Mokpo itineraries
Up the Hill, Over the Sea
Arrive by KTX and do it all on foot and by taxi: climb Yudalsan in the morning, wander the colonial-era streets and Seosan-dong lanes at midday, then ride the cable car across the water to Gohado and finish with sunset at Bukhang.
A Night in Old Town
One car-free night. Day one is a slow walk through the old streets and Seosan-dong, ending with the night sea at Peace Square; day two takes the cable car to Gohado and the skywalk, then a bakery stop before the train.
Mokpo and the Purple Island
Three days with a car. Yudalsan and the old town first, then over Cheonsa Bridge to Shinan's Purple Island and back for the cable car, and a last day around Samhakdo, Gatbawi and Hadang before heading out.
Festivals & seasons
- 3 — Yudalsan forsythia and cherry blossom
- 4 — Yudalsan Spring Festival
- 5 — Mokpo Music Play
- 5 — Purple Island lavender
- 5 — Mokpo World Madang Festival
- 5 — Mokpo Marine W Show (dancing sea fountain)
- 7 — Croaker season
- 10 — Mokpo Harbor Festival
- 10 — Thin-legged octopus season
Souvenirs
- Shrimp baguette
- Ssuk-kkulle mugwort rice cakes
- Rock-crab marinade to go
- Bori-gulbi dried croaker
- Thin-legged octopus and croaker
- Shinan salted shrimp and jeotgal
- Shinan sea salt