Verified coast & islands in Yeosu — descriptions, map and practical info.
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Just one bridge from central Yeosu, Dolsando is the tenth-largest island in Korea. A coastal road loops around it past pebble beaches, small harbours, fields of mustard greens for kimchi and a hermitage perched on a sea cliff. It deserves…
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In the middle of Dolsando in Yeosu, at the narrow neck where the island pinches in, Museulmok Beach is covered with large pebbles for about 700 m. Small islands line the horizon, which makes it a well-known sunrise spot, and tradition hold…
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Three small islands stand around a stretch of sea like a folding screen. The water inside is deep and calm enough for large ships, and that natural harbour drew the attention of the great powers in the 19th century. The Royal Navy called i…
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A small island off Yeosu turns red from winter into spring. Covered with some 3,000 native camellia trees, Odongdo is known as "Camellia Island" and is the city's best-known sight. A 768 m breakwater links it to the mainland, so you can wa…
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From the Ungcheon waterfront in Yeosu you can see a small, wooded island lying low and long in the bay. Jangdo, also called Jinseom ("long island") for its shape, can only be reached on foot across Jinseom Bridge, a 335-metre walkway that…
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In front of the new apartment blocks of Ungcheon-dong in Yeosu, Ungcheon Beach Park has created a 360 m sandy beach on the shore of Gamak Bay. Here, in the middle of the city, you can swim in the sea, camp and paddle a kayak, and at low ti…
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At the eastern tip of Dolsando Island in Yeosu, at the edge of a seaside wood in Pyeongsa-ri, stands a small white lighthouse. Its name, Keunggeut, means "the far end", and that is exactly where it is. With no car park and hardly any signs…