Busan(Nam-gu)

A representative international music festival of Busan, the second Busan Maru International Music Festival (BMIMF) is set to run for 5 days from August 30 to September, 3 2011. The festival will be held in various locations throughout the city, including the Busan Cultural Center. Hosted by the city of Busan and managed by the BMIMF organizing committee, the festival’s goal is to develop the regional art sector while building the grounds for forming a robust global cultural infrastructure. The word “maru” is a Korean word that means “the best” and reflects the goals of the BMIMF of becoming one of the most recognized music festivals both domestically and internationally. This year’s festivities, held under the theme “Musical Globalization,” include performances from 37 teams (500 participants) who hail from all over the world.


Gyeongsangbuk-do(Gimcheon-si)

Hai-myeon Korean(Western) Restaurant, located at the Gimcheon Rest Area on the Busan-bound Gyeongbu Expressway. Offers Korean food, udon, and ramen.


Gyeongsangbuk-do(Andong-si)

It is a good place that serves the perfect sauce and crispy Korean pork cutlet. This Western dishes restaurant is located in Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The most famous menu is house-made pork cutlet.


Seoul(Seongbuk-gu)

European Christmas Market aims to exchange and promote cultural values with international visitors and local residents by celebrating Christmas according to its area of origin, Europe. Visitors can experience European Christmas through food, music, performances, and other enjoyable events.


Jeollanam-do(Yeosu-si)

Good Morning Motel is situated on the lively coastline of Yeosu city, renowned as the host city of the highly successful 2012 Yeosu World Expo, in Jeollanam-do. This palatial seven-story building features a white exterior wall and well-arranged interior design. Yeosu Bus Terminal, Yeocheon Station, and Yeosu Airport are all within 20 minutes’ drive from the motel. Tourists can travel reach many of the neighboring islands including Geomundo, Baekdo, and Odongdo by ferry, participate in a Wetland Experience at Yeojaman Bay, and enjoy the splendid view of the sunset from Hyangiram Hermitage in Yeosu. Other local attractions such as Jinnamgwan Guesthouse, where Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s historic site is located, and Dolsandaegyo Bridge are also worth a visit. As for Yeosu’s famous local cuisine, visitors should try sliced raw red tongue sole, dolsangat kimchi (leaf mustard kimchi), Korean set menu with marinated crab, grilled oysters, and grilled belted beard grunt.


Gwangju(Buk-gu)

Gwangju National Science Museum opened in 2013 to promote science by the government. The museum specializes in light and science with special spaceship shaped exterior. Many of the exhibitions consist of hand-on programs, providing visitors a chance to use their imagination to further learn about science.


Gangwon-do(Inje-gun)

Baekundong Valley flows 5km from the valley of Mt. Deoktaesan and Mt. Seongaksan. There are oak trees and maple trees growing in thick clusters and clean waters flowing nearby. Baekundong Valley stands between the seven brother stones and Yongdam Waterfall, and starting from this point to Gwuiddegicheong Peak is Baekundong Valley. The rocks are connected in a long line and ponds can be seen here and there. On each sides of the valley there are rock walls, which make for some unforgettable scenery. Baekundong Valley maintains its natural beauty and majesty, which attracts many mountain climbers. Especially from the middle point where Jikbaekun and Gokbaekun combine to the Gugok Valley the most magnificent scenery of Baekundong Valley can be seen. The largest waterfall of Baekundong Valley, called Baekun Waterfall, is about 30 meters high. The upper part of the waterfall has rocks lined up in a long line. The landscape of Mt. Seoraksan seen from here is the representative natural scenery of Mt.Seoraksan.


Incheon(Ganghwa-gun)

'Jangbogo Hanok Pension is located in Songhae-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, which is regarded as a 'roofless museum' in Korea. Bugeun-ri, Hajeom-myeon, which is home to the UNESCO-listed Ganghwa Dolmen Sites, Ganghwa History Museum, and Gwanghwa Natural History Museum are a mere 5-minute ride from the pension, with Goryeosan Mountain (436m) -- well-known for wild azalea flowers -- and Baekryunsa Temple at the start of the mountain trail only 4km away. Among the pension buildings, the main and detached buildings are where the guests stay. There is a roofed well in the front yard, which is used as a place to relax all seasons. Both the main and detached guesthouse buildings have two rooms and a living room with a traditional Korean kitchen furnace. The guestroom in the main building also has an attic room. In addition, the pension has floor-heated room, swimming pool, and barbecue facilities on the opposite side of the main building. There is a shared bathroom outdoors in addition to the ones in the guestrooms in both the main and detached buildings.


Gyeonggi-do(Gapyeong-gun)

Located in Gyeonggi-do and home to the nation's largest scale of nut pine trees over 80 years, Jatyanggi Purunsup Resort is a special recreational forest complex where phytoncide emitting from the pleasant woods of the pine tree forest creates a forest healing experience.