Places to visit in Namwon

The Joseon-era garden that inspired the tale of Chunhyang and Yi Mong-ryong, a daytime walk and photos around Ojakgyo Bridge and the pond

📍 천거동

A disused station featured in 'Mr. Sunshine' and 'Honbul,' a free, atmospheric photo spot where the old tracks and station building meet

📍 사매면 서도리

A roughly 200-year-old village grove in Haengjeong that won the grand prize at Korea's Beautiful Forest contest, a cool, shaded walk to unwind

📍 운봉읍 행정리

Ranked the No. 1 of Namwon's Eight Scenic Views, a Jirisan valley with a trek out to Guryong Falls and a chance to play in the water on the way home

📍 주천면 호경리

A large three-story standalone cafe with views of Gwanghallu Pavilion and Yechon hanok village, a photo spot at the floor-to-ceiling windows and rooftop

📍 천거동(광한서로)

An old-school restaurant on the loach-soup street next to Gwanghallu Pavilion, start the trip with a bowl of rich chueotang made with house-made perilla and soybean paste

📍 천거동(광한루 인근)

A Chinese restaurant founded by an ethnic-Chinese family in 1909, now in its fourth generation; fill up on the mul-jjajang and sweet-and-sour pork featured on Baek Jong-won's '3 Great Kings'

📍 금동(광한북로)

A black-pork specialist at the end of Course 1 of the Jirisan Dulle-gil trail, a chewy, clean-tasting black-pork belly specialty

📍 운봉읍 서천리