Seosan
Seosan (μμ°) is a city in South Chungcheong, South Korea. At Seosan Birdland theme park, you can see models of migratory birds and learn some information about them. Out of urban areas, you can visit Buddhist temples and monuments. Yeonghyeon-ri Rock-carved Buddha Triad, which was made in the Baekje Dynasty, is considered very important, because it has unusual structure.
Understand
Seosan is located along the west coast of South Korea. It shares Cheonsuman Bay, which is one of the most famous migration staging areas for birds in South Korea, with other cities.
Get in
- π Daesan Bus Terminal (λμ° λ²μ€ ν°λ―Έλ), 8, Jeongja-dong 4-ro, Daesan-eup.
By bus
Seosan has no train station, so you should take a bus to reach the city. You can take express buses for this city in Express Bus Terminal in Seoul.
- Seosan Bus Terminal, 190, Angyeon-ro, β +82 1688-4813.
By car
Seohaean Expressway goes through Seosan.
Get around
By car
Public transportation in Seosan is poor, so it is better to get around by car. There are few cars in Seosan, so it is easy to drive around.
By bicycle
Seosan offers access via bicycle with several routes connecting the city to nearby areas.
Bicycle rental services are available at select locations in the city center and near major tourist spots.
By foot
Walking is a feasible option for exploring Seosan, especially for shorter distances or local attractions.
See
Rock-carved triad buddha in Seosan
- π Dowul Tourist Farm (λ€μΈκ΄κ΄λμ), 222, Sa-dong-gil, Seongyeon-myeon, β +82 010-4040-5050. 10:00 - 18:00. Adult β©5000, child β©2000.
- π Seosan Abandoned Room House (μμ°μ κΈ°λ°©κ°μ₯), 72-10 Lee Munan-gil, Unsan-myeon, β +82 0507-1356-4326. 07:00-18:00. In addition to the daffodil landscape period, you can visit the pine forest, as well as pretty flowers and old houses that lead to green cherry blossoms, aliums, Shastadage, yellow rose tunnel, pearlescent flowers, camellia flowers, and cosmos.
- π Jungle Cafe (μ κΈμΉ΄ν), 107, Jamhong 2-gil (it's the building next to Seodong daycare center), β +82 0507-1334-8107. 13:00 - 18:00, closed Wednesday. It is an indoor zoo where you can communicate with various rare animals and meet them. On the first floor, you can have drinks and brunch at the cafe. β©8000.
Seosan Lake Park - π Spink Star Farm (μ€νν¬μ€νμ‘°λμ₯), 845-18 Muhak-ro, Buseok-myeon (in the booth, 5 m away from the front of Chang-ri, and after crossing the cross-section), β +82 010-3268-6778. Tu-Su 10:00 - 18:00. There are several animal friends such as Sphinx cats, ostriches, peonies, guinea pigs, etc., and there are several programs using ostrich eggs and a cat cafe where you can play with Sphinx cats for children to enjoy. There are also coffee, drinks and bakeries for children to relax and enjoy together with adults in the doll house, which is a children's playground space.
Mountains
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- π Buchun Mountain (λΆμΆμ°), Eupnae-dong. Located in the center of Seosan City, it is a low mountain about 138 m above sea level, and you can easily enjoy a walk in the city center. When you reach the top of the mountain, you can see the panoramic view of Seosan City, and you can take a quiet rest with an open view. At the foot of the mountain is Buchunjeong, the Dongheon of Seosan Busa in the Joseon Dynasty, so it is a place where you can enjoy history and nature together.
- π Palbong Mountain (νλ΄μ°), Geumhak-ri, Palbong-myeon, β +82 041-660-2498. It is 362 meters tall. Located in Palbong-myeon, Seosan-si, South Chungcheong Province, it belongs to the Geumbuk jeongmaek, and according to Hosanrok, the name of the mountain is derived from the line of eight rocky peaks. Originally, there were nine peaks, but they are usually called eight peaks except for the smallest ones. For this reason, a legend goes that one peak that was excluded did not include itself, and that it cries at the end of December every year. Although the mountain has many rocky peaks, it has well-equipped iron stairs and ropes.
- π Golden Mountain (ν©κΈμ°), Dokgot-ri, Daesan-eup. Golden Mountain is a great place to enjoy beautiful natural scenery and beaches on the west coast at the same time. It is a low mountain about 156m above sea level, and there is a trail where you can climb lightly overlooking the West Sea. In particular, when you reach the top, you can enjoy the panoramic scenery of the West Sea, the island, and the coastline.
