4 attractions in Seosan, including Ganworam Hermitage, Seosan, Rock-carved Buddha Triad in Seosan and Haemieupseong Fortress.
Churches & monasteries
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Off Ganwoldo in Buseok-myeon, Seosan, Ganworam is a tiny hermitage you can walk to at low tide and that becomes an island when the tide comes in. At high water it seems to float on the sea; at low water a path across the seabed leads to it…
Historic sites & memorials
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On the slopes of Gayasan in Seosan, a short climb from the Yonghyeon Valley leads to a cliff where three Buddhas are smiling. After more than 1,300 years of wind and rain, their full cheeks and gentle smiles are still clear. The Rock-carve…
Fortresses
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Most old Korean fortresses cling to hills or rivers, but Haemieupseong was built in an egg-shaped ring around a low rise and a wide stretch of flat ground. Step through the gate and you find open lawns dotted with government buildings and…
Churches & monasteries
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Beside the Haemi Stream in Seosan, the Haemi International Sanctuary stands where more than 1,000 Catholics, brought from across Chungcheong Province during the late-Joseon persecutions, were executed and buried alive. It lies just over a…