8.9Km 2020-09-09
31-18, Samil-daero 32-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-745-8008, +82-10-8704-9981
The Moon Guesthouse is situated near a number of interesting tourist destinations including Unhyeongung Palace (3min on foot), Bukchon Hanok Village (5min on foot), Changdeokgung Palace (5min on foot), and Changgyeonggung Palace (10min on foot). The guesthouse was named ‘moon’ (‘door’ in English) because it has many 176 doors and windows. Upon entering by the gate, visitors will see a ‘ㄷ’-shaped hanok building in the courtyard, in which a wooden bedstead and a table are placed. On the opposite of the hanok building there is a wall roofed with tiles engraved with Korean patterns such as deer, pine, turtle, etc. Flowers in the flowerbed lined up along the wall are in bloom and the bonsai are also well-kept in the house. Renovated and opened as a guesthouse in September 2011, Moon Guesthouse consists of a bonchae (main building) and a byeolchae (detached house). The rooms are decorated with red clay and hanji (traditional Korean paper handmade from mulberry trees), and have under-the-floor heating (ondol). Each room is equipped with an air-conditioner, and has a 40cm-thick layer of red clay over the ceiling for insulation, making the rooms cool in summer and warm in winter. The house has seven individual guestrooms and five modern bathrooms, but the entire building (bonchae or byeolchae) can be rented, too. In particular, the unhyeondang of the bonchae is very popular as it can be converted into one large space for special events, group workshops, etc. simply by opening all the sliding doors (Bunhapmun – Goryeo construction style). This room, which is decorated with a flower-patterned windscreen, a landscape painting, and calligraphy, has been used as a shooting location for various TV programs including KBS2’s TV reality program Man’s Qualification and its variety show The Human Condition. The guestrooms are also equipped with traditional furniture including a cabinet inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The guesthouse also provides a variety of experience programs from 11am to 3pm, including tea ceremony, wearing Hanbok (traditional Korean clothes), making kimchi and gochujang (red chili paste), playing a traditional musical instrument, making a rubbing of a stone inscription, calligraphy, drawing orchids on a fan, and so on. The house has about seventy hanbok and other clothing accessories, as well as a royal costume. Its calligraphy and drawing orchid programs are run directly by the owner, who used to work as a classical Chinese teacher at a high school.
8.9Km 2020-11-20
5-3 Saemunan-ro 5-gil Jongno-gu Seoul
+82-2-730-6882
A great place for group dinners and gatherings. This BBQ restaurant is located in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The representative menu is grilled spareribs.
8.9Km 2023-08-07
Dongsung-gil 3, Jongno-gu, Seúl.
8.9Km 2020-11-20
5-7 Saemunan-ro 5-gil Jongno-gu Seoul
+82-2-722-6882
It is a good store for office worker's group dinners. This restaurant's signature menu is braised pigs' feet. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
8.9Km 2022-09-19
Sejong-daero 175 (subsuelo), Jongno-gu, Seúl.
El Gran Rey Sejong (“世宗”, 1397-1450, reinado: 1418-1450), 4º soberano de la dinastía Joseon, fue una figura crucial en la historia de Corea, por la creación del alfabeto coreano hangeul y por los brillantes desarrollos que logró en los sectores de la ciencia, cultura y arte, política militar, etc.
Detrás de la estatua de bronce del Rey Sejong ubicada en la Plaza Gwanghwamun está la entrada a la Sala de la Historia del Rey Sejong, donde se exponen material informativo y piezas culturales relacionadas a este gran personaje de la Historia. Consta con una superficie de 3.200 ㎡, distribuidos en 9 espacios temáticos; la cronología del Rey Sejong, el Minbon Sasang (ideología política centrada en el pueblo), la Creación del Hangeul, la Ciencia y el Arte, la Política Militar de Sejong, entre otros. Los visitantes podrán aprender aquí la historia del hangeul. Además, hay otras instalaciones anexas: sala de exposición especial, sala audiovisual, textos informativos, tienda de suvenires, espacio para descansar, etc.