Monuments
- π Haemieupseong Castle. This castle is one of the most noted places in Seosan. General Yi Sun-sin worked here for a while. Over hundred Korean Christians were executed here during Joseon Dynasty. Seosan City Government is developing tourism programs based on this place, including Haemieupseong Festival.
- π Yeonghyeon-ri Rock-carved Buddha Triad, 65-13, Maaesamjonbul-gil, Unsan-myeon, β +82 041 660-2538. National Treasure No. 84. It is noted for its mysterious smile that changes according to the direction of light.
- π Kim Gi-hyeon's House (μμ° κΉκΈ°ν κ°μ₯, μμ° κ²½μ£ΌκΉμ¨ κ³ ν), 45, Handari-gil, Eumam-myeon.
Temples
- π Bowonsa Temple Site (보μμ¬μ§), 119-1, Yonghyeon-ri, Unsan-myeon, β +82 041 660-3023.
- π Gaesimsa Temple (κ°μ¬μ¬), Gaesimsa-ro, Unsan-myeon, β +82 041 688-2256.
- π Munsusa Temple (λ¬Έμμ¬), 201, Munsugol-gil, Unsan-myeon, β +82 041 663-3925.
- π Cheonjangsa Temple (μ²μ₯μ¬), 100, Cheonjangsa-gil, Gobuk-myeon, β +82 041 663-0445.
- π Ganworam Hermitage (κ°μμ), β +82 041 668-6624. At low tide, it is connected to shore; on the other hand, at high tide, it becomes an island.
- π Seogwangsa (μκ΄μ¬), 44 Buchunsan 1-ro, Seosan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, β +82 041 664-2002.
Haemieupseong Castle - π Mangilsa (λ§μΌμ¬), 831-134 Mangilsan-ro, Daesan-eup, β +82 041 663-8441.
- π Illaksa (μΌλ½μ¬), Ilakgol-gil, Haemi-myeon, β +82 688-0812. 10:00-15:00 or 17:00.
- π Seongwangsa (μ±μμ¬), 20-70 Wangjeong-gil, β +82 041 663-6215.
sea
Museums
- π Ryubangtaek Science Museum (μμ°λ₯λ°©νμ²λ¬ΈκΈ°μκ³Όνκ΄), 151-8, Aejeong-ri, Inji-myeon, β +82 041 669-8496. Sep-Apr: 14:00-22:00, May-Aug: 15:00-23:00; closed Mondays. This place was built to commemorate Ryu Bang-taek, who was born in Seosan and completed a map of the sky in Joseon Dynasty. You can join in Ryu Bang-taek Star Festival every May. Adult β©3,000, youth β©2,000.
- π Pope Francis Visiting Memoria (νλμΉμ€μ½ κ΅ν©λ°©λ¬ΈκΈ°λ κ΄), 42, Dongmun 1-gil, Haemi-myeon, β +82 070 8693-4194, [email protected]. 10:00-17:00.
Theme Parks
- π Seosan Birdland (μμ°λ²λλλ), 655-73, Cheonsuman-ro, Buseok-myeon, β +82 041 661-8054. Mar-Oct: 10:00-18:00, Nov-Feb: 10:00-17:00. Adult β©3,000, youth β©2,000.
- More than 6,800 people visited the special program held in Seosan Birdland from July 27 to August 4.
Beach
- π Beolcheonpo Beach (λ²μ²ν¬ν΄μμμ₯), Oji-ri, Daesan-eup.
Do
- π Yonghyeon Natural Recreation Forest (μ©νμμ°ν΄μλ¦Ό), San 2-37, Yonghyeon-ri, Unsan-myeon, β +82 41-664-1971. 09:00 - 18:00. The northern stem of Gayasan Mountain (678.2m), Seosan's highest peak, passes through Seokmunbong Peak (656.8m) to Ilaksan Mountain (521.4m) to Sangwangsan Mountain (309.6m) and Okyangbong Peak (621.2m) to Sujeongbong (453.3m), and Yonghyeon Valley is located between the ridges. And there is the National Forest Recreation Forest, which boasts a view of Shimsan Yugok in the middle of it. The recreational forest, where the valley water is clear and clean and rich in oak trees, has accommodation facilities such as a forest culture recreation center, camping grounds, and forest classes. In addition, the hiking trail and the forest road connected along the ridge are connected to Seosan Mokjang-gil for easy walking and hiking, and from the ridge, you can see the West Sea in the distance. This place is also a transit point for Seosan Arame-gil and Cheoncheonmiso-gil Circulation Course, so it is good to visit in connection with it. In addition, there are Seosan Yonghyeon-ri Maaeyeorae Samjonsang, Seosan Bowonsaji, Gaesimsa Temple, and Gopung Reservoir.
