Where to go in South Chungcheong

Where to go in each part of Korea, neighbourhood by neighbourhood: what it is like, what it is known for and what to do.

• Gongju Gongsanseong공주 공산성A hilltop fortress of Baekje, an ancient kingdom, with stone walls that run along the Geum River.
• Buyeo Baekje Sites부여 백제 유적A small, green town that was once the last capital of the Baekje kingdom, with quiet ruins and a river nearby.
• Boryeong Daecheon Beach보령 대천해수욕장A long, wide sandy beach on the west coast, easy to reach from Seoul and busy with families in summer.
• Taean Anmyeondo and Kkotji Beach태안 안면도 꽃지해수욕장A long island on the west coast, joined to the mainland by a bridge, with pine forests and wide beaches…
• Cheonan Dongnam-gu천안시 동남구The historic side of Cheonan, with Yu Gwan-sun's home area, a national memorial hall and famous snacks.
• Cheonan Seobuk-gu천안시 서북구A newer, busier part of Cheonan, with quiet historic monuments tucked into the countryside.
• Boryeong보령시A west-coast city beyond its famous beach, with an old naval fortress, temple ruins and fossil footprints.
• Asan아산시A hot spring city with a shrine for Admiral Yi Sun-sin and an old village where people still live.
• Seosan서산시A coastal city with a walled town, a famous stone carving and tidal flats facing the Yellow Sea.
• Nonsan논산시A farming city in southern Chungnam, with a lake bridge, a mountain valley and Confucian heritage.
• Gyeryong계룡시Korea's smallest city, beside Gyeryongsan, with old family houses and the traces of a royal capital plan.
• Dangjin당진시A port city on the Yellow Sea coast with old churches, a bamboo path and a large estuary lake.
• Geumsan금산군A mountain county ringed by forest, famous for ginseng and for quiet hiking views.
• Seocheon서천군A flat, quiet coast of wetlands and bird flyways, with a national ecology institute and a village stuck in…
• Cheongyang청양군A small mountain county in the heart of Chungnam, known for chili peppers and the Chilgapsan hills.
• Hongseong홍성군A rural west-coast county tied to independence fighters, known for beef and autumn shrimp.
• Yesan예산군A calm farming county with a famous calligrapher's house, a stork park and a long reservoir.
• Taean태안군A long, ragged west-coast peninsula of beaches, pine forests and small fishing ports.