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Gwanghalluwon, Namwon

A garden built as the Milky Way brought down to earth: three islands in a pond and an arched stone bridge across. Also where the Chunhyang story begins.

Gwanghalluwon, Namwon
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1 stops
Total
1h 30m

Getting to the start

KTXYongsan Station용산역Namwon Station남원역

Namwon Station

남원역

Transfer to bus

KTX from Yongsan to Namwon, then a city bus or taxi to the garden — it is about 3km from the station, so a taxi is the easy option. Namwon is an hour by bus from Jeonju, which makes it a natural half-day add-on to a Jeonju trip.

The route

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    Gwanghalluwon Garden

    Namwon · 1h 30m

    The Joseon-era pavilion and garden known as the setting of the Chunhyang story. Three islands sit in the pond and an arched stone bridge crosses to them; the layout was conceived as the Milky Way brought down to earth. You may climb into the pavilion and sit, and an hour is enough for the full circuit. Cherry trees ring the pond in spring and lotus fills it in summer.

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  • Gwanghalluwon Garden — The original uploader was Shamus7792003 at English Wikipedia. / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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