The back story
Gapyeong, Nami Island and the Garden of Morning Calm
An island of tree-lined avenues in the Bukhangang, and a great garden in the hills: autumn colour within reach of Seoul.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Katsujiro Maekawa · CC0 via Wikimedia CommonsEast of Seoul, in Gapyeong county, Nami Island sits in the river, reached by ferry, its avenues of trees famous in autumn (namisum.com). Nearby, the Garden of Morning Calm spreads across a hillside, lit with lights in winter (morningcalm.co.kr).
Getting there
By ITX-Cheongchun train or the Gyeongchun Line to Gapyeong, then by taxi or bus.
The island and the garden
The ferry to Nami Island, then the avenues; the Garden of Morning Calm in the hills.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © 날개 at Korean Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAutumn colour; winter lights at the garden.
Our advice: go on a weekday in late October.
Why it's on our list
- Getting there
- The island and the garden
Location
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