Tired of staying in Seoul? An escape to the heart of stress-relieving blue lone ocean is definitely an option~ Gangneung, a hidden treasure city located 168km from the capital with a population of around 200,000 people nevertheless packed with many tourist attractions, such as Yeongjin seaside, a shooting spot of popular Korean romance drama Goblin!
Discover Gangneung together with me now!
Gangneung Jungang Market (๊ฐ๋ฆ ์ค์์์ฅ)
Traditional market located in the city central opened in 1980, also the favorite place for the locals and visitors. The market is mainly divided into two parts which are the traditional market and the underground fishery market. There are also restaurant and coffee shops at the second floor. Editorโs love-picked food in the market is the handmade eomok croquette (๊ฐ๋ฆ ์์ ์ด๋ฌต๊ณ ๋ก์ผ), you must give it a try if you are there. Of course there are also other delicious food in the market such as garlic bread (๋ง๋๋นต), hotteok ice cream (ํธ๋ก ์์ด์คํฌ๋ฆผ) and the coffee bean bread (์ปคํผ์ฝฉ๋นต).
Location
Geumseong-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
๊ฐ์๋ ๊ฐ๋ฆ์ ๊ธ์ฑ๋ก 21 (์ฑ๋จ๋)
Directions
- From Dong Seoul Bus Terminal, take an intercity bus bound for Gangneung Intercity Bus Terminal.
- Take Bus 202 and get off at Sinyeong Theater Bus Stop. (5 bus stops away)
- Walk straight until the first alley and take a right.
- Pass the four-way intersection and then the market will be located.
Fees
No entrance fee is needed.
Anmok Beach (์๋ชฉํด๋ณ)
After filling up your stomach, you might want to have a walk at the seaside. During holiday season, Anmok Beach is normally packed with families on vacation. Beside the beach, there is also a street known as the โcoffee streetโ which became more popular in recent years because visitors would enjoy their coffee while watching the breathtaking ocean view in the cafe.
Location
20-1, Changhae-ro 14beon-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
๊ฐ์๋ ๊ฐ๋ฆ์ ์ฐฝํด๋ก14๋ฒ๊ธธ 20-1
Directions
- From Gangneung Express Bus Terminal, take a taxi for approx. 20 min to Anmok Beach.
Fees
No entrance fee is needed.
Yeongjin Beach (์์งํด๋ณ)
One of the must-go spot when you visit Gangneung because one of the Korean popular romance dramas, Goblin (๋๊นจ๋น) took one of their iconic scenes here. Remember to bring your red scarf and some flowers for some drama scene shots! But please bear in mind with he time when you plan your schedule because there might be quite a queue during holiday seasons.
Location
Gyohang-ri, Jumunjin-eup, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
๊ฐ์ ๊ฐ๋ฆ์ ์ฃผ๋ฌธ์ง์ ๊ตํญ๋ฆฌ
Directions
- From Gangneung Express Bus Terminal, take a taxi for approx. 23 min to ๋๊นจ๋น ์ดฌ์์ง.
- Take Bus 300 around 40 minutes and get off at Jumunjin Middle and High School.Gangneung Report Center (์ฃผ๋ฌธ์ง.๊ณ ๋ฑํ๊ต.๊ฐ๋ฆ์ ๋ณด๊ณ )
Fees
No entrance fee is needed.
Jeongdongjin (์ ๋์ง)
The last stop of the trip and also the best place for sunset and sunrise view! Although I did not get to watch the sunset and sunrise myself but in the morning the view was superior too. Jeongdongjin Station is known to be one of the stations closest to the ocean in the world. I had a seaside railway bike ride and the view along the ride was really unforgettable. You can buy the ride ticket just somewhere around the Jeongdongjin train station, 2-person bike is 25,000โฉ/ride and 4-person ride is 35,000โฉ/ride.
Read more: Jeongdongjin Beach- where sun rises
Location
17, Jeongdongyeok-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
๊ฐ์๋ ๊ฐ๋ฆ์ ๊ฐ๋๋ฉด ์ ๋์ญ๊ธธ 17 (๊ฐ๋๋ฉด)
Directions
- From Gangneung Intercity / Express Bus Terminal, take Bus No. 109 and get off at Jeongdong Bus Stop.
- Walk for approx. 300 m.
Fees
No entrance fee is needed but train fee (rate depends on your departure station).
Above are basically all my itinerary in Gangneung, I hope you find my article useful and informative. Spend your next summer in Gangneung!
