Enjoy a Cool Summer with Cold Breezes from the Tunnel at Boryeong Spring Cool Tunnel & Rest Area

The Boryeong Spring Cool Tunnel & Rest Area is a novel summer retreat created using an abandoned coal mine shaft. The cool breeze rising from deep underground makes you completely forget the midsummer heat. Best of all, visitors can taste various mushrooms cultivated here at the restaurant located within the rest area.

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   Boryeong Spring Cool Tunnel & Rest Area

   보령 냉풍욕장

   In the scorching heat of midsummer, there is a whole new paradise for those seeking cool spots beyond the usual beaches and valleys. This haven that instantly blows away the heat is neither the sea nor a valley, but the Spring Cool Tunnel & Rest Area. As the name suggests, it is a place to cool off with chilly breezes. Cool air from deep underground blows out from the coal mine shafts that extend hundreds of meters subterranean, allowing visitors to instantly shake off even the fiercest midsummer heat when basking in the chilly wind. MoreLess

   

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   Pyeonggang Tteurae

   평강뜰애

   Nestled with Cheongcheon Reservoir in front and Ongnyeobong Peak serving as a folding screen behind, Pyeonggang Tteurae offers hands-on programs to make cheonggukjang (fermented soybean paste), doenjang (soybean paste), and various other traditional fermented sauces based on the ancestral family recipes of the Pyeonggang Chae clan. It is a wonderful place for families to make lasting memories on both weekdays and weekends. With explanations of local Korean cuisine provided by the owner—a certified children's culinary instructor—visitors can engage all five senses and savor the scents and tastes of the countryside. In addition to traditional sauce making, visitors can enjoy experiences such as traditional hanok ondol (underfloor heating) heating stone experiences, yellow clay dyeing, handmade tofu making, and walking along the surrounding trails. MoreLess

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   Seongju Valley

   성주계곡

   Seongjusan Mountain, located in Seongju-myeon, Boryeong-si, Chungcheongnam-do, is a renowned mountain representing Boryeong alongside Oseosan Mountain. It was named Seongjusan because many sages and virtuous people were said to have lived here since ancient times. The mountain is home to dense forests of high-quality red pines, zelkovas, oriental oaks, serrata oaks, and painted maples growing naturally. Because of the excellent forest bathing effects provided by the phytoncides emitted by these trees, a forest bathing area has been established along the Simyeong-dong Valley.MoreLess

   

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   Baegunsa Temple (Boryeong)

   백운사(보령)

   Located at 35-2 Seongju-ri, Seongju-myeon, Boryeong-si on Seongjusan Mountain, Baegunsa Temple is a branch temple of Magoksa Temple, the head temple of the 6th District of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. How powerful can one person's solemn vow be? Thinking of Baegunsa Temple in Boryeong brings to mind its young and passionate head monk. Having established a single-minded determination to learn the Buddha's teachings and spread them widely to the secular world, he never forgets his original resolve. MoreLess

   

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