Awon Museum & Hanok Stay (아원고택)

12.9Km 2024-12-12

516-7 Songgwangsuman-ro, Soyang-myeon, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-241-8195

Awon Museum & Hotel is a beautiful 250-year-old hanok building that was moved from Jinju in Gyeongsangnam-do to Oseong Village at the foot of Jongnamsan Mountain in Wanju, Jeonbuk State. Awon stands out from other hanok buildings in the way it merges traditional hanok with modern architecture and art. The name means "my garden," implying Awon's desire to be a cultural space for all who visit.

Café By Chance (우연하게도)

13.0Km 2024-04-07

188-13 Urim-ro, Geumsan-myeon, Gimje-si, Jeonbuk-do

Café By Chance, located in Cheongdo-ri, Gimje-si, is an excellent place to relax while seeing the beautifully decorated garden and fountain spouting cool water. Guests can also sit with their dogs at the outdoor tables, making it a great place to spend leisurely time with one’s beloved dog. This place is also famous for its oven-baked pizzas, and its signature menu item is Oven-baked Gorgonzola Cheese Pizza. The chewy texture of the dough improves the flavor of the pizza. Moreover, there are various menu items such as figs, sweet potatoes, pepperoni, and margherita. Guests can choose two flavors and enjoy a half-and-half oven-baked pizza.
* Pets allowed

Wanju Samrye Culture & Arts Village (완주 삼례문화예술촌)

13.0Km 2024-04-07

81-13, Samnyeyeok-ro, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-290-3862

Samrye Culture & Arts Village is an art village also referred to as "Samsamyeyemimi." Once used as a granary and an official residence during the Japanese administration, it has now become a village of art. The village consists of Design Museum, Visual Media Art Gallery, Kim Sang-rym Carpentry Shop (Wood Works), and Book Museum and offers a variety of programs during exhibition events and art festivals.

Wanju Samrye Strawberry Festival (완주삼례딸기대축제)

13.1Km 2025-03-07

42 Donghak-ro, Samnye-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk-do
Samrye Nonghyup: +82-63-291-2711 Wanju Foundation for Arts & Culture: +82-63-262-3955

The Wanju Samrye Strawberry Festival offers visitors fresh and delicious strawberries, lively performances, engaging events, and various hands-on experience programs. The festival is a great opportunity to create unforgettable memories with friends, families, and loved ones.

Daeseung Hanji Village & Hanok Traditional Culture Experience Center (대승한지마을한옥전통문화체험관)

13.2Km 2024-08-05

18-4 , Bogeom-gil, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-242-1001

Daeseung Hanji Village in Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do, is where the famous Goryeoji (‘Goryeo Paper’) was first made in Goryeo 1,000 years ago. All guestrooms in the village are equipped with toilets, AC and water purifiers, plus pillows made of Korean paper and comfortable blankets. The dining hall kitchen can be used by guests, there is a large (60 sq metre) seminar room, and a yard where traditional games such as Geunae (swing) and Tuho (arrows) are played. The village runs a Hanji Experience Center, where you can learn about hanji history, manufacture and calligraphy.

Moaksan Provincial Park (모악산 도립공원)

13.3Km 2024-04-07

Moak 15-gil, Geumsan-myeon, Gimje-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-540-3103

Moaksan Mountain, embracing Geumsansa Temple, Gwisinsa Temple, Suwangsa Temple, and Daewonsa Temple, is 795.2 meters high and stands tall on the east side of the Gimje Plains, offering a panoramic view of the Honam Plains. It was designated as a provincial park in 1971 and is one of the four scenic views in the southern region, with outstanding scenery and many cultural properties, including national treasures. In particular, Geumsansa Temple, built in the first year of King Beop of Baekje (599) and with about ten major cultural properties, is located here, where you can see splendid Buddhist art. If you cross Moaksan Mountain, there are temples such as Daewonsa Temple and Suwangsa Temple on the southeastern slope. Gwisinsa Temple is on the west side. Geumpyeong Reservoir, located near the Geumsansa Temple entrance, is also a suitable fishing spot.
Moaksan Mountain has been considered the home of the Maitreya beliefs since ancient times, and along with the headquarters of Jeungsangyo, it also attracted attention as a gathering place for various new religions in the 30s and 40s. According to records, as many as 80 temples are at the foot of Moaksan Mountain. To hike, leave Geumsansa Temple and climb along the ridge behind Simwonam Hermitage. In spring, azaleas are in full bloom all the way to the top. From the summit, the Gimje Plains and the Mangyeonggang River come into view, as well as Jeonju and Unjangsan Mountain. The cherry blossom tunnel from the parking lot to Iljumun Gate is also spectacular.

