Korea Travel Seoul - Bukchon Hanok Village 북촌한옥마을

 Korea Travel Seoul - Bukchon Hanok Village 북촌한옥마을 (2015 0414)

Address: 37, Gyedong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul 서울특별시 종로구 계동길 37 (계동)

Type: Old Houses/ Birth houses/Folk Villages

Admission Fees: Free

Directions

[Subway] - Anguk Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Take exit 3 and head to your right. After about 200 meters you will see large information signs that begin the Bukchon Village Walking Tour.

[Bus] - Take Maeul Bus Jongno 02 and get off at Bukchon Hanok Village Bus Stop.

Surrounded by Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace and Jongmyo Shrine, Bukchon Hanok Korean traditional Village is home to hundreds of traditional houses, called hanok, that date back to the Joseon dynasty. The traditional village is composed of lots of alleys, hanok and is preserved to show a 600-year-old urban environment. Now it is used as a traditional culture center and hanok restaurant, allowing visitors to experience the atmosphere of the Joseon Dynasty.

As Bukchon Hanok Village is an actual neighborhood with people's homes, visitors are advised to be respectful at all times while looking around.

Anguk Station Exit 2 → Bukchon Traditional Culture Center → Gyedong-gil Turn Right onto Changdeokgung 1-gil (Bukchon first view - Panoramic view of Changdeokgung Palace)

→ return to Gyedong-gil (Chung Won San Bang) → Changdeokgung-gil Turn right (Bukchon Second View - Wonseo-dong Gongbang-gil) →

 Return to Changdeokgung-gil→ turn onto Bukchon-ro12-gil (Bukchon Third View - 11 Gahoe-dong area)

(Kumbakyeon Gilding Workshop, Bukchon Traditional Crafts Experience Centre, Han Sangsoo Embroidery Workshop

(Kumbakyeon Gilding Workshop, Bukchon Traditional Crafts Experience Centre, Han Sangsoo Embroidery Workshop,

Gahoe Minhwa Workshop, Donglim Makeup Workshop) → Turn left on Bukchon-ro> Cross Bukchon-ro→ onto Bukchon-ro 11-gil (Bukchon Heritage Studio, Woori Bitkkal Workshop)> Turn left on Bukchon-ro 11-gil (Bukchon Forth View - Hillside area at 31 Gahoe-dong) →

Bukchon-ro 11da-gil→ Bukchon-ro 11na-gil→ Return to Bukchon-ro 11-gil (Bukchon Fifth View - Downward alley in Gahoe-dong) →

End of the road (Bukchon Sixth View - alley in Gahoe-dong) →

Bukchun-ro 11-gil (Bukchun Seventh View - 31 Gahoe-dong) →

Bukchun-ro 11-gil (Bukchun Asian Art Museum) → Turn to Bukchon-ro 11-gil→ on Bukchon-ro 5na-gil turn right (Bukchon Museum “Old Fragrant")→ Stairway Linking to Samcheong-ro (Bukchon Eight View - Stone steps in Samcheong-dong) →

Samcheong-ro→ Samcheong-dong Police Station→ Bukchong-ro 5ga-gil→ Bukchong-ro 5-gil 48 (Bukchon Jeongdok Toruist Information Centre) → Bukchong-ro 5-gil→ Bukchon Jae-dong Touist Information Centre→ Bukchong-ro 4-gil→ Anguk Station (Seoul Subway Line 3)