Naju Pear Museum (나주배박물관)

10.3Km 2021-08-13

5838, Yeongsan-ro, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-339-2590

Known as the birthplace of Korean pears, Naju pears are well-known for its long history. The fruit was exported worldwide starting in 1967. The Naju Pear Museum promotes the fruit and is a learning center for its agricultural history. The museum opened on April 20, 1992 and is the world's only pear museum.

Maru-o / 마루오(MARU-O)

11.4Km 2025-03-05

5-8 , Baemet 3-gil, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-331-0700

The Maru O Hotel is a business hotel in the heart of Naju Innovation City, Jeollanam-do, that has good facilities and is popular with both business travellers and tourists. The underground parking lot has an electric vehicle charging station, and both mobile phone chargers and tourist information for Naju and Jeonam is available at the front desk. Right in front of the hotel is Bitgaram Lake Park where visitors can take a pleasant walk. Naju KTX station and the Intercity Bus Terminal are 15 minutes away by car, and Naju’s Yeongsanpo Hongeo Street and Gomtang Street (famous for its restaurants!) are also nearby.

Yeongsangang River Culture Pavilion (영산강문화관)

11.8Km 2020-06-09

90, Seungchonbo-gil, Nam-gu, Gwangju
+82-62-335-0866

With the slogan “Yeongsangang River, where Nature and Life Coexist,” Yeongsangang River Culture Pavilion consists of an open space that blends well with the surrounding natural environment. The center provides a variety of educational programs and hands-on events, through which visitors can increase their understanding of the Yeongsangang River restoration project, the history of Namdo region, and the cultural and ecological environment of the area.

Chojeom Stay [Korea Quality]스테이 초점[한국관광 품질인증]

12.0Km 2023-05-23

33-6 , Dangga-gil, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-10-4892-3473

Chojeom Stay is a hanok guesthouse in the innermost part of a small village in Naju, Jeollanam-do. The old house, which has been renovated, comprises a living room, kitchen, bedroom space and a raised-floor numaru where guests can enjoy a quiet hour while brewing tea. The spacious yard contains an outdoor fire place that creates a sentimental time, and an open-air tub where you can bathe in warm water while cool breezes rustle the trees. The outdoor shoes lined up by the side of the yard are somehow touching.

Grand Chrysanthemum Festival (대한민국 국향대전)

13.6Km 2021-11-30

27, Gonjea-ro, Hampyeong-gun, Jeollanam-do
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-61-320-1783

Grand Chrysanthemum Festival started in the autumn of 2004. Various chrysanthemum art pieces create a beautiful autumn ambience while the festival grounds are filled with diverse programs.

Hampyeong Butterfly Festival (함평나비대축제)

14.1Km 2025-07-11

27 Gonjea-ro, Hampyeong-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-320-2247

The arrival of spring, the blooming of flowers, and the fluttering of butterflies signal the beginning of the Butterfly Festival in Hampyeong. The festival holds exhibitions on flowers, butterflies, and insects, as well as cultural and art performances featuring various stories about the environment. There are also displays of butterfly and insect specimens from around the world at the Butterfly Ecology Center. Visitors can enjoy various eco-activities, including kite flying, a visit to the dairy farm, and traditional folk games. The most popular activity for families is trapping butterflies in small bottles and setting them free in the flower gardens. At the festival, there is also a food market and a special performance for visitors on Children’s Day.

Hampyeong Expo Park (함평엑스포공원)

14.1Km 2020-07-07

27, Gonjae-ro, Hampyeong-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-322-2203

Hampyeong Expo Park has emerged as a representative eco tourist attraction in Asia ever since the Hampyeong Butterfly & Insect Expo in 2008. The park offers visitors a wide array of eco-programs and participatory tour programs.

The park consists of as many as 11 permanent exhibition centers and other themed zones including a horticulture therapy center, grass square, plant/insect eco school, themed theater, bug's village, golden bat exhibition center, butterfly/insect eco center, butterfly/insect specimen and fossils exhibition, fresh water fish science museum, butterfly land park, and wetland experience zone.

Sane Flower ((주)산에는 꽃이피네)

14.5Km 2024-08-05

20-1 , Dongnyeok-gil, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-10-4612-4232

Mountain Flowers Bloom in Dorae Hanok Village, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do, is a 100 year-old house built in the traditional way using local timber and no nails. Guestrooms are well insulated and equipped with bathroom and kitchen. Interiors are lined with Korean paper and are old-time and cozy. There’s a wooden veranda from which visitors can see the fine old maple tree in the yard. Among other local attractions, Naju’s Redwood Road is nearby, offering guests a peaceful walk in the woods; some weekends, the owner offers neighbourhood guided tours.

Doraemi House (도래미)

14.6Km 2024-08-05

18-26 , Dongnyeok-gil, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-336-3646, +82-10-6604-6621

Doraemi House in Dorae Village, Naju, Jeollanam-do, is a hanok stay with a bonchae (‘main house’), a sarangchae (men’s house) and a byeolchae (‘reception room’). The bonchae has two bedrooms with a hidden attic space. The sarangchae has a living room with bedrooms on either side; while the byeolchae, atop a low hilll, has a single cozy room. A walk along a forest road takes you to a pavilion by a pond. Next to the bonchae is a quiet and tranquil reading room.

Dongsanjeong (동산정)

16.3Km 2025-01-23

173 Seongnam 1-gil, Muan-eup, Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do

You can enjoy dishes made with fresh octopus brought daily from the early morning auctions at a relatively affordable price. The recommended dish is yeonpotang, prepared by adding live octopus to a broth simmered for over 3 hours with 13 different ingredients.

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