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Half dayJongno, Seoul

Daehangno & the Naksan Wall

Start on a street with a hundred small theatres and climb to the old city wall. Whether or not you see a play, going up near sunset puts the whole city below you.

Daehangno & the Naksan Wall
Browse courses
2 stops
Total
2h 32m
Travel time
12m

Getting to the start

4

Hyehwa Station

혜화역

2

Hyehwa Station (Line 4) Exit 2 comes out at Marronnier Park. At weekends there are street performances in the square.

The route

  1. 1

    Marronnier Park

    Daehangno / Hyehwa · 50m

    The square at the centre of Daehangno's small-theatre district. Street performances run through the weekend, and more than a hundred theatres sit in the lanes around it. The park itself is small — it is a place you start from rather than stay in.

  2. Walk12m

    Head east from the park up Naksan-gil. It is uphill the whole way, about 12 minutes. If that is too much, the Jongno 03 village bus from Dongdaemun Station (Line 1) Exit 5 runs to the Naksan Park terminus.

    2

    Naksan Park

    Hyehwa / Dongdaemun · 1h 30m

    A hill park where the old city wall runs along the ridge. You walk beside the wall with the centre of Seoul laid out below, and the wall is lit after dark. Free, never closed, so a late visit for the night view works. The way up is uphill the whole way.

    Naksan Park
    Official site →

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Admission prices and opening hours change often. Check the official site before you go.