- π Seosan I Farm (μμ°μμ΄ν), 113-7, Yulmok 1-gil, Eumam-myeon, β +82 0507-1470-1474. 10:00 - 17:00 break time: 13:00 - 14:00. It offers rice cooking class for children, using only healthy ingredients.
- π Jungri Fishing Village (μ€λ¦¬μ΄μ΄μ²΄νλ§μ), 66 Eomdeul 2-gil, Jigok-myeon (go straight about 100 meters from Jungwang 1-ri Village Hall), β +82 041-665-9498. 09:00 - 18:00. Jung-ri Fishing Village is a village located in Garorim Bay, one of the world's five clean mudflats, and is a village where agriculture and fishing are harmonized. The north of Jung-ri is a hilly mountainous area, including Mangmi Mountain, and large-scale reclaimed land is developed around the village, making it popular not only for sea fishing but also for freshwater fishing and walking paths. The coastal area of Jung-ri is a rias-style coast made up of complex and beautiful scenery as part of the land becomes the sea and part of the sea becomes the land due to the sedimentation of the land and the rise of the sea.
Since the Jungri Fishing Village is well-preserved in its natural environment, the villagers are mainly living by clam farming, oyster farming, seaweed collection, jukkumi, anago, rockfish, and octopus fishing based on abundant fishery resources. In addition, the Jungri Fishing Village is a village where you can experience the collection of abundant marine products as the beautiful and excellent natural environment is well preserved among fishing villages within two hours of the metropolitan area. - π Bugs & Me (λ² μ€μ€λ―Έ), 45-16 Handari-gil, Eumam-myeon, β +82 0507-1303-1530. Closed 16 Feb-31 Dec. An ecological experience center. Insect Ecology Experience Center temporarily closed. Free.
- π Myeonggane Healing Farm (λͺ κ°λ€ νλ§λμ₯), 359 Nambu Circulation-ro, β +82 0507-1432-7725. M-F 09:00-20:00, Sa Su 24 hr. It provides food education to growing children by conducting food education experiences with various foods using rice and Aronia. The farm environment is clean and there is a large lawn, so it operates camps and swimming pools, and is also a suitable place for group gatherings or outdoor weddings.
Buy
- Seosan Eastern Traditional Market (μμ°λλΆμ ν΅μμ₯), 7-2 of Seosan City Market 3-2, β +82 041 665-5478. 09:00-19:00.
Eat
Restaurants
- π Haemiwoo Market (ν΄λ―Έμ°μμ₯), 22 Eupseong Village 3-gil, Haemi-myeon, β +82 041-688-5988. 10:30 - 20:00, break time 14:00 - 16:00; closed Monday.
- π Onsen Seosan Branch (μ¨μΌ μμ°μ ), 81st floor, Lake Park 4-ro (take bus routes 120 and 150 and get off at Seosan Public Health Center by taking 'Seosan Police Station', 101 or 11), β +82 0507-1442-7778. 11:00 - 21:00, break time 15:00 - 17:00, last order 20:30. It is fried immediately with fresh ingredients and clean oil and crispy, and it is served as a meal by adding sweet and salty taste with Onsen's special secret recipe Tare sauce.
- π Fresh Pot Rice (μ±μ±μ₯λ°₯), 51, Gonglim 1-gil (if you go outside the right side wall in front of the court gate, follow the road and come back), β +82 041-665-5160. 11:00 - 21:00, break time 15:00 - 17:00, last order 14:40. You can put various toppings on the hot pot rice, eat as much as you like, and finish with warm pressed rice.
- π God of Seosan Bulgogi and White Pork (μμ°λΆκ³ κΈ° λ°±λ°μμ ), 47-16 Jin Building, Yulji 19-gil, (inside a food alley in Dongmun-dong, Seosan-si), β +82 0507-1367-6659. 11:30 - 21:00, break time 15:30 - 17:00. It provides a Korean table composition using Seosan specialties.
