views of the ocean

Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul

The Dongdaemun Design Plaza is a 38000-square-metre cultural complex designed by Zaha Hadid. It serves as a key venue for design-related shows and conferences, exhibitions, library and the center of fine arts.

Sankwang Temple, Busan

The Sankwang Temple hosts the annual Lotus Lantern Festival devoted to Buddha's birthday. It attracts more than million visitors. During the festivities, the temple is decorated with thousands of lanterns that light up the night sky.

Boseong green tea field

The green tea plantation farm in Boseong is a world famous location. Enormous field full of green tea leaves attracts photographers and cinematographers, as well as tea connoisseurs.

Jinhae-gu

Jinhae-gu is a district in Changwon City. This region is famous for its annual cherry blossom festival. Thousands of tourists come to this coastal town to admire its flowering trees.

Ulleungdo Island

The sole island-city of Ulleungdo impresses with its stunning scenery and picturesque cliffs hanging over its coast.

Jirisan National Park

The year 2017 was the 50th anniversary of the designation of Jirisan as the first-ever national park in Korea. In addition to beautiful mountains, valleys and temple complexes, it became the habitat of Asian black bears.

Juwangsan National Park

This national park is known for its sheer rocky cliffs of Juwangsan mountains, high waterfalls, and a scenic pond.

Jogyesa Temple, Seoul

The 620-year-old Buddhist temple is one of the most photographed and recognizable places in Seoul. The temple features streams of beautiful multicolored lanterns on the ceiling and window shutters carved into the shape of trees.

Haedong Yonggung Temple, Busan

The Haedong Yonggunsa Temple is a rare find of a temple along the shore line, north west of Busan.

Cheonjiyeon Waterfall

Cheonjiyeon is a waterfall on Jeju Island surrounded by hiking trails, lemon trees and a pond with tropical eels.

Homigot Sunrise Square, Pohang

Homigot is one of the most famous places in Pohang. There is a place called Homigot Sunrise Square where people gather every year to watch the sunrise. Hand of Harmony is a two-part sculpture with the left hand on land and the right hand in the ocean, well-known all over the world.

Nagan Eupseong Folk Village

Nagan Eupseong Folk Village is a village preserved as it was 600 years ago. Visitors can stay in bungalows, watch traditional dance performances and take lessons in traditional Korean tea ceremony etiquette.

Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul

Built in the 14th century, Gyeongbokgung Palace is remarkable for its impressive size and is considered the most beautiful palace out of Seoul's five palaces by the majority of local residents.