Contents Plan Your Trip 4 Welcome to Seoul ...............4 Top Sights ............................6 Eating .................................10 Drinking & Nightlife ..........12 Shopping ............................14 Outdoor Seoul ...................16 Architecture ...................... 17 Museums & Galleries .......18 K-Pop & K-Indie .................19 Palaces, Temples & Shrines .......................... 20 For Kids ..............................21 LGBT .................................. 22 For Free ............................. 23 Four Perfect Days ............24 Need to Know ................... 26 Seoul Neighbourhoods .............. 28 Lotus Lantern Festival at Jogye-sa (p44) EARTH9566 / SHUTTERSTOCK © 00--title-page-toc-pk-seo2.inddtitle-page-toc-pk-seo2.indd 2 110/10/20180/10/2018 111:03:511:03:51 AM Explore Survival Seoul 31 Guide 145 Gwanghwamun & Before You Go ................ 146 Jongno-gu ..................... 33 Arriving in Seoul .............147 Myeong-dong & Getting Around .............. 148 Jung-gu .......................... 55 Essential Information ... 149 Western Seoul .............75 Language .........................153 Itaewon & Index .................................156 Yongsan-gu .................. 93 Gangnam & Southern Seoul ......... 113 Special Features Dongdaemun & Bukchon Hanok Village ...34 Eastern Seoul ............ 131 Changdeokgung ............... 36 Gyeongbokgung ............... 38 N Seoul Tower & Worth a Trip Namsan ............................. 56 Deoksugung ..................... 58 DMZ & JSA ......................110 Noryangjin Fish Market ........................76 National Museum of Korea .............................94 War Memorial of Korea ... 96 Bongeun-sa ..................... 114 Olympic Park ...................116 Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park ....................132 00--title-page-toc-pk-seo2.inddtitle-page-toc-pk-seo2.indd 3 110/10/20180/10/2018 111:03:521:03:52 AM Welcome to Seoul Fashion-Fashion- andand technology-forwardtechnology-forward but alalsoso deedeeplyply trtraditional,aditional, SSeoule mashesmashes up palaces,palaces, temples,temples, cutting-cutting-edgeedge ddesignesign anandd momountainuntain trails, all to a nonnonstopstop K-PoK-Popp beat. A ffascinatingascinating mix ooff old and nenew,w, tthish dy- namic city balances traditional culture with contemporary attractions. With amazing food, happening nightlife and a lively arts scene, Seoul is enjoying a renaissance not to be missed. 01--welcome-pk-seo2.inddwelcome-pk-seo2.indd 4 110/10/20180/10/2018 111:07:341:07:34 AM Gyeongbokgung (p38) TOPIC IMAGES INC/GETTY IMAGES © 01--welcome-pk-seo2.inddwelcome-pk-seo2.indd 5 110/10/20180/10/2018 111:07:381:07:38 AM 6 Top Sights Bukchon Hanok Village Area with fascinating traditional homes. p34 Plan Your Trip Trip Your Plan Top Sights CURIOSO/SHUTTERSTOCK © CURIOSO/SHUTTERSTOCK 02--top-sights-pk-seo2.inddtop-sights-pk-seo2.indd 6 110/11/20180/11/2018 44:45:23:45:23 PM 7 NATTEE CHALERMTIRAGOOL/SHUTTERSTOCK © CHALERMTIRAGOOL/SHUTTERSTOCK NATTEE © SRISAI/SHUTTERSTOCK THANACHAI © HANG DINH/SHUTTERSTOCK Bongeun-sa Future Buddha meets futuristic Gangnam. p114 Plan Your Trip Trip Your Plan Top Sights Deoksugung Seoul’s only illuminated evening palace. p58 The DMZ Surreal symbol of the Cold War. p110 02--top-sights-pk-seo2.inddtop-sights-pk-seo2.indd 7 110/11/20180/11/2018 44:45:58:45:58 PM 8 Changdeokgung Gyeongbokgung Beautiful palace hiding a secret Seoul’s most monumental royal garden. p36 palace. p38 LEFT: JULIE MAYFENG/SHUTTERSTOCK ©; RIGHT: ZEPHYR_P/SHUTTERSTOCK © ZEPHYR_P/SHUTTERSTOCK RIGHT: ©; MAYFENG/SHUTTERSTOCK JULIE LEFT: ONE_CLEAR_VISION/SHUTTERS RIGHT: ©; IMAGES DKCYUN/GETTY LEFT: Plan Your Trip Trip Your Plan Top Sights TOCK © TOCK N Seoul Tower & Namsan Noryangjin Fish Market Iconic Seoul mountaintop views. Seoul’s exciting seafood-eating p56 experience. p76 02--top-sights-pk-seo2.inddtop-sights-pk-seo2.indd 8 110/11/20180/11/2018 44:45:58:45:58 PM 9 National Museum of War Memorial of Korea Korea Military history and hardware. Explore Korea’s history. p94 p96 LEFT: BRIAN COLELLA/GETTY IMAGES ©; RIGHT: KIM JIHYUN/SHUTTERSTOCK © JIHYUN/SHUTTERSTOCK KIM RIGHT: ©; IMAGES COLELLA/GETTY BRIAN LEFT: © KOREAKHW/SHUTTERSTOCK RIGHT: ©; E5CAN/SHUTTERSTOCK LEFT: Plan Your Trip Trip Your Plan Top Sights Dongdaemun Design Olympic Park Plaza & Park The city’s artiest outdoor Architectural masterpiece. p132 museum. p116 02--top-sights-pk-seo2.inddtop-sights-pk-seo2.indd 9 110/11/20180/11/2018 44:45:59:45:59 PM.