- π Jun table (μ€ν μ΄λΈ), 26, Gonglim 1-gil, β +82 041-669-6682. 10:00 - 21:00, break time 15:00 - 17:00, last order 14:00 and 20:00.
- π Jusarang (μμ¬λμκΎΈλ―Έ), 141st floor, Lake Park 4-ro (public transportation: take bus routes 120 and 150 Seosan Police Station or Seosan Health Center 10112), β +82 0507-1357-2237. M-Sa 11:30 - 22:00. Jusarang is in Seosan Lake Park. It's a jukkumi restaurant that you can only eat in Seosan. The owner of the webfoot octopus with 15 years of experience.
- π Dodam Shabu hand noodle soup (λλ΄μ€λΈμμΉΌκ΅μ), 2nd floor, 13, Yecheon 8-ro (walk 4 minutes after getting off at Seosan Terminal, bus 110 at Seoknam-dong Community Center Station, and bus 140 at Hansulpil House after getting off), β +82 0507-1403-1224. 11:00 - 21:30, break time 14:20 - 17:00, last order 20:30. You can taste the representative Korean beef shabu hot pot with Korean beef fan meat and skirt meat, and hand noodle soup with spicy or clear broth to your liking.
- π Big Village Nutrition Oyster Rice (ν°λ§μμμκ΅΄λ°₯), 65 Ganwoldo 1-gil, Buseok-myeon, β +82 041-662-2706. 09:00 - 19:30. It specializes in oyster dishes such as oyster rice and green onion pancakes by cleaning fresh oysters in Ganwoldo Island.
Bakery
- π Gueumdang (ꡬμλΉ), 2, Yulji 2-ro (at the entrance of an alley next to Seosan Bebe Palace and Dongmun Pharmacy), β +82 507-1310-3485. Tu-Su 11:00 - 19:00. It bakes its scones every morning.
- π Flavorite (νλ μ΄λ²λ¦Ώ), 1-F, 3-45 Duryong Shopping Center, Yecheon 1-ro, β +82 41-662-0049. 08:30 - 22:00. It is a warm bakery that kneads and bakes every day in the store with fresh and good ingredients. We also have drinks and coffee that go well with bread.
- π Zormardin (μ‘°λ₯΄λ§λ₯΄λ), 18-2 Yecheon 7-ro, β +82 507-1361-0858. F-Tu 10:00-19:00, 18:30 last order; W 10:00-15:00, 14:30 last order; closed Thursday. It's a dessert restaurant specializing in salt bread that sells coffee. And it's a small space that bakes its own bread every morning while making desserts.
- π a local bakery (λλ€μ κ³Όμ ), 916 Garorim-ro, Daesan-eup, β +82 507-1337-0271. W-Su 09:00-17:00. The bakery started in May 2020. It started as a small baked snack shop and is now operating as a bakery cafe with a view of the sea. It also runs a baking class.
- π NNN Bakery, 83, Dongheon-ro (at the two crossroads of the post office; it's a 5-minute walk from the lake park promenade), β +82 507-1444-9594. 10:00 - 20:00. It is closed on the second, fourth, and month. If you need to park, please use the public parking lot in front of the store.
- π Wa-flick (μνλ¦), 38 Hanmaeum 13-ro (it is a red detached building opposite Hanmaeum bathhouse), β +82 41-662-0406. 11:00-20:00, closed Tuesday. WaFlick is a Seosan cafe restaurant that offers a variety of croplo menus. The special menu you must eat when you visit Whaplick is Knutfl! Knutfl is a combination of 'cropple + handmade doughnut' and is a signature menu developed by Waflick.
- π Yecheon-dong Bread Store (μμ²λ μλΉ΅κ³³κ°), 101ho, 581st floor, Lake Park 6-ro (It is located next to Lotte Fresh Super near Nonghyup Intersection in Lake Park.), β +82 507-1318-2323. 08:30 - 20:00 (Closed: Sunday).
- π Bakery Dami (λ² μ΄μ»€λ¦¬ λ€λ―Έ), 103ho, 22, Lake Park 12-ro, β +82 507-1377-6306. 08:00 - 22:00 (Closed: Monday).
- π Hidden bakery cafe (νλ λ² μ΄μ»€λ¦¬μΉ΄ν), 111ho, 1942 Chungui-ro, Daesan-eup, β +82 10-3155-2271. 08:00 - 19:00 (Closed: Monday, Sunday).
