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Gwangju

3 Days in Gwangju

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Day 1Arrival DayMediumDong-gu

May 18 Democracy Sites

The 1980 uprising: the archives, square and cemetery.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    1.5 h

    May 18 Democracy Square and Archives

    5.18 Archives

  3. 19:00
    1.5 h

    Tteokgalbi

    Food

    Songjeong Tteokgalbi Street

Day 2Day TripFullHwasun

Hwasun Dolmens

Hundreds of prehistoric stone tombs in a valley.

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Day 3City DayMediumDong-gu

Asia Culture Center · Yangnim-dong Penguin Village

A sunken arts complex on the old provincial office. An alley of junk art and missionary houses.

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Pilam Seowon

A Confucian academy.

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Suncheon Bay

Reed marshes and tidal flats.

Day Trip

Damyang Bamboo Forest

Juknokwon bamboo groves and the metasequoia road.

Half Day

Mudeungsan

The city's mountain and its basalt columns.

Half Day

Biennale Hall and Museum of Art

Contemporary art in the Biennale city.

When to Go

This version is for Apr–May, Oct–Nov. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Jul (290 mm), driest Jan (30 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER