6.8Km 2024-07-24
817 Jeongjo-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-290-3578
Jongi Kkotbat is a pansori performance held at Jeongjo Theme Performance Hall in Suwon.
6.8Km 2024-11-13
14 Hwaseomun-ro 48beon-gil, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
◎ Travel information to meet Hallyu’s charm – TV series “Lovely Runner”
Café Mong Ted appears as Sol’s house in the drama, with the blue-gate house across the alley as Sun-jae’s residence. Take a stroll down the alley, perhaps with a yellow umbrella, to feel like the characters in “Lovely Runner.”
6.8Km 2025-08-06
Yeonghwa-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-290-3600
Suwon was one of four main regional government centers during the Joseon dynasty. Hwaseong Fortress, built to protect the city, was designated as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site on December 12, 1997 for its historical value. The fortress offers various performances daily as well as the Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival every fall. The walls stretch for 5,700 kilometers, with Paldalsan Mountain at the center. The fortress, constructed from 1794 to 1796, was built as a display of King Jeongjo’s filial piety towards his father and to build a new pioneer city with its own economic power.
6.8Km 2024-04-19
25, Jeongjail-ro 232beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do
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6.8Km 2025-07-09
825 Jeongjo-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-228-3920
Hwaseong Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, hosts the Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival every autumn. The festival’s main event is the “King Jeongjo’s Royal Parade,” a reenactment of King Jeongjo’s procession to pay respects to his father Crown Prince Sado’s tomb. This spectacular event features over 4,000 participants in traditional Joseon-era costumes marching along a 59km route. The “King Jeongjo’s Dasobangwa” program, offering a taste of royal court cuisine served for the Banquet of Lady Hyegyeong-Gung Hong, is especially popular among international tourists. Additionally, the festival includes fortress-building experiences, night tours, and various reenactment events and performances, all linked to Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon.
◎Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon
This planned city was built by King Jeongjo during the Joseon Dynasty. It is considered a pinnacle of Korean fortress culture, incorporating the advanced technologies of its time.
6.9Km 2025-06-18
43 Hwaseomun-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
Haengnidan Street is a stretch of approximately 612 meters from Hwahongmun Gate of Hwaseong Fortress to Hwaseo Park. The name Haengnidan Street originates from Haenggung-dong (Haenggung referring to the king's temporary palace) and Gyeongnidan Street, a popular area in Itaewon, Seoul. This vibrant district seamlessly blends tradition and modernity, featuring a variety of unique restaurants, stylish cafés, concept stores, and exhibition spaces. It has become one of Suwon's most iconic attractions.
6.9Km 2022-07-27
6, Suwoncheon-ro 255beon-gil, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-251-0171
The neighborhood around Paldalmun Gate serves as the main business district of Suwon, where more than 300 stores and stalls are joined to make a large market. The atmosphere and the physical surroundings help to both keep traditions alive and move into the modern age, which is one of the main aspects of this market that draws in more visitors each year. Since 1917 when the market first opened to the public, the vendors here have specialized in traditional garments, including hanbok (traditional Korean clothes) and accessories. Among 300 stores, 40 stores feature finished hanbok, another 40 stores sell fabric, 70 stores are general clothing store, and the remaining stores sell daily goods, accessories, agricultural and stockbreeding products. In the past, the market was the largest market south of the metropolitan area so people from Suwon, Pyeongtaek, Hwaseong, and Osan frequently visited. An on-going maintenance project to keep the originality of the market began in 2002 and the market now features modernized facilities.
6.9Km 2024-02-28
489 Dongbaekjukjeon-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do
Dongbaekgung, featuring a traditional hanok interior, specializes in dwaeji galbi gui (grilled pork galbi) and sogalbi gui (grilled galbi). Their standout dishes are yangnyeom galbi gui (grilled marinated galbi) and saenggalbi gui (grilled galbi). The menu also includes a la carte items such as galbitang (galbi soup), yukhoe bibimbap (beef tartare bibimbap), and Hamheung naengmyeon (Hamheung cold buckwheat noodles). A popular lunch choice is the sutbul hanjeongsik (Korean table d'hote with charcoal-grilled dish), which includes hot pot rice and a selection of grilled dishes like jumulleok (spicy stir-fried pork), yangnyeom galbi (grilled marinated galbi), and saenggalbi (galbi).
6.9Km 2025-05-22
825 Jeongjo-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
A haenggung is a temporary palace where the king and royal family retreated to during a war. Hwaseong Haenggung Palace is the largest one of these, used by the Joseon kings since the time of King Jeongjo (r. 1776-1800). In addition to being used as a shelter during war, King Jeongjo also stayed here during trips to worship at his father's tomb. The palace was the location of a splendid feast held on the 60th birthday of his mother, Hyegyeonggung Hong, and many other events, including award certificates for successful candidates of special national exams. These days, the palace serves as a venue for many traditional cultural performances and activities.
6.9Km 2023-05-24
6, Gyeongsu-daero, 955 beon-gil, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-243-6417
It is a store frequently visited by Suwon citizens. The best menu at this restaurant is pork back-bone stew. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do.