©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Chungcheongnam-do Includes ¨ Why Go? Daejeon ..................... 277 Much of the buzz in the region has focused on the new Gyeryongsan administrative city of Sejong, but until it gets up and run- National Park ............282 ning, it’s Daejeon that’s the capital manqué with all the Gongju .......................283 trappings of modern Korean life. More interesting, however, Magok-sa ...................285 are the small towns left in its wake: Gongju and tiny Buyeo were once capitals of the ancient Baekje dynasty, and have Buyeo ........................286 retained a surprising number of old fortresses, tombs and Boryeong & Around ..289 relics. Sapsido .....................290 Chungcheongnam-do (충청남도) also has the best beach- Taean-haean National es within striking distance of Seoul. Gorgeous Daecheon Marine Park ................291 Beach is popular with the young, active crowd, while those preferring some solitude can hop on a ferry to one of the nearby islands. To the north is Taean-haean Marine National Park, dotted with more islands, beaches and the promise of wind-whipped fresh air. In 2012, a series of trails – more than Best Places to Eat 100km long and flitting in and out of the coast – opened in ¨ Mushroom (p283) the park. ¨ Gomanaru (p285) ¨ Gudurae Dolssambap (p288) When to Go Daejeon °C/°F Te mp Rainfall inches/mm Best Places 40/104 16/400 30/86 to Stay 12/300 20/68 ¨ Pinocchio Pension (p292) 10/50 8/200 ¨ Lotte Buyeo Resort (p287) 0/32 4/100 ¨ Mudrin Hotel (p290) -10/14 -20/-4 0 J FDM A M J J A S O N Apr See the Jul Love it or Oct The region spring blooms loathe it, the celebrates its rich at the Cheollipo Boryeong Mud links to the past Arboretum and Festival is one via the Baekje in Gyeryongsan big (messy) Cultural Festival. National Park. throwdown. File 19-chungcheongnam-do-kor10 Book korea10 Initial Mapping Alisonl Date 30/7/15 Road Scale All key roads labelled? Hierarchy 277 Date Title Hydro Chapter chungcheongnam Editor Cxns Spot colours removed? Hierarchy History joint army of ShillaNthpt andMasking China in Illustrator in done? AD 660,Symbols Author MC Cxns Date the region passedBook into obscurity.Inset/enlargement correct? Off map Notes dest'ns BorderWhen3/4 page the chapter Baekje opening Keydynasty map (57Author CxnsBC – AD 668) Date was pushed south by an aggressive Gogu- Basefile kor9 Final Ed Cxns Date KEY FORMAT SETTINGS ryeo kingdom in AD 475, this is where the New References Number of Rows (Lines) 대전 Baekje ended up, establishingEditor Check their capital DaejeonDate first in Ungjin (modern-day Gongju), then % 042 / POP 1.5 MILLION Column Widths and Margins moving further south to SabiMC Check (modern-day TheDate fifth-largest city in South Korea, Buyeo). Its culture was fairlyMC/CC Signoffsophisticated, DaejeonDate (www.daejeon.go.kr) is a major sci- and coincided with the early flourishing of ence and research centre, thanks no doubt Buddhism in Korea, but after Sabi fell to the to the presence of the Korea Advanced Osan Seoul (48km) GYEONGGI-DO Daenanjido Asan-man Pyeongtaek 10 O Mallipo Cheollipo 11 Independence Hall of Korea Beach Arboretum Seosan Cheonan Mallipo Taean CHUNG Deoksan Yeonpo Haemi Mongsanpo Yesan C Taean-haean HEONGNAM-DO National Hongseong CHUNGCHEONGBUK-D Marine Park Magok-sa Geum-gang Anmyeon Cheonsu- man Sejong Anmyeondo Gongju Kkotji Beach Yeongmuk-hang Daecheong-ho Janggodo Wonsando Gap-sa Donghak-sa Daegu Sapsido Boryeong Gyeryongsan (100km) D Daecheon-hang National Park A Hodo DAEJEON EJEO Daecheon 1 Nokdo Beach Buyeo Oeyeondo Muchangpo Nonsan N 11 W E S T S E A Daedunsan ( Y e l l o w S e a ) 3 Provincial Park Seocheon Geumsan gang Geum- Gunsan 0 50 km Iksan JEOLLABUK-DO 0 25 miles Jeonju (7km) Chungcheongnam-do Highlights 1 Marvelling at the 3 Climbing the fortress in 6 Unwinding at a 1500-year-old treasures Buyeo (p286), the site of the beachfront hut in tiny from King Muryeong’s tomb Baekje army’s last stand. Sapsido (p290). in Gongju (p283). 4 Chilling out at Daecheon 7 Hiking from one end of 2 Strolling from beach to Beach (p289) and indulging Gyeryongsan National Park beach along the new trails in mud spa treatments. (p282) to the other. at Taean-haean National 5 Rejoicing at the variety 8 Going gaga over ginseng Marine Park (p291). of flora at theCheollipo in the trading town of Arboretum (p292). Geumsan (p287)..