Gimje Geumsansa Temple (금산사(김제))

13.4Km 2024-04-07

1 Moak 15-gil, Geumsan-myeon, Gimje-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-548-4441

Geumsansa Temple, which stands tall at the entrance to Moaksan Provincial Park, was founded in the first year of King Beop of Baekje (599). It was rebuilt by Jinpyo in 776, leading to the appearance of a great temple. The precinct has about ten designated cultural heritages, including the Mireukjeon Hall, which is designated as a National Treasure. Many other annexed buildings make it one of the best ancient temples in the southern region. The wooden Mireukjeon Hall is Korea's only three-story Buddhist temple with a full-story interior. In spring, many tourists visit to see the spectacular sight of cherry blossom trees stretching from the mountain entrance to Geumsansa Temple. Even in the middle of winter, believers come to visit the Maitreya Bodhisattva statue in Mireukjeon Hall, bowing or circling the pagoda. The Maitreya Bodhisattva statue in Mireukjeon Hall is considered the world's largest indoor standing Buddha statue. Among the three Buddha statues, the middle Maitreya Bodhisattva statue is 11.82 meters tall, and the left and right Buddha statues are 8.8 meters tall. Various cultural events are held at the 1400th Anniversary Memorial Hall, built in 1999.
* Major cultural properties: Mireukjeon Hall (National Treasure), Stone Pillar (Treasure), Stone Lotus Pedestal (Treasure), Stele for Royal Preceptor Hyedeok at Geumsansa Temple (Treasure), Five-story Stone Pagoda of Geumsansa Temple (Treasure), Bangdeung Stairs at Geumsansa Temple (Treasure), Hexagonal Multi-story Stone Pagoda of Geumsansa Temple (Treasure), Flagpole Supports of Geumsansa Temple (Treasure), Three-story Stone Pagoda at Simwonam Hermitage of Geumsansa Temple (Treasure), Daejangjeon Hall of Geumsansa Temple (Treasure), and Stone Lantern of Geumsansa Temple (Treasure)

Wibongsanseong County Park (위봉산성)

13.5Km 2024-10-21

Daeheung-ri, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-240-4224

Wibongsanseong County Park is located north of Jeonju, past Songgwangsa Temple through a tunnel of cherry trees. The park has some noteworthy sightseeing attractions such as Wibongpokpo Falls, Wibongsa Temple, and Dongsang Reservoir. Winbongsanseong County Park was founded at the site of Winbongsanseong Fortress, which was built under King Sukjong's rule in 1675 as a refuge site to safekeep the portrait of Joeson dynasty's founder King Taejo and the royal family's ancestral tablet in times of war or other national emergency. They are originally enshrined in Gyeonggijeon Shrine and Jogyeongmyo Shrine, and when Jeonju had fallen during the Donghak Peasant Revolution, the portrait and tablet were moved to a small palace inside the fortress. The original fortress walls were 16 kilometers in circumference with three gates in the north, east, and west, but only a half-moon shaped western gate remains standing today.

Andeok Health and Healing Village (안덕 건강 힐링 체험마을)

13.9Km 2024-12-04

72 Jangpa-gil, Gui-myeon, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk-do

Andeok Health and Healing Village is nestled near a valley at the foot of Moaksan Mountain in Wanju. As Korea's first health and healing experience village, it offers experience programs and health and wellness classes. Health experience programs and health and wellness classes are professionally designed in collaboration with a traditional Korean medicinal clinic in Andeok Village. Therefore, it offers visitors opportunities to learn quality information and experience specialized programs.
Andeok Health and Healing Village consists of a healing experience center, Yochodang House, a food experience center, a traditional sauna, a well-being restaurant, and a convention hall. For accommodations, seven Hwangtobangs (red-clay cottages) are available as well as studio-type rooms at Soo Pension. These accommodation facilities are open to visitors regardless of whether they participate in programs run by the village or not.
The village's signature experience programs include the red-clay sauna where the floor is heated in the traditional manner. The walls are made of red clay mixed with traditional herbal medicinal water. When heated, the sauna effectively removes waste from the body. Other signature programs include making injeolmi (bean-powder-coated rice cakes) by cooking rice and pounding the rice dough using a mallet; and harvesting seasonal crops (e.g., potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn)

Gimje Moaksan Music Festival (김제 모악산 뮤직페스티벌)

14.0Km 2024-04-17

Geumsan-ri, Geumsan-myeon, Gimje-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-540-3188

Gimje Moaksan Music Festival blends the beauty of the mountain in spring with flowing music. In addition to the concerts, visitors can expect beautiful photo zones, special balloon art for children, food and local specialties, and more.

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