Sights · 15 Pyeongchon-gil,

Gwangju Pyeongchon Village (광주 평촌마을)

Gwangju Pyeongchon Village (광주 평촌마을)
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization

Visit info

Hours
Open 24 hr
Closed
Mondays
Information
+82-62-266-2287
Parking
Available

About

Gwangju Pyeongchon Village, located north of Mudeungsan Mountain, is a cozy farming village made up of four villages Dongrim, Daman, Woosung, and Dangmoe. The village still has an excellence natural preservation, growing environmental-friendly rice in the fields and Punamcheon stream that runs through the middle of the village is home to fireflies and otters. The village also keeps the tradition of making pottery as the village was the place that made grayish-blue-powdered celadon during the Joseon dynasty. The village street corner offers visitors to Mudeungsan Mountain a place to rest with Mudol-gil shelter and Bandi lodging.

Getting there

15 Pyeongchon-gil, Buk-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City

Source: Korea Tourism Organization (TourAPI). Details can change; check the official site before you go.