Asan-si Hot Springs Special Tourist Zone (아산시 온천 관광특구)

8.1Km 2024-03-15

1459 Oncheon-daero, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do
+82-41-540-2689

The Asan-si Hot Springs Special Tourist Zone encompasses three major hot springs: Onyang, Dogo, and Asan Hot Springs. Onyang Hot Springs is the oldest hot springs complex in Korea, and Dogo Hot Springs is famous as a therapeutic destination. Asan Hot Springs is situated north of Asan and features a unique water park that utilizes the natural hot springs water. All three locations are equipped with hotels that provide guests with direct access to the therapeutic waters.

Dogo oncheon Station (도고온천역)

8.1Km 2016-11-30

304, Oncheon-daero, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do

Dogo oncheon Station opened in June 15, 1922 as Seonjang Station and was relocated to its current location in 2007.

Solmoe Holy Ground (솔뫼성지)

8.2Km 2020-02-10

132, Solmoe-ro, Ugang-myeon, Dangjin-si, Chungcheongnam-do
+82-41-362-5021

'Solmeo' gets its name from a small cluster of pine trees. The first Korean priest, Saint Kim Dae-gun Andrea was born here on August 21, 1821 and when he was seven, he escaped persecution by following his grandfather to Handeok-dong, Yongin (Golmaemashil). Furthermore, it is where four generations of ancestors such as his great-grandfather Kim Jin-hu (martyred in 1814), great uncle Kim Han-hyun (1816), father Kim Jae-jun (1839), and priest Kim Dae-gun himself (martyred in 1846) lived.

He was chosen as a theological student in Golmaemashil and studied in Macao. In 1846, he was ordained as priest by Bishop Ferréol in Shanghai, Kim Ga Hang Cathedral. After his return to Korea, he worked in Yongin until September 1846 when he was tried, executed and died a martyr when he was only 26. Pope Johannes Paulus II appointed him a saint during his visit to Korea in May 1984. In Solmoe, Priest Kim Dae-gun’s statue and a memorial stands underneath the pine trees and his remains are placed inside the nearby cathedral.

Paradise Spa Dogo (파라다이스 스파도고)

8.2Km 2024-06-05

176 Dogooncheon-ro, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do

Paradise Spa Dogo is the ideal recuperation hot spring. Opened by Paradise Group, this spa is a large-scale leisure facility in the heart of the hot spring center of Asan, Chungcheongnam-do. Boasting a relaxing environment of 24,622 ㎡, the spa can comfortably accommodate up to 5,000 people maximum.

The facility includes a bade pool for water massage treatments, a large pool with year-round warm sulfur hot spring water, and a variety of water recreation options. Particularly popular is the outdoor event spa, which operates with seasonal themes.

Those visiting over the weekend can also participate in kimchi-making, persimmon-picking, and farm life programs. A spa visit can also be combined with a trip to one of the many nearby tourist attractions such as Hyeonchungam Hermitage, Oeamni Folk Village, Onyang Folk Museum, Sinjeongho Lake, and the Maeng Sa-seong House.

Glory Condominium (도고 글로리콘도)

8.3Km 2020-04-23

124-23, Dogooncheon-ro, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do

Glory Condominium opened in 1992 and situated at the Dogo Hot Spring region, offering a wide open view of the Dogosan Mountain foot and spacious plain over the windows. It also has several notable attractions nearby, namely Hyeonchungsa Shrine, The Independence Hall of Korea, Sudeoksa Temple, and more. Visitors traveling with families can also engage in mud experience programs at nearby Oemok Village.

Hanil Sikdang [Sapgyo, Yesan] (한일식당[예산 삽교])

8.4Km 2024-02-21

58, Sapgyoyeok-ro, Sapgyo-eup, Yesan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do

Hanil Sikdang has served someori gukbap (beef head meat and rice soup) in front of Sapgyo Station for nearly 70 years. Someori gukbap (beef head meat and rice soup) is a soup boiled with beef head meat, beef offal, radish, and dried radish leaves, using a broth simmered with beef head and bones. The soup is kept boiling in a massive cast iron pot all day long. When a bowl is ordered, the soup is ladled into a hot pot and garnished with meat and green onions. The someori gukbap (beef head meat and rice soup) here is slightly spicy.

Yesan Hyangcheonsa Temple (향천사(예산))

8.4Km 2021-04-29

117-20, Hyangcheonsa-ro, Yesan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do
+82-41-335-3556

Hyangcheonsa Temple is an old temple that was founded by Monk Euigak in the late Baekje period under King Uija's rule. The temple is easily accessble from downtown despite its location deep within a valley at the foot of Geumosan Mountain, serving as a landmark for visitors enjoying a light stroll or a hike up to the mountain. Serving as a home to several relics and a nine-story stone pagoda, the temple site and buildings are well maintained and neatly cleaned on a daily basis.

According to legends, Monk Euigak originally had planned on building a temple in Sinam-myeon in Yesan. He went to China and brought a Buddha statue, praying earnestly on his way back aboard a boat. Upon his arrival, he sighted a pair of golden crows flying above the boat and followed the birds before they disappeared. He found the birds at the temple's current location, drinking from a puddle of water that had an aromatic smell. From then on the mountain was called Geumosan, meaning "the mountain of golden crow," and the temple was named Hyangcheonsa, meaning "the temple of fragrant water."

Sobok Galbi (소복갈비)

8.8Km 2024-02-28

9, Cheonbyeon-ro 195beon-gil, Yesan-eup, Yesan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do

Sobok Galbi is a fourth-generation Korean beef galbi restaurant in Yesan. It has seen many customers over its history, including even the presidents of Korea. Its signature menus are saenggalbi (grilled galbi) and yangnyeom galbi (grilled marinated galbi). Yangnyeom galbi (grilled marinated galbi) takes bone-in galbi, which is marinated in sauce for 3 days and grilled on fine charcoal quickly to seal the juice and enrich the savory flavor. Saenggalbi (grilled galbi) is grilled without any marinade. Other menus include galbitang (galbi soup), seolleongtang (ox bone soup), and naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles). Gulhoe (raw oysters) is only offered during winter.

Yesan Market & Yesan Fifth-day Market (5th & 10th) (예산시장 / 예산오일장(5, 10일))

9.0Km 2024-06-05

967 Hyeongjegogae-ro, Yesan-eup, Yesan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do

The city of Yesan is home to two notable markets: Yesan Fifth-day Market, which dates back to the 1920s, and Yesan Market, a permanent traditional market. Yesan has historically been a prolific producer of agricultural and livestock products, and the market served as a central point of regional specialties. In fact, Yesan apples are famous across Korea. On days ending with 0 and 5, a fifth-day market is held, which makes the market far larger and livelier. Yesan Rice Soup Street can also be found here.

Yesan Beer Festival (예산 맥주페스티벌 )

9.1Km 2023-08-28

967, Hyeongjegogae-ro, Yesan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do
+82-2-549-3864

Yesan Beer Festival in collaboration with The Born Korea offer beers from various regions of Korea as well as BBQs using pork, beef and chicken. The festival will have an atmosphere that can't be matched at city festivals, welcoming visitors to experience the region festival.

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