The Garden of Morning Calm (아침고요수목원)

6.0Km 425297 2024-02-15

432 Sumogwon-ro, Sang-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
+82-1544-6703

The Garden of Morning Calm, nestled against the splendid backdrop of Chungnyeongsan Mountain, is a horticultural haven that blends the essence of Korean beauty with a diversity of themed gardens. Designed by Professor Han Sang-kyeong from Sahmyook University, this arboretum, which opened in May 1996, offers a tranquil retreat with forest paths and a dense pine nut grove for those escaping the bustle of the city. Its twenty thematic gardens are interwoven with well-kept grassy expanses, vibrant flower displays, and inviting nature trails. Among these, the Sunken Garden stands out, artfully representing the Korean Peninsula and its stunning landscapes using a rich array of blooming flowers, capturing the admiration of those who visit. Beyond this, the arboretum is home to an impressive collection of plant life, featuring more than 5,000 different species, including more than 300 varieties native to Baekdusan Mountain.

Wild Flower Exhibition of The Garden of Morning Calm (아침고요 야생화전시회)

6.0Km 20872 2021-04-09

432, Sumogwon-ro, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-1544-6703

The Garden of Morning Calm's Wild Flower Exhibition showcases wild flowers that signal the start of the spring season. The unassuming beauty of wildflowers are a simple sure sign of the time between winter and spring. The event aims to protect and promote wildflowers which are often ignored or unknown.

Spring Festa (봄꽃페스타)

6.0Km 61232 2024-04-18

432 Sumogwon-ro, Sang-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
+82-1544-6703

Every year during The Garden of Morning Calm's Spring Festa, the garden is covered with a rich tapestry of color from the thousands of flowers and trees in full bloom. Enjoy the beauty of tulips, azaleas, daffodils, magnolias, rododendrons, plum blossoms, forsythia, cherry blossoms, and more!

Lighting Festival at The Garden of Morning Calm (오색별빛정원전)

6.1Km 195050 2022-12-14

432, Sumogwon-ro, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-1544-6703

Held at the Garden of Morning Calm, the Lighting Festival was the first light festival in Korea to combine the natural surroundings with lights, covering 330 thousand square meters. Held from December to March, the environmental-friendly LED lights shine throughout the garden.

Edelweiss Swiss Theme Park (에델바이스 스위스 테마파크)

6.1Km 36967 2024-03-22

226-57 Darakjae-ro, Seorak-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do

The Edelweiss Swiss Theme Park is designed to resemble a local festival taking place in a small Swiss village. The village features buildings and landscapes one might expect to see in Switzerland. Visitors can expect to enjoy a range of traditional Swiss experiences, from trying on traditional clothing to listening to music and enjoying traditional foods.

Chi-ong Art Center (취옹예술관)

6.2Km 18210 2024-08-01

300 , Sumogwon-ro, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-585-8649

The Chi-ong Art Museum is a cultural space spreading up the slope of Cheongnyeongsan Mountain in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi-do. The site incorporates an art gallery, meeting rooms, a Korean restaurant and hanok lodgings. Inside the lofty gate is a spacious yard, pavilion and pond, and a wooden veranda and tea room at the top. Visitors can experience a traditional tea ceremony, cloth dyeing, and mask making, rice cake and tofu makingl and boudoir handicrafts. With no TV or Internet, this is a place of peace and quiet.

Gapyeong Naengmyeon Buson Seorak Main Branch (가평냉면 부손 설악본점)

6.9Km 1 2024-02-19

1818-13 Yumyeong-ro, Seorak-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do

Gapyeong Naengmyeon Buson is renowned for its Pyeongyang-style memil guksu (buckwheat noodles) served in a light, clear broth. The restaurant's signature dish is the siraegi deulgireum makguksu (buckwheat noodles with dried radish leaf and perilla oil). Siraegi, made from dried cabbage leaves or radish leaves, are rich in vitamins. When placed on top of memil myeon (buckwheat noodles) and mixed with deulgireum (perilla oil) and soy sauce seasoning, it creates a uniquely delightful flavor. Complementing this dish are side servings of yeolmu kimchi (young summer radish kimchi) and tangy mujeorim (pickled radish). Additionally, their gamja jeon (potato pancake) is noteworthy for its savory taste and crispy texture.

Petite France (쁘띠프랑스)

7.4Km 516692 2023-01-18

1063, Hoban-ro, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-584-8200

Petite France is a French cultural village set in the Korean countryside. Designed with the theme concept, "flowers, stars, and the Little Prince," the village offers experience programs, training facilities, and accommodations. Additional attractions within the village include a memorial hall dedicated to Saint-Exupery, the author of the celebrated French novel, Le Petit Prince (1943); Orgel House where a 200-year-old music box plays a sweet melody; a French housing exhibition; a gallery displaying sculptures and paintings of le coq gaulois (the Gallic rooster), the national symbol of France; and many other galleries and shops to experience French culture. The training facility can accommodate up to 200 visitors in rooms that hold four to ten people each.

Pinocchio & Little Prince Lighting Festival of Petite France (피노키오 & 어린왕자 별빛축제)

7.4Km 1034 2021-12-25

1063, Hoban-ro, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-31-584-8200

Pinocchio & Little Prince Lighting Festival of Petite France is held throughout the Petite France Park with beautiful lighting landscapes at nighttime. Pretty buildings and night streets as well as Christmas trees are decorated with sparkling lights like a fairy tale. Adding a more romantic mood to winter nights, various event like orgel performance & explanation, marionette performance, puppet performance, magic performance, plaster art experience, and wish tree event will be available for visitors to enjoy the festival throughout Petite France.

Homyeonghosu Lake Park (호명호수공원)

7.6Km 57732 2024-02-19

77 Sangji-ro 64beon-gil, Cheongpyeong-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do

Homyeonghosu Lake Park, located on Homyeongsan Mountain, offers scenic walking trails around the lake. A notable feature of the lake is a turtle-shaped structure floating in its center, which functions as a solar power generation facility. Additionally, the park provides a photo zone featuring a tiger model, reflecting an ancient legend about a tiger associated with Homyeongsan Mountain. Nearby attractions include Namiseom Island, Cheongpyeongho Lake, and the Garden of Morning Calm.

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