Where to go in North Gyeongsang

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

• Gyeongju Hwangnidan-gil & Daereungwon경주 황리단길 대릉원Old hanok lanes turned into cafes and shops, beside grassy royal tombs that look like soft green hills.
• Gyeongju Bulguksa & Seokguram경주 불국사 석굴암A hillside Buddhist temple of stone terraces and wooden halls, with a mountaintop grotto holding a serene…
• Gyeongju Bomun Lake경주 보문호A wide resort lake outside the old city, circled by a flat path and lined with cherry trees in spring.
• Andong Hahoe Folk Village안동 하회마을A living Joseon-era village of thatched and tile-roofed homes, wrapped by a bend of the Nakdong River.
• Pohang Homigot & Guryongpo포항 호미곶 구룡포A windy eastern cape known for sunrises, next to a fishing port with preserved Japanese-era streets.
• Pohang Buk-gu포항시 북구A steel port city on the East Sea, with a long beach, a clifftop park and a walkway that hangs over the coast.
• Gimcheon김천시A quiet inland city of temples, parks and mountain forest at the foot of Hwangaksan, in the Baekdudaegan…
• Andong (city and countryside)안동시The heart of Confucian Korea, where scholar academies, old temples and a river landscape sit outside a…
• Gumi구미시An industrial city with a green side: a rocky mountain park, waterfalls and a riverside path along the…
• Yeongju영주시A scholar town where Korea's first private academy stands beside a rebuilt village of old Confucian homes.
• Yeongcheon영천시An orchard and mountain town east of Daegu, with old temples and wine made from the local grapes.
• Sangju상주시A flat river city on the Nakdong, known for silk, bicycles and a park on a river island.
• Mungyeong문경시A mountain town built around Saejae, an old mountain pass, with film sets, forest trails and a famous…
• Gyeongsan경산시A university town next to Daegu, with ancient tombs, a pond park in the middle of the city and a quiet forest.
• Uiseong의성군A quiet farm county in central Gyeongbuk, with a mountain temple, old tombs and country roads.
• Cheongsong청송군A remote mountain county of rock cliffs and clear water, with a pond built in 1720 and a national park.
• Yeongyang영양군A very quiet mountain county where a white birch forest and a classic scholar garden make for a slow day out.
• Yeongdeok영덕군A fishing coast on the East Sea, known for snow crab, with a lookout hill, a pine grove and a river under…
• Cheongdo청도군A small country town south of Daegu, with an old market street, a very old ice storehouse and a wine cellar.
• Goryeong고령군The old capital of Daegaya, one of the Gaya states, with hundreds of grass-covered tombs along a ridge above…
• Seongju성주군A county at the foot of Gayasan, with a cool mountain valley, a wildflower garden and royal birth-site tombs.
• Chilgok칠곡군A county north of Daegu with an old noble village, a big private garden and a mountain fortress.
• Yecheon예천군A river and village county where an iron plank bridge leads to a hamlet almost circled by water.
• Bonghwa봉화군A deep-mountain county of old scholar villages, clear valleys and a national arboretum in the Baekdudaegan…
• Uljin울진군A long East Sea coast backed by deep forest, with a limestone cave, old pine woods and a lighthouse on a cape.
• Ulleungdo Island울릉군A steep volcanic island in the East Sea with sea cliffs, a crater basin and small harbour villages.