Jeonju may not be a city that’s on your radar, but it’s definitely worth taking a daytrip to check out the Hanok Village. The Jeonju Hanok Village is home to around 800 traditional houses, many great restaurants (Jeonju is known for it’s bibimbap, so if you’re in the area you might want to try it!) and always seems to be hosting some kind of festival or event. If you decide to check out the village, you’re almost guaranteed to run into someone wearing a hanbok, or Korea’s traditional clothing.
The main strip can be fairly busy and it’s also worth getting lost in the alleyways and side streets (which are a lot quieter!).
Check out some of the sights and scenes around the village!
This is what you’ll see on the main two streets of the Jeonju Hanok Village. Traditional buildings, souvenir shops, a few hostels, great restaurants, and (since this is Korea), a convenience store or two.
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There’s a very short hike up a hill to a location that offers not only a great view of the village, but a pretty good view of Jeonju too.
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This is what you might see if you decide to venture outside of the two main streets and explore the small streets in the Jeonju Hanok Village. This backyard looked ridiculously peaceful.
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One of the many alleyways in the Jeonju Hanok Village. Lots of them have some cool looking art or graffiti.
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If you enter the village through the more popular side, you’ll come across this the Jeondong Catholic Cathedral. The church stands out because the architecture is pretty unique for the area, and because it’s over 100 years old (construction was completed in 1914).
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Old meets new. If you visit the Jeonju Hanok Village, it’s almost guaranteed you’ll see a similar scene or two.
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More hanboks! The frowning girl saw me walking on the street a few days later and we laughed about this.
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If you don’t feel like sitting down in one of the great area restaurants, there’s plenty of food vendors to choose from!
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One of my favorite things to do in the village was just people watch After a long day of hard work selling food, this older Korean woman decides it’s her turn to eat.
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There’s a lot of different street vendors that set up shop along the main strip of the Jeonju Hanok Village. My favorite (aside from the awesome food vendors!) is definitely the artists.
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