Café Limm (카페 림)

5.3Km 2024-11-12

192 Songgangjeong-ro, Bongsan-myeon, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do

Café Limm is a beautiful café nestled in the backdrop of lush bamboo forests in Damyang. With bamboo trees both inside and outside the café, it feels like stepping into a bamboo forest. Their signature menu item is the shakecoco (coconut milk espresso shake), made with shaken espresso and coconut milk. Visitors can also capture picturesque moments in this café that resembles a scene from an oriental painting.

Duzon Hotel A (더존호텔A)

5.4Km 2024-12-22

60-37 , Imbangul-daero 826beon-gil, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju
+82-62-973-6699

Duzon Hotel A in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, Jeollanam-do, is located in Gwangju’s high-tech district where the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology and Government Complex 2 are based. The hotel is just 20 minutes from Gwangju Airport and KTX Songjeong-ri Station, while tourist destinations such as Damyang and Jangseong are also nearby. It is good for an accommodation for academic societies, Namdo tours, and golf trips.

Duzon Hotel (더존호텔)

5.4Km 2024-12-22

60-37 , Imbangul-daero 826beon-gil, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju
+82-62-973-6699

Duzon Hotel in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, Jeollanam-do, is located in Gwangju’s high-tech district where the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology and Government Complex 2 are based. The hotel is just 20 minutes from Gwangju Airport and KTX Songjeong-ri Station, while tourist destinations such as Damyang and Jangseong are also nearby. It is good for an accommodation for academic societies, Namdo tours, and golf trips.

Uniqlo - Gwangju Yeonje Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (유니클로 광주연제)

5.4Km 2024-04-17

2, Yeonyang-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju

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Namdo Folk Food Exhibition Room & Honam Cultural Material Pavilion (남도향토음식박물관·호남문화자료전시관)

5.4Km 2021-11-27

477, Seoljuk-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju
+82-62-410-6642

Located in Gwangju, the Namdo Folk Food Exhibition Room was established to preserve and promote the local foods of the Namdo region. The museum has a museum shop, both permanent exhibitions and special planned exhibitions, and a studio where visitors can watch a variety of video content related to the local foods. In the Honam Cultural Material Pavilion, literature, clothing, and artwork from the region are on display.

The museum building was designed to resemble both the long, rectangular presses used to make patterned rice cakes and the Ipseokdae Rock of Mudeungsan Mountain, a symbol of Gwangju. Even the colors of the building’s walls hold special significance. The obangsaek (five colors; blue, white, red, black, and yellow) symbolize the cardinal directions, the seasons, the major organs in the body, different tastes, feelings, and philosophy.

Damyang Songgangjeong Pavilion (담양 송강정)

5.6Km 2021-05-14

232, Songgangjeong-ro, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-380-2811

Songgangjeong pavilion is located in Wongang-ri, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do. It was registered as Jeollanam-do Provincial Monument No. 1 on January 29, 1972.

Joseon dynasty poet Jeong Cheol (pen name, Songgang) composed his famed poem “Samiingok” from this pavilion. Next to it presently stands the Samingok memorial stone. The two structures at this site, Hwanbyeonkdang and Sigyeongjeong, are collectively referred to as the “Relics of Jeong Songgang.”

Hyusimjeong (휴심정)

7.1Km 2024-03-07

611-25 Imbangul-daero, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju

Hyusimjeong is a multicomplex complete with Second One, a bakery cafe; Oat, a restaurant offering fusion cuisine; a pop-up store zone; and a gallery; all surrounded by a large garden, creating the perfect location for rest. The garden appears to be in bloom all year round thanks to the advanced landscaping that mixes over 28 species of trees and 30 species of flowering grasses.

Gwangju Museum of Art (광주시립미술관)

7.4Km 2022-09-02

52, Haseo-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju
+82-62-613-7100

The Gwangju Museum of Art was founded on August 1, 1992, to promote local artists. In 1996, it served as the venue for the Gwangju Biennale. The museum holds over 560 works, including those from Heo Baekryeon, Oh Jiho, Yang Su-ah, and Im Jik-sun, all local artists. In addition to the permanent exhibitions, the museum also has special planned exhibitions and other cultural programs.

Myeonangjeong Pavilion (면앙정)

7.5Km 2025-01-09

382-11 Myeonangjeong-ro, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-380-2811

Myeonangjeong Pavilion is located on the slopes of Jebongsan Mountain in Damyang-gun. The pavilion was constructed in 1533 by Song Sun (1493-1583), who built it as a place for writing poems. After its construction, the pavilion served as a meeting place for scholars and intellectuals and was even frequented by Lee Hwang (1501-1570), a representative Confucian scholar who is pictured on the 1,000 won bill.

The roof of Myeonangjeong Pavilion was originally made of reeds, straw, grass and other materials which could not withstand the elements. After several repairs, the building was developed into the wooden structure that it is today.

From the back of the pavilion, you can see the mountain range and open wide fields; renowned scholars’ poems are engraved on the wooden panels that decorate the pavilion walls.

Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall (광주비엔날레전시관)

7.5Km 2023-11-28

111 Biennale-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju
+82-62-608-4114

Since its establishment in 1994, the Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall has significantly contributed to Korea's art culture and the world through numerous exhibitions. It strives to give joy and motivation to many people and serves as a channel for Korean artists' forays into the world. Notably, the Biennale exhibition is not a one-time event, and various attempts are being made to make it a sustainable platform as it increases the regional value of Gwangju, the home of the Biennale.

In the era of COVID-19, online services are also provided to citizens who have difficulty visiting the site in person to experience the exhibition.

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