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A walled village where people still live, and Yeosu's harbour by cable car at night.

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  1. 09:00Naganeupseong Folk VillageSuncheonOpens 09:00
  2. 09:30Yeosu Maritime Cable CarYeosuOpens 09:30

Read from the operators' published hours. Holidays and events can change them.

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Thatched-roof houses of Naganeupseong Folk Village among trees and kitchen gardens, with green mountains behind
Naganeupseong Village 03.jpg · Bernard Gagnon Photo credit

Naganeupseong is a Joseon-era walled town in Suncheon, and it is still lived in: about a hundred households keep the thatched houses inside the stone walls, which General Im Gyeong-eop rebuilt in the 1620s. Walk the wall top for the view over the roofs, then the lanes between them. Keep your voice down; these are homes.

Yeosu is the harbour town at the end of the line. Its maritime cable car crosses the water from Dolsan Park to Jasan Park and runs into the evening, when Dolsan Bridge and the waterfront are lit. Plan the cable car for sunset and the train home after dinner, or stay the night.

What to see

  • Naganeupseong Folk Village 낙안읍성

    Nov⁠–⁠Jan: 09:00⁠–⁠17:30 · Feb⁠–⁠Apr, Oct: 09:00⁠–⁠18:00 · May⁠–⁠Sep: 08:30⁠–⁠18:30

    The hours are the ticket office hours. Residents live here, so visit quietly.

    Adults KRW 4,000; youth and soldiers KRW 2,500; children KRW 1,500; 6 and under and 65 and over free.

  • Yeosu Maritime Cable Car 여수 해상케이블카

    09:30⁠–⁠21:30 (Daily)

    Last tickets at 21:00. Rides can stop for strong wind, lightning or fog, so check the operator's status page on the day.

    Standard cabin, adults KRW 17,000 return; children KRW 12,000 return. Crystal (glass-floor) cabins cost more.

  • Yeosu waterfront at night 여수 밤바다

    Dolsan Bridge and the lit harbour, seen from the cable car or the waterfront by Yi Sun-sin Square. Free.

A day to follow

  1. 09:00
    Train from Yongsan

    KTX on the Jeolla Line to Suncheon.

  2. 12:30
    Naganeupseong

    Walk the wall, then the lanes of thatched houses.

  3. 16:00
    On to Yeosu

    Train or bus from Suncheon to Yeosu.

  4. 17:30
    Maritime Cable Car

    Cross the harbour as the light goes.

  5. 19:30
    Yeosu waterfront

    Seafood for dinner, then the lit bridge and the harbour.

Times in this plan are a suggestion, not a measured schedule.

Getting there

KTX trains on the Jeolla Line leave Yongsan for Yeosu Expo and stop at Suncheon on the way. Journey times vary by train, so check the timetable. Buses 16, 61, 63 and 68 run from Suncheon to the Naganeupseong stop.

Korail timetables and tickets

Suncheon Bay's reed wetland and the island paths of Odongdo are in our sister guide, Nature in Korea. Open Nature in Korea

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