Kim Keun-nam, who runs a small restaurant specializing in crab in the county’s Anmyeondo Island Fish Market, said youngsters often visit to try gegukji since several television programs and foodie YouTube channels have introduced the dish in recent years. “The taste cannot be bad because we use fresh crabs delivered by wholesalers every day. It’s a comfort food that warms you up especially in fa...

Halloween dessert at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul In the spirit of Halloween, Four Seasons Hotel Seoul is offering Halloween desserts and children’s programs in October. A Halloween dessert made by executive pastry chef Alexandre Chersouly is available until Sunday at the hotel’s lobby lounge, Maru, and at the cafe Confections by Four Seasons. The eye-catching bat-shaped dessert features crunchy h...

Herb Island Pink Muhly Festival Herb Island Pink Muhly Festival will be available for flower-loving visitors through Sunday at Pocheon Herb Island in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province. The autumn season event of Herb Island features a romantic ambiance created by the mesmerizing scenery with the pink muhly. Hands-on experiences with flowerpot decorating, pink soap making and pumpkin carving are offer...

Lastly, Woljeongsa and Daegwallyeong course includes an overnight stay, with trains departing from Seoul Station at 1:01 p.m. Woljeongsa’s forest trail is surrounded by 90-year-old fir trees for 200 meters. Upon arrival at Anbandegi Village, located in the highland of some 1,100 meters, stars seem within reach of the travelers. After a night-stay at a four-star hotel, the Daegwallyeong Sky Ranch ...

Jinju Namgang Lantern Festival The 2021 Jinju Namgang Lantern Festival is scheduled to take place at the Jinju Namgang River and fortress of Jinjuseong in South Gyeongsang Province from Dec. 4-31. Originating from the floating lanterns that were used during the 1592-1598 Imjin War as a military strategy to prevent Japanese troops from wading across the Namgang River, the 21-year-old festival we...

Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, is the place to be this weekend if you love Korean food -- especially bibimbap, rice mixed with assorted toppings. World Bibim Week, which started in early October, is scheduled to run through Oct. 31 at Jeonju Hanok Village. The event, formerly the Jeonju Bibimbap Festival, is offering its main activities only on the weekends. This weekend the theme is “Protein ...

The program aims to help visitors make travel plans by recommending must-visit tourist attractions, cafes and restaurants on Jeju Island.

With South Korea soon to embrace a return to normal by “living with COVID-19,” many newlyweds are ready to go abroad for their honeymoons. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began early last year, honeymooners in Korea have been flocking to the southern holiday destination Jeju Island or the southern coastal region of Namhae in South Gyeongsang Province, taking advantage of package deals at luxury hote...

Narrated by Son, the clip introduces must-visit tourist attractions, including Seongsan Ilchulbong peak, Boseong green tea field, bamboo forest Juknokwon, Silla-period astronomical observatory Cheomseongdae, The main gate in front of Gyeongbok Palace and more. According to the organization, promotional advertisements featuring Son is also put up on double-decker buses in Britain. The KTO plans t...

Meanwhile, both the government and travel industry expect a resurgence in inbound travel, mainly as travelers from Singapore seek to visit Korea. “Singapore ranks 12th in the number of annual travelers to Korea, recording some 200,000 people each year,” an official from the Culture Ministry’s International Tourism Division said. Southeast Asian countries used to have high demand for travel to Ko...

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Have a Nice Day Festival The Have a Nice Day Festival will take place Oct. 23-24 at Samsung Hall at Ewha Womans University in Seoul. Every year since 2015, this event has offered a chance for music lovers who are unfamiliar with music festivals to enjoy music in an accessible way. This year’s festival consists of two sections, which start at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The lineup includes popular artis...

Seoul Olympic Park in Songpa District, southern Seoul, was built in preparation for the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Olympic Games. Korea hosting its first summer Olympics in 1988 was seen as a culmination of the nation’s rapid growth over a few short decades. When construction work started, a massive Baekje Dynasty earth fortification, called Monchontoseong, was excavated and then restored to ...

Night of Jeonju and Heritage Story The Night of Jeonju and Heritage Story will take place Oct. 22-23 at Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Jeonju Hanok Village and Jeolla Gamyeong, the provincial government office. The annual event was postponed from September due to a COVID-19 surge. The two-day festival seeks to remember Korea’s cultural heritage and ancestors, and Jeonju is home to many Joseon-era histor...

Tangerines are one of the many reasons Jeju Island is well loved by visitors. Approximately 500,000 metric tons of the citrus fruit are produced on the island every year, accounting for a majority of the tangerine production in Korea. Historical records show Jeju Island has a long history with the fruit. “Koryosa,” the 135-volume annals of the Goryeo Kingdom (918-1392), records that people of J...