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Daegwallyeong Snow Town (대관령 눈꽃마을)

Daegwallyeong Snow Town (대관령 눈꽃마을)

19.1Km    2019-11-25

27-22, Chahangseonyeok-gil, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do
+82-33-333-3301

Nestled in the high altitudes on the outskirts of Baekdudaegan Mountain Range's Hwangbyeongsan Mountain, Daegwallyeong Snow Town is a small farm village that pioneered Korea's high-land agriculture and is well-recognized for its ranches. It is also the birthplace of Korea's ski facilities and beholds the pride of cultural value of sports and tradition as the village's Pyeongchang Hwangbyeongsan Mountain Hunting Tradition was designated as the 19th Intangible Cultural Heritage of Gangwon. Eighty-percent of the village land consists of forests and in year 2008, Daegwallyeong Snow Town opened a Mountain Village Ecology Center under the supervision of Korea Forest Service and Pyeongchang-gun County. A variety of experience programs are available throughout the year according to the season, such as picking dog-tooth violets, gomchwi, and cirsium in spring, ranger training experience and cooking rice with cirsium in summer, riding on a donkey and creating individual plant guidebooks in fall, and enjoying winter sledding and other winter activities in winter. Other activities including horseback riding, ATV, peformances are also available.

Daegwallyeong Garden ( 대관령가든 )

Daegwallyeong Garden ( 대관령가든 )

19.1Km    2021-03-20

5087, Gyeonggang-ro, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do
+82-33-333-8870

It’s a restaurant that’s easy to access from tourist attractions. The best menu at this restaurant is dried pollack hot pot. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do.

Gohyang Iyagi (고향이야기)

Gohyang Iyagi (고향이야기)

19.1Km    2019-05-15

9, Nunmaeul-gil, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do
82-33-335-5430

The restaurant opened in 1999 with 76 seats, but after it was remodeled in 2008, the number of seats was increased to 126, among which 40 are Western style seating to accommodate the needs of international guests and elderly people.

The interior is decorated with photos taken by the restaurant owner to add to the unique atmosphere. The owner turned the traditional Korean dish of gondeurebap (steamed rice with seasoned cirsium) into something new, serving it in a dolsot (hot stone bowl). The restaurant serves more than 20 different types of side dishes to satisfy customers' various tastes.

Napjak Sikdang (납작식당)

19.3Km    2024-02-26

35 Olympic-ro, Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do
033-335-5477

Napjak Sikdang is a beloved local spot known for its osam bulgogi (spicy squid and pork belly bulgogi), a Korean dish made by stir-frying fresh squid, samgyeopsal (pork belly), and bulgogi in a special sauce. It pairs perfectly with a milder hwangtae guk (dried pollack soup) or the refreshing makguksu (buckwheat noodles), creating a balanced and flavorful dining experience.