Pyeongchang Trout Festival (평창송어축제)

14.1Km 2025-03-26

3562 Gyeonggang-ro, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do
+82-33-336-4000

Trout is a member of the salmon family that returns to Pyeongchang in winter. Known for inhabiting clean and cold waters, the trout symbolizes the clean and pristine environment of Pyeongchang. Every winter, Pyeongchang’s rivers are covered with thick ice, and the Pyeongchang Trout Festival draws many visitors who brave the cold to enjoy the event. The festival primarily features ice fishing through small holes drilled in the ice, with popular activities including tent camping at the fishing site and barehand fishing. The festival also offers various winter recreational facilities, such as ice sledding, ensuring fun for both children and adults.

◎ Tip
Home to the coldest winters in Korea, Pyeongchang hosted the Winter Olympics in 2018. Wearing thick clothes and winter equipment to the festival is recommended as most of the events are held outdoors.

Bangadari Mineral Spring (방아다리약수터)

15.6Km 2023-04-07

1011-26, Bangadari-ro, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do
+82-33-336-3145

Bangadari Mineral Spring is a crisp and healthy water source located in the woods off the Yeongdong Highway. The mineral spring contains over 30 kinds of healthy minerals including carbonic acid and iron, which are known to be especially effective in treating stomach disorders, anemia, and neuralgia. The 1-kilometer long path leading from the entrance to the mineral spring site is great for taking a stroll as it is surrounded by fir trees.

Wicholli Jeontong Hanu (위촌리전통한우)

15.7Km 2021-03-25

203-10, Somok-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
+82-10-5373-1814

This is a place where you can enjoy beef from cows grown by the restaurant owner at reasonable prices. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do. The most famous menu is grilled Korean beef.

Gangneung Solhyang Arboretum (강릉 솔향수목원)

16.6Km 2023-12-06

156 Sumogwon-gil, Gujeong-myeon, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do

Gangneung Solhyang Arboretum was built in 2008 and opened on October 30, 2013 in Gujeong-ri, Gujeong-myeon. The arboretum was formed around the scenic Yongsogol Valley and the foothills of Chilseongsan Mountain, which still preserves the prestigious Geumgang pine tree forest. The arboretum spreads across an area of 78.5 ha and is organized in 25 themes that boast a total of 220,000 plants of 1,127 different species. Visitors can enjoy a wide variety of scenery that change with season as well as themed areas such as eco-forest path dense with a colony of ginger trees and bamboos, pine forest square, wildflower gardens and more. The main attraction of this arboretum is the walking path named "Breath of Thousand Years Healing Path."

Hoesan Hanu (회산한우)

16.7Km 2021-03-25

297, Hoesan-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
+82-507-1334-6868

It is a place where dishes are served with carefully selected top-notch Hanwoo (Korean beef) using 50-year-old traditional recipes. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do. The representative menu is grilled Korean beef sirloin.

Yewon (예원)

16.7Km 2021-03-23

301, Hoesan-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-647-1220

This is a place where soy sauce marinated blue crabs are made using domestic blue crabs. This restaurant's signature menu is soy sauce marinated crab set menu. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do.

Saimdang Hansik Buffet (사임당한식뷔페)

17.3Km 2021-03-26

535, Saimdang-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-645-7645

It is a place where you can enjoy various Korean side dishes. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do. The most famous menu is squid and pork belly bulgogi.

Mojeongtap Trail in Nochusan Mountain (노추산 모정탑길)

17.3Km 2024-03-18

1679-8 Daegi-ri, Wangsan-myeon, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do

Nochusan Mountain, part of the Taebaek Mountain Range, derives its name from the ancient Chinese states of Lu (No) and Zou (Chu). This naming commemorates the area's historical significance as a place of study for two of Korea's great scholars: Seol Chong from the Silla period and Yi I from the Joseon era. The Mojeongtap Trail on Nochusan Mountain is noteworthy for its 3,000 stone towers, erected by an elderly mother in honor of her children. The term “Mojeong” signifies a mother's love for her children.

Buyeondong Village (부연동마을)

17.3Km 2024-03-18

1298 Samsan-ri, Yeongok-myeon, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do

Located at the foot of Odaesan Mountain, north of Gangneung, Buyeondong Village maintains the historic appearance and traditions of Korea's rural villages from the past. It is also known as Gamaso Village, named after the local Buyeondonggyegok Valley that runs through it. Both the valley and the village boast clear and beautiful scenery. Due to its remote location, the village is not served by public buses. It can be reached by car in about 40 minutes from Gangneung Station.

Gangneung Moraenae Hangwa Village (Galgol Hangwa) (강릉 모래내한과마을(갈골한과)

17.6Km 2025-01-17

20 Hangwamaeul-gil, Sacheon-myeon, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do

Gangneung Moraenae Hangwa Village enterprise specializes in producing hangwa (traditional Korean sweets). These sweets are crafted using age-old methods that have been passed down through generations in the village. Additionally, visitors have the oppotunity to sign up for a traditional hangwa-making experience, although it is important to note that reservations must be made in advance via telephone. The enterprise is conveniently located 12 kilometers from Gangneung Station, a mere 15-minute drive by car.

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