Yeonggwang 영광

Yeonggwang

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Du.uri Tideland 두우리 갯벌 체험

This place has been preserved as a natural sanctuary, and visitors can experience a mud facial and sea bath.

• Address: Du.uri, Yeomsan-myeon, Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do
• Tel: 061-350-5752, 011-631-9289
• Adults: 5000 won per person; Children: 3000 won per person
• Bus stop: From Gwangcheon Bus Terminal (U-square), take an express bus to Yeonggwang. Please catch the county rotation bus at Yeonggwang Local Bus Terminal to get to Du.uri (please check U-square bus website)
• By car: Gwangju - Yeonggwang I.C - National Highway #23 - Yeonggwang-eup - Yeomsan-myeon - Du.uri

Traditional Handcraft: Herb Bank  허브농원

One can try making herbal soaps and flowerpots at this Herb Bank in Yeonggwang.

• Address: 214 Waryong-ri, Yeonggwang-eup, Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do
• Tel: 061-353-5787, 061-352-5989
• Website: www.herb-bank.co.kr
• E-mail: herbbank@herb89.co.kr
• Fee   Adult: 5,000 won per person(from middle school student); Free for Elemantary School; Individual is not allowed. Reservation required for a group of over  10
• Bus stop: From Gwangcheon Bus Terminal (U-square), take a direct express bus to Yeonggwang (approx. one hour) (please check U-square and Yeonggwang bus website)
• By car: Gwangju - Yeonggwang I.C - Bukmoonjae Crossroads (right direction) - Herb Bank

Yeonggwang Gamami Beach   영광 가마미 해수욕장

This beach is famous for its pine trees. There is a beach song festival every summer. The summer events are usually held from July 10^th - 14^th onwards.

• Address: 799-1 Gyema-ri Heungnong-eup, Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do
• Tel: 061-353-3701
• Website: www.yeonggwang.jeonnam.kr (English)
• *Free admission
• Bus stop: From Gwangcheon Bus Terminal (U-square), take an express bus to Yeonggwang. From Yeonggwang Bus Terminal, take the local bus to Gamami. (please check U-square and Yeonggwang bus website)

Baeksu Coastal 백수 해안도로 

You pass the Won Buddhism Holy land. When You can able to see the 19㎞ of wild rose road with shoreline, swimming beach, sea fishing, turtle rock, Moja (mother and son) rock and various fantastic rocks and stones. And also, we can see the Chilsando-island’s sunset.

• Address: 229 Bekam-ri Beksu-eup, Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do
• Tel: 061-350-5600
• Bus stop: From Gwangcheon Bus Terminal (U-square), take an express bus to Yeonggwang. From Yeonggwang Bus Terminal, take the local bus to Baeksu Coastal. (please check U-square and Yeonggwang bus website)

Bulgapsan·Bulgapsa-temple 불갑산·불갑사

The name of Bulgapsa, standing on Bulgapsan Hill(516m), may be born of the fact that it was first built by Buddhist Monk Marananta who introduced Buddhism into Korea in the first year of King Chimryu in the Baekje Period(384). Beopseongpo was also changed from Buyongpo because it was the wharf where a saint brought a Buddhist canon.

• Address: 8  Moak-ri, Bulgap-myeon, Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do
• Tel: 061-352-8097
• By car: Gwangju (in the direction of Yeonggwang) - Sanhak-ri three-way intersection (left direction) – Bulgapsan entrance (left direction)