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Suwon Chicken Street (수원통닭거리)

9.5Km    2025-05-22

16 Jeongjo-ro 800beon-gil, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do

Suwon Chicken Street, located in a small 100 m-long alley on Paldal-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon, is where about 11 stores, ranging from the original store that opened in 1970 to new ones, serve fried whole chicken. It is the tradition of Suwon Chicken Street to pour oil into a large cauldron and fry chicken. The menu only consists of fried chicken and seasoned fried chicken, but they are gaining popularity for their savory taste, different from those of famous chicken brands. In Suwon Chicken Street, you can meet the granny of “Maehyang Tongdak,” who has been selling fried chicken in Suwon Chicken Street since the 1970s using the chicken she raised in a chicken coop on a stall, as well as the famous “Yongseong Tongdak" and “Jinmi Tongdak" in this alley. The chicken price is low, so you don't have to worry about it. Thanks to plentiful servings and unique taste, the shops on this street are crowded with customers from all over the country, including students, who come having heard of the place by word of mouth.

Suwon Hwaseong Fortress [UNESCO World Heritage] (수원 화성 [유네스코 세계유산])

9.5Km    2024-10-24

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.

Jeongjo Theme Performance Hall (정조테마공연장)

9.5Km    2024-07-24

817 Jeongjo-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do

Jeongjo Theme Performance Hall is located in a hanok-style building just next to the Temporary Palace of Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon. The hall serves as venue to a range of performances, both traditional and modern, and is a great addition to family visits to the area.

Jongi Kkotbat: Duhalmangbonpuli (종이꽃밭 : 두할망본풀이 - 수원)

9.5Km    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. 

Mong Ted (몽테드)

9.5Km    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.”

Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival (수원화성문화제)

9.6Km    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. 

Haengnidan Street (행리단길)

9.6Km    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.

Gyeonggido Dance Company’s Saturday Show: Dancing Cultural Heritage(경기도무용단 토요상설공연: 문화유산을 춤추다)

9.6Km    2025-06-11

경기도 수원시 팔달구 효원로307번길 20 (인계동)

Suwon Yeongdong Market (수원 영동시장)

9.6Km    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.

HOTEL VELLASUITE [Korea Quality] / 호텔벨라스위트 수원인계점 [한국관광 품질인증]

9.6Km    2020-12-10

18-15, Gwongwang-ro 180beon-gil, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-231-2121, +82-31-231-2339

Hotel Vella Suite Suwon Ingye is a business hotel housed in a new building, completed in 2017. It is located 3 minutes away by foot to Suwon City Hall Station of Bundang Line. Na Hye Seok Street is only 3 minutes by foot away, UNESCO World Heritage Hwaseong Fortress 10 minutes by car, and 15-minute drive to Gwanggyo Lake Park, making the hotel a prime base for the tourists as well. The hotel is comfortably furnished with modern and elegant interior to accommodate a wide variety of visitors, from solo travelers to long-term residents.

Amenities include a business center, meeting room equipped with beam projector, and a restaurant. The restaurant is furnished like a café and offers breakfast, while the outdoor terrace on the 14th floor offers a great place to enjoy the view of downtown Suwon at night. The first floor lobby has a massage chair, offered free of charge to the visitors, while the ladies’ only floor is equipped with a styler and a powder room. The Hotel offers other services like valet parking, hair roller and iron sets, and bicycles for rental.