Drink
Cafes
- π Digging Coffee Club (λκΉ μ»€νΌν΄λ½), 54-7 Yecheon 7-ro (across from cu at the back gate of Jungheung Apartment, 1 minute walk from Saedang Kindergarten), β +82 507-1334-9541. 08:00 - 22:00, 21:30 last order. It's a bakery that bakes bread every morning, with delicious coffee at a roastery cafe that roasts its on coffee.
- π Eunwoo's coffee (μμ°μ»€νΌ), 14 Hyanggyo 3-gil, β +82 507-1391-3340. 10:00 - 21:00, last order 20:40. Eunwoo Coffee provides customers with fresh green beans imported directly from the local area as roasted beans. Bakery is a handmade bread made with a carefully selected selection of fresh and good ingredients every morning.
- π Caffenoville (μΉ΄νλ ΈλΉλ ), 2496-8 Naepo-ro, Haemi-myeon (in the three-way intersection in front of the entrance of the Haemi Air Force Unit, and you can enter the small alley of the cu convenience store), β +82 10-2726-2496. 10:30 - 20:30, last order 20:00; closed Monday. It is a space where you can enjoy delicious coffee and a comfortable atmosphere.
- π Cafe Mowel (μΉ΄νλͺ¨μ), 7-1 Government Office Tteo-gil (Parking is available across from the hydrangeas guided by the banner, behind the building, and in front of the Nonghyup Warehouse (Gaddeulmi) (adjacent to the two-lane road)), β +82 41-663-8905. 11:00 - 19:00, last order 18:30. Cafe Mowol is a forest healing cafe with four seasons of red pine forest.
- π Seosan Ranch Cafe (μμ°λͺ©μ₯μΉ΄ν), 651, Honganbeol-ro, Unsan-myeon, β +82 502-1923-8583. 10:00 - 20:00, last order 19:30. It is a large cafe with a good atmosphere where you can use brunch and coffee bakery while looking at the wide grass.
- π Cafe Dasol (μΉ΄νλ€μ), 951-125 Bongun-ro, Unsan-myeon, β +82 507-1371-9737. 09:00 - 20:00. Various wildflowers add vitality to those who visit all year round on an hour-long walk full of phytoncide in the pine forest.
- π Rang cafe (λ μΉ΄ν), 36, Unam-ro, Eumam-myeon (across from Todam; it's the entrance to the main motel direction, opposite Ardell Wedding Hall), β +82 041-667-6551. W-Su 10:00-21:00, last order 20:30. Rang Cafe is a cafe operated by a new studio opened on the first floor of Seosan Lang Studio.
- π Hangaroi (νκ°λ‘μ΄), 102-3, Sinchang-gil, Unsan-myeon (after entering the road up to Gaesim, turn left at the intersection under the overpass of the West Coast Expressway), β +82 507-1388-6672. 10:00 - 18:30, last order 18:00; closed Tuesday.
Sleep
- π Benicia Hotel Seosan (λ² λν€μνΈν μμ°), 465 Angyeon-ro (about 10 minutes 3.3 km by car from Seosan Public Bus Terminal), β +82 041-661-3500. This hotel is certified as a four-star hotel by the Hotel Grade Management Bureau of the Korea Tourism Association.
- π Brown Dot Hotel Seosan Branch (λΈλΌμ΄λνΈνΈν μμ°μ ), 284, Angyeon-ro, β +82 0507-1306-0725. Check-in: 13:00, check-out: 14:00. It is a hotel with a view of Central Lake Park, and there are many restaurants and things to enjoy around, and you can feel relaxed when taking a walk in the lake park.
- π Hotel 24st Prestige (νΈν 24st ν리μ€ν°μ§), 24 Eupnae 1-ro (departure from Seosan Public Bus Terminal 300 m on foot after getting off at Yangdae Intersection Station), β +82 0507-1376-5116. Check-in: 16:00, check-out: 12:00. It is a business/foreign specialty hotel, free breakfast hotel, airport pickup sanding, clean hotel, conscience operation hotel, and prestige hotel operated separately for each dog companion room.
- π Hotel de Calais (λμΉΌλ νΈν ), 115, Dongheon-ro (3 minutes on foot from Seosan Lake Park and 8 minutes on foot from Dongbu Market, CGV, and City Hall), β +82 041-669-8384. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 12:00.
- π Just Stay Hotel Seosan Lake Park (μ μ€νΈμ€ν μ΄νΈν μμ°νΈμ곡μμ ), 89 Dongheon-ro, β +82 0507-1326-7687.
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