53 attractions in South Jeolla, including Ttangkkeut (Land's End), Haenam, Mihwangsa Temple and Hyangiram Hermitage.
Viewpoints
해남군
This is where the Korean mainland runs out of land: Ttangkkeut, literally "the end of the land", also known as Tomal. A monument marks the southernmost point, an observatory crowns the hill above the village, and on clear days you are said…
Churches & monasteries
해남군
With the jagged white rock ridge of Dalmasan behind it, a wooden hall whose paint has almost entirely faded looks out over the West Sea. Mihwangsa in Haenam is the southernmost temple on the Korean mainland, loved for the view of sunset ov…
Churches & monasteries
여수시
Climb the steps and the path suddenly disappears between giant boulders. Squeeze through the gap and you come out among halls clinging to the cliff, with the South Sea spread out below. Hyangiram, whose name means "hermitage facing the sun…
Churches & monasteries
화순군
Unjusa lies in a valley on the west side of Cheontaesan in Hwasun. You do not come here for a grand main hall; you come to walk the valley floor and the ridges on either side, seeking out the stone Buddhas and stone pagodas scattered among…
Coast & islands
신안군
Heuksando is an island far out in the Yellow Sea, south-west of Mokpo. Its name means "black mountain island", because from a distance its forested hills look so dark they appear black. The island covers about 19.7 km² and is almost entire…