Gurye itineraries

Hwaeomsa to Saseongam at dusk

Four of Gurye's signature spots strung on one line. Tilt your head back under Gakhwangjeon in the morning, then watch the Seomjin turn orange from the cliff at Saseongam. The fullest single day you can start straight from the station.

Sandong hot spring, then Nogodan

Day one ambles through the market, a quiet temple and the arboretum, then you sleep at the hot spring. Day two starts at Seongsamjae for the walk up Nogodan. Northern Gurye, ending in sansuyu blossom in spring or Piagol maples in autumn.

Gurye and Hadong along the Seomjin

Grill by the river at a pension, cross into Hadong on day two for Hwagae Market and Ssanggyesa, and finish with a morning at Hwaeomsa. Little walking, lots of slow driving: made for travelling with parents.

Festivals & seasons

• 1 — Snow on Nogodan and the Jirisan hot spring
• 3 — Gurye Sansuyu Blossom Festival
• 3 — Red plum blossom at Hwaeomsa
• 4 — Gurye 300-ri Cherry Blossom Festival
• 4 — Jirisan Namak Festival
• 5 — Spring at Gurye Arboretum
• 7 — Cloud sea and daylilies on Nogodan
• 8 — Sweetfish and river-snail season on the Seomjin
• 10 — Gurye Dongpyeonje Pansori Festival
• 10 — Silver grass on Nogodan
• 11 — Jirisan Piagol Maple Festival
• 11 — Harvest and sansuyu days at the five-day market

Souvenirs

• Sansuyu berries and sansuyu tea
• Soy-cured river snails (daseulgi-jang)
• Jirisan wild greens, bellflower root and herbs
• Gurye-wheat bread
• Seomjin freshwater crab in soy and sweetfish
• Ssanghwa tea and jujube tea
• Gorosoe maple sap