Every month of May, starting from 17 to 26, one of the most enchanting Rose Festival in South Korea is being held at Seomjingang Train Village in Gokseong, a county of South Jeolla province. Where visitors can enjoy a diverse range of beautiful roses, be mesmerize with their vibrant and feel the positive ambiance of...Read More
Everland, the amusement park in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, will hold a month-long “Rose Festival” from May 17 to June 16. The Everland Rose Festival, which began in 1985 as the first flower festival in South Korea, marks its 35th anniversary this year, displaying about 720 varieties and 1 million roses at the 20,000 square-meter rose...Read More
The most popular spots for foreign tourists in Seoul are Jongno-gu District and Namsan Mountain, according to a report released on April 18 by the Seoul Institute, which plans the city’s future by performing research on municipal policy. Titled “Tourist Hotspot Analysis in Seoul Using Geotagged Photos” and carried by the academic journal Seoul Studies,...Read More
The nine-day Royal Culture Festival from April 27 to May 5 will be held at the royal palaces of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) , displaying Korea’s proud culture and history through state-of–the-art technology. The Cultural Heritage Administration on April 17 said the fifth edition of the annual event will feature the palaces of Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung,...Read More
Three so-called peace trails around the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) from this month will be opened in three areas – the counties of Goseong-gun and Cheorwon-gun in Gangwon-do Province and the city of Paju in Gyeonggi-do Province – close to the inter-Korean border. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety on April 3 said, “(The DMZ...Read More
Since cooking at Korean national parks is banned because flammable materials are prohibited there, visitors can instead preorder lunchboxes made with the culinary specialties of a region and pick them up at the parks. The Korea National Park Service (KNPS), an affiliate of the Ministry of Environment, on March 26 said the lunchboxes are offered...Read More
Spring Travel Week, slated for April 27 to May 12, will offer tourism products featuring warmer weather and greenery in Korea, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said on March 27. Nine municipal or provincial governments such as those of Seoul, Gangwon-do Province and Jeju-do Island have...Read More
The cherry blossoms that come to mind first in spring. This year’s cherry blossom day in Seoul is expected to be on the fifth of next month. And the cherry blossom festival that you might have been waiting for begins at the same time as the flower blossom. On Saturday, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, announced that it...Read More
South Korea was ranked 54th among 156 states in the list of the happiest countries in the world. Finland was ranked first for the second year in a row. The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) released the 2019 World Happiness Report on Wednesday, according to which South Korea received 5.892 points out of 10...Read More
Yeongdeungpo Yeouido Spring Flower Festival, where visitors can enjoy various cultural and artistic performances and cherry blossoms, has been established as Korea’s representative spring festival. Yeongdeungpo-gu (Chae Hyun-il, head of the district office) announced on that the Yeouido Spring Flower Festival won the grand prize in the “2019 Korea Festival Content Awards.” Starting with the...Read More
