Maryang Port (마량미향(마량항))

0m 33269 2024-02-16

150 Mihang-ro, Maryang-myeon, Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do

Maryang Port, situated along the pristine waters linking Wando Island, the Dadohae islands, and Jeju, is a notable destination. From April to October, it becomes the venue for the Maryang Nolto Fish Market every Saturday. This market is celebrated for its lavish food selections and the spectacle of raw fish being expertly sliced before visitors. Adjacent to the port, an observatory provides sweeping views of the stunning Gangjin seas. Additionally, the nearby Kkamakseom Island, recognized as a Natural Monument, is visible from this vantage point, adding to the area's allure.

Bichwie Muldeulda Gallery Cafe (비취에물들다)

6.6 Km 0 2024-01-11

20-16 Cheongjachon-gil, Daegu-myeon, Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do

Gangjin is a historic place that produced celadon from the late Unified Silla period to the end of the Goryeo period. Bichwie Muldeulda Gallery Cafe is a celadon-themed gallery café run by Kim Bo-bae, who comes from a family of ceramic craftsmen and runs the ceramic craft store Gukbo, which is connected to the café. The Goryeo Celadon Museum is also nearby. This café makes coffee using a celadon coffee grinder and serves it in a celadon mug. Visitors can also enjoy a celadon hand painting experience and a potter's wheel experience here. Items made from the experience program will be be baked in a kiln and delivered through parcel service. The experience takes about 30 to 40 minutes.

Gangjin Goryeo Celadon Kiln Site (강진 고려청자 요지)

6.7 Km 16040 2022-12-29

Sadang-ri, Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-430-3755

Daegu-myeon of Gangjin-gun was the primary site of Goryeo dynasty celadon production between the 9th and the 14th centuries. Covering approximately 150 acres of land in nine villages, the area has been designated as the National Historical Site since 1963, and continues to protect its 180 fire kilns and maintain the sophisticated art of celadon production. Meanwhile, celadons produced in this area have also been designated as national treasure, and regarded highly worldwide for their artistic value, so much so that some are preserved in the Louvre Museum in France.

Gangjin Celadon Festival (강진청자축제)

6.7 Km 34650 2024-02-16

45 Cheongjachon-gil, Daegu-myeon, Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-430-3354

The Gangjin Celadon Festival is held in the area that was the center of the Korean celadon culture for over 500 years. The festival offers diverse first-hand experiences for visitors to learn more about this historical cultural asset that was both useful and aesthetically pleasing.

Gangjin Goryeo Celadon Museum (강진 고려청자박물관)

6.8 Km 20619 2024-02-02

33, Cheongjachon-gil, Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-430-3755

Goryeo Celadon Museum was established to preserve and promote Gangjin celadon, as well as foster knowledge and creativity in regards to celedon in the next generation. The exhibition halls feature smart pads and audio explanations, combining modern technology with ancient relics for better understanding. This museum is considered to be an informative historic site to get knowledge of Goryeo Celadon through the past, present and future.

Gaudo Island (가우도)

9.7 Km 11488 2022-07-28

473, Wolgot-ro, Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-430-3114

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 later changed to Boam-myeon and is currently part of Doam-myeon since 1914 due to reorganization of administration. The name comes from its appearance in relation to Boeunsan Mountain in Ganjin-eup, which looks like a cow’s head. The whole island resembles a cow’s meonge (curved stick around cow’s neck used to drag farming tool) so the island became to be called Gaudo Island (Ga: Meonge in Chinese characters).

From Gaudo Island, Gangjinman Bay and uninhabited island can be seen in all directions. The coastal scenery is stunning and varied natural tourism resources grow here such as the silver magnolia, cypress colony, and Japanese black pines. Visitors can walk to the island from the mainland via a suspension bridge. When arriving to the island, a 2.5km long ecological exploring road along the mountain and coast is available. Also, fishing park which has various kinds of fishes is located in the spot where visitors can overlook at beautiful scenery of Gangjinman Bay. At the top of the island, visitors can enjoy a zip track which is an eco-friendly leisure facility, starting from Cheongja Tower (25m high).

Gaudo Suspension Bridge (가우도 출렁다리)

9.8 Km 1825 2024-01-11

San 7-1 Singi-ri, Doam-myeon, Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do

Gaudo Island, the only inhabited island among Gangjin's eight islands, is connected to the mainland by a suspension bridge. The suspension bridges installed on both sides of the island have emerged as Gangjin's famous destination, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. While crossing the dizzying suspension bridge, one can see the wonderful seascape that changes in brightness depending on the waves. The footbridges, Jeodu Suspension Bridge (438 m) or Dasan Bridge (716 m), can be used to entrance Gaudo Island, and there is also a clean trail along the coastline. It takes about one to one and a half hours to walk across both bridges, making it a great place to enjoy a walk.

Gangjin Ziptrek (강진 짚트랙)

10.0 Km 2 2024-01-11

49-9 Gaudo-gil, Doam-myeon, Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do

This exciting activity can be enjoyed at the 25-meter high celadon tower located in the center of Gaudo Island. Gaudo Ziptrek is approximately 1 kilometer long and boasts the longest one in Korea as a maritime experience facility. After wearing safety equipment on the tower's first floor, visitors can ride the Ziptrek at the top of the sixth floor. The ziptrek offers an exhilarating downhill slide that feels like flying in the sky with magnificent scenery that unfolds down below. The slide ends at the entrance to the suspension bridge.

Cheongwansan Literature Park (천관산 문학공원)

11.6 Km 8055 2019-10-03

Yeonji-ri, Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-860-0224

Cheongwansan Literature Park is located on the outskirts of Cheongwansan Mountain in Jangheung. The mountain itself is known for a unique array of odd-shaped rocks and ridges, attracting many visitors year-round.

Jangheung is nicknamed ‘Literature Town’ for its history of producing outstanding writers. The park commemorates these writers and their development of the modern style of Korean poems, novels, and essays (including Song Gi-suk, Han Seung-won, and Lee Cheong-jun) with a total of 54 monuments; each displaying the best of each writer’s works. A separate monument (7 stories/15m) contains works and handwritten manuscripts by 35 writers and their chronologies in capsules. In addition, over 460 stone towers leading to Tapsansa Temple await visitors.

Cheongwansan National Recreational Forest (국립 천관산자연휴양림)

12.9 Km 24703 2021-05-24

842-1150, Chilgwan-ro, Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-867-6974

Cheongwansan National Recreational Forest is located at the entrance of one of the five great mountains of the Jeolla region. Cheongwansan Mountain is a rocky mountain with steep peaks. Red camellia flowers bloom in spring, while in fall, silver grass blankets the area, creating a spectacular scene. The mountain peak offers an incredible ocean view due to the mountain's close location to the coast. To the south, the vast Dadohae Sea comes into view, and hikers may even get a glimpse of Hallasan Mountain from afar on a clear sunny day. A landscape of different mountain ridges can be seen to the north, namely Wolchulsan Mountain in Yeongam, Jeamsan Mountain in Jangheung, and Mudeungsan Mountain in Gwangju.

Cheongwansa Temple is located within a few hundred meters of the peak of the mountain. The recreational park is equipped with convenient facilities and a well-managed 7-kilometer-long hiking trail, serving as a great vacation spot for weekend getaways.

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