Por otra parte, una estatua de Yi Sun-shin, el mejor comandante naval de la historia de Corea, fue inaugurada en la Plaza Gwanghwamun, ante la del Rey Sejong el Grande, para celebrar el 465 aniversario de su nacimiento. El 28 de abril de 2010 se inauguró la Sala de la Historia del Almirante Yi Sun-shin, en el subsuelo del Centro Cultural Sejong, para conmemorar su vida y sus logros. La exposición abarca temas relacionados con la vida del almirante Yi, que van desde la determinación y la devoción a la lealtad del país y los compatriotas. El museo utiliza lo último en tecnología digital para dar vida a este gran héroe. Otra gran atracción del museo es el barco acorazado geobukseon (buque con forma de tortuga), que Yi utilizó en sus batalals navales, a una escala de 55% del tamaño real. A pesar de ese tamaño, el barco todavía es lo suficientemente grande como para que los huéspedes suban y remen con los remos, y tiene una pantalla digital de las olas del océano jugando con monitores para una experiencia 4D.
8.9Km 2021-03-19
44 Insadong 14-gil Jongno-gu Seoul
+82-2-747-9700
A restaurant with Korean traditional house-themed interior design. The representative menu is Korean table d''hote. This is a Korean cuisine located in Insa-dong, Seoul.
8.9Km 2019-08-01
30, Insadong 14-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-723-4696
Jirisan is one of the representative Korean restaurants in Insa-dong, an area known for its traditional culture. One of the trademarks of this restaurant, besides its amazingly delectable bean and tofu dishes, is a wooden sign that welcome guests into a neat and cozy interior.
Each day, fresh beans are ground at the restaurant to prepare dishes such as soybean paste, soft tofu, and bean-curd tofu stew. Bean-curds are prepared by using seawater, which gives the tofu a unique flavor. The fresh and clean taste of the tofu is one of the many reasons that choosey tofu aficionados flock to the restaurant.
Not just limited to tofu, Jirisan presents customers with a full-range of side dishes such as kimchi, japchae (glass noodles with sautéed vegetables), cucumber kimchi, seasoned seaweed, braised lotus roots, roasted yellow corbinas (a type of fish), leafy greens, bean-curd stew, and more. The restaurant gives visitors a chance to experience a hearty traditional Korean-style meal, but has thoughtfully toned down its seasonings to appeal to a wider audience (particularly those not used to spicy foods).
One of the recommended menu items is the Jirisan set meal, which offers diners the chance to sample foods that are popular in the Jirisan region. Adventurous diners may want to try the sea urchin soup or dried Pollack soup.
The restaurant, originally a traditional Korean house, has been modified over the years to better suit the needs of its customers. The walls surrounding the structure were removed and a glass ceiling was installed to allow guests to enjoy the natural light of the sun as they sample some of the area’s best traditional Korean cuisine.
8.9Km 2016-12-30
6, Insadong 16-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-737-1155
Sarangchae is located in Insa-dong, one of the most famous neighborhoods visited by tourists. Majority of the restaurant's customers are foreigners, and they offer reasonably priced Korean dishes that are highly popular among foreign visitors.
8.9Km 2020-07-21
Naksan-gil 41, Jongno-gu, Seúl.
El Parque del Monte Naksan recibe su nombre de su apariencia parecida a la joroba de un camello. En coreano, “nakta” significa camello y “san” significa montaña. De esta forma, la gente se refiere al parque como Parque Nakta o Parque Naksan. La montaña es una base de roca sólida de granito. La familia real de Joseon disfrutaba de la belleza natural de la montaña de granito, pero durante el período colonial japonés una actitud apresurada de planificación urbana dio como resultado la demolición de gran parte de la montaña. En un esfuerzo por salvar las zonas verdes restantes, el 10 de junio de 2002 el monte Naksan fue designado como parque. Situado en el centro de Seúl, este parque histórico y hermoso permite a sus visitantes contemplar la magnificencia de la ciudad.
8.9Km 2021-02-01
Sejong-daero 175, Jongno-gu, Seúl
+82-2-2133-7713
La estatua del rey Sejong fue construida en el centro de la plaza Gwanghwamun el día del Hangeul (9 de octubre) de 2009. Esta estatua de bronce de 9,5 metros de altura, que muestra al rey con una amable sonrisa en su cara, un libro en su mano y sentado en un trono, celebra sus logros como gobernante.
Delante de la estatua se encuentra un globo celestial, invento del propio rey Sejong que fabricó durante su reinado. Detrás de la estatua, hay seis columnas con decoraciones doradas que representan los logros del rey; también hay un pasaje subterráneo que lleva a una sala de exposiciones llamada "La historia de Sejong".