Jindo Tower (진도타워)

12.4Km 2025-01-20

112-41 Mangeum-gil, Gunnae-myeon, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do

Jindo Tower, located on top of Manggeumsan Mountain near the Jindo Bridge, has become a popular tourist attraction among international visitors and Korean tourists alike. The tower was built in recognition of Jindo residents who aided General Admiral Yi Sun-sin in winning the battle of Myeongnyang Daecheop against the Japanese invasion. The tower has various convenience facilities, including a restaurant and a café, allowing visitors to have a comfortable trip while taking in the beautiful surrounding view.

Jindodaegyo Bridge (진도대교)

12.6Km 2025-01-20

8479 Jindo-daero, Gunnae-myeon, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-1588-9601

Jindodaegyo Bridge measures 484 meters in length and 11.7 meters in x_width, and is located between Nokjin-ri, Gunnae-myeon, Jindo-gun and Hak-dong, Munnae-myeon, Haenam-gun on National Road No. 18. The bridge has been a popular tourist attraction since its completion on October 18, 1984. On December 15, 2005, the second Jindo Bridge opened, from which visitors can observe breathtaking sunsets and evening views while enjoying the fantastic nearby sceneries. Uldolmok, a passage to the West Sea, is a strait between Haenam and Jindo. Uldolmok is also known as the location of Myeongnyang Daecheop, one of the three major naval battles won by Admiral Yi Sun-sin. The x_width of the strait is only 294 meters, which is similar to that of the Hangang River. Jindodaegyo Bridge is the most accessible gateway to Jindo Island, a place with many local specialties and unique cultural arts.

The Great Battle of Myeongryang Festival (명량대첩축제)

12.7Km 2024-09-26

8459-13 Jindo-daero, Gunnae-myeon, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-286-5265

Jeollanam-do hosts the Great Battle of Myeongryang Festival to commemorate the victory of Admiral Yi Sun-sin and spirit of the residents of Jeollanam-do who saved the country. Various programs are prepared for visitors of all ages to give them a feel of the real historical scene.

Woosooyoung Tourist Attractions (우수영관광지)

13.5Km 2023-04-28

12, Gwangwang leisure-ro, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-530-5541

Woosooyoung Tourist Attractions area became a national tourist site in 1986, and Memorial Park of Admiral Yi was added in 1991, serving as an educational site. The area overlooks Uldolmok, and features a shrine from the past that commemorates the great victory that was achieved by Admiral Yi Sun-Sin in the Battle of Myeongnyang (1597) and a large geobukbae (turtle ship). The area hosts a history festival every October and covers many history-related experience programs throughout the year.

The Battle of Myeongnyang Memorial (명량대첩해전사 기념전시관)

13.5Km 2025-01-17

12 Gwangwang leisure-ro, Munnae-myeon, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do

The Battle of Myeongnyang Memorial is located next to the narrow strait called Uldolmok, between Haenam and Jindo. Uldolmok is the site where Admiral Yi Sunsin, under his command, defeated over 300 Japanese warships with only 13 Korean ships during the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592 (1592-1598). The exhibition hall commemorates the Myeongnyang Battle and displays weapons used during the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592. Visitors can also observe the turbulent currents of Uldolmok from the skywalk.

Yi Chungmugong's Byeokpajin Battle Monument (이충무공 벽파진 전첩비)

13.7Km 2025-01-20

90 Byeokpa-gil, Gogun-myeon, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do

Yi Chungmugong's Byeokpajin Battle Monument, located at Byeokpajeong was built to commemorate the victory of Admiral Yi Sun-sin and honor the souls of martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the battle of Myeongnyang. The epitaph of the monument, penned by Lee Eunsang, features the calligraphy by Son Jae Hyeong. Although just a small fishing port now, Byeokpajin was a crucial port connecting Jindo and Haenam before the Jindo Bridge was built in 1984. It still holds a great historical significance.

Uldolmok Hanjeongsik Buffet (울돌목한정식뷔페)

13.7Km 2021-03-26

53, Gwangwang leisure-ro, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-535-1881

You can enjoy Jeolla-do's local dishes in the form of a Korean buffet. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do. The representative menu is buffet.

Gasado Island (가사도)

13.8Km 2024-02-20

106 Gasado-gil, Jodo-myeon, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do

Gasado Island is a island with sixteen subsidiary islands centered around the main island. It is renowned for its beautiful sunset viewed from hanok in Dolmok Village and Dolmok Beach. It was an area where silica mines were operated in Japanese colonial period, and remnants of mines and caves can still be found across the island. As the third-largest island in Jindo, its residents are mainly engaged in brown seaweed cultivation.

Jindo Miracle Sea Road Festival (진도신비의바닷길 축제)

14.3Km 2025-07-11

74 Sinbiuibadat-gil, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-540-3408

Jindo Island holds the Miracle Sea Road Festival in time for the path’s emergence from the sea. During the hour in which the path remains above sea level, visitors can walk across the middle of the sea and collect seafood such as abalone and octopus using their bare hands. The festival also showcases intangible cultural heritage performances and activities, including Jindo Arirang, Ganggangsullae (Circle Dance), Namdo Deullorae (Farmers’ Song of Jeollanam-do), and Jindo Ssitgimgut (Purification Ritual of Jindo). People from all over the world gather in the global zone for a global music trip, a global Ssireum (Traditional Korean Wrestling) competition, and an EDM night show.

◎ Jindo Sea Road
Every year, the sea road appears during low tide and lasts for an hour a day but only for a few days. The path that stretches about 2km out to sea is referred to as Korea’s Miracle of Moses.

Jindo Mysterious Sea Route (진도 신비의 바닷길)

14.5Km 2023-02-17

148, Sinbiuibadat-gil, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-1588-9601

Jindo Island is the third largest island in Korea, next to Jeju Island and Geoje Island. It is made up of 250 smaller islands, and it is famous for a strip of dry road that appears from the middle of the sea, near the end of February and mid-June of the lunar calendar. As it resembles a passage in the Old Testament in the Book of Exodus, the event is called “The Miracle of Moses.” When the water recedes, a road about 30-40 meters wide and 2.8 kilometers long appears and stays for about an hour before being submerged again.

Jindo Island has some legends which are still popular today, especially that of “Old Woman Bbyong of Hoedongri.” A long time ago, there were many tigers on Jindo Island. When tigers began appearing frequently in the village, the people fled to Modo Island. In the process, only the old woman Bbyong ended up remaining on the island, so the lady prayed every day to Yongwang, the god of the ocean, to let her see her family again. Around February, Yongwang appeared to her in her dream and said, “I will send a rainbow to the sea tomorrow; ride it and cross the ocean”. The next day old woman Bbyong went out to the sea and prayed again, and the seawater parted as the rainbow road appeared. Through this road, her family and the other villagers came back to the island. Therefore when the sea parts, the people celebrate this phenomenon by holding the Yeongdeung Festival to remember the Old Woman Bbyong. During the Festival, original folk plays of Jindo Island are performed and draw many tourists to Jindo Island.

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