A Taste of Yeosu: In Search of Dolsan Gat Kimchi

The flavor of Dolsan gat kimchi (mustard leaf kimchi), prepared with seawater, cannot be replicated anywhere else in the country. Its uniquely refreshing and pungent taste can only be experienced here. By ordering it to be shipped via parcel service, you can even save the hassle of carrying it back. Of course, since you have traveled all the way to Yeosu, do not miss exploring the beautiful surrounding fishing villages and enjoying a coastal trip around Dolsando Island.

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   Dolsando Island

   돌산도

   As the 7th largest island in Korea, it is connected to the Yeosu Peninsula via Dolsandaegyo Bridge, which was completed on December 15, 1984. Dolsandaegyo Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge measuring 450 meters in length and 11.7 meters in width, creates a wonderful harmony with the beautiful surrounding marine scenery, becoming a tourist attraction in its own right. Dolsando Island is home to scenic spots and historical sites such as Dolsan Park, Musulmok Battlefield, Jeollanam-do Ocean & Fisheries Science Museum, Bangjukpo Beach, Hyangiram Hermitage, and Eunjeogam Hermitage, and features a well-paved coastal ring road allowing visitors to tour the entire island.MoreLess

   

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   Dolsan Gat Marketplace Village

   돌산갓 장터마을

   Easily accessible from Yeosu via Dolsandaegyo Bridge, Dolsando Island is home to Dolsan Gat Marketplace Village, situated midway between Bangjukpo Beach and Hyangiram Hermitage, a famous sunrise-viewing spot. Visitors can engage in hands-on activities such as harvesting Dolsan mustard greens—grown in fertile alkaline soil under the warm oceanic climate of the southern Korean Peninsula—and making gat kimchi. The village is always bustling with travelers looking to buy gat kimchi at its communal experience hall and store. Dolsan mustard greens are rich in minerals and vitamins, and are known to benefit eye health and warm the body.MoreLess

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   North Korean Semi-Submersible Exhibition Hall

   북한 반잠수정 전시관

   The North Korean Semi-Submersible Exhibition Hall is an open exhibition facility displaying a North Korean semi-submersible that was salvaged after being sunk following an engagement with South Korean forces while attempting to infiltrate the waters off the Impo area in Dolsan-eup, Yeosu, at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula on the night of December 17, 1998.MoreLess

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   Impo Village [Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries Selected Beautiful Fishing Village]

   임포마을 [해양수산부 선정 아름다운 어촌]

   Passing Musulmok while admiring breathtaking views on either side brings you to Impo Village, a representative fishing village in Yeosu best known for Hyangiram Hermitage. The sunrise over the South Sea viewed from Geumosan Hyangiram Hermitage—meaning "the world's finest vantage point where one can watch the sunrise from the back of a golden turtle"—is spectacular, and the moonlight reflected on the sea also refreshes the hearts of visitors.MoreLess

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