South Korea is fascinating when it comes to cookery: each day after work, Koreans meet up amongst friends in restaurants or street stands to talk and relish low-priced dishes.

Discovering the country's gastronomy

Seoul is an ideal place to visit if you want to really get to the heart of Korean culture, in all its strange exoticness! Shops, culture, food, things to see and do: you're bound to find something you'll enjoy during your visit! 

Seoul off the beaten track

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This city to the south west of South Korea gives centre stage to the arts and played an important role in the construction of Korean democracy.

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Gwangju organises a 3 month long contemporary art festival every two years called the Gwangju Biennale. The city holds art in great esteem and has several important museums, just as much about folklore as about modern art. 
The May 18th National Cemetery is a memorial dedicated to the victims of repression in the democratic revolution that took place in 1980. There's also a little museum which retraces the events of the revolution. 
The Mudeungsan national park, about an hour to the east of the city, is a paradise for walkers; one day there allowed me to see several things. If you're not prepared for walking, go there anyway, the Buddhist temples which are a quarter of an hour away by foot from the bus station are worth the visit.

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