Dohwa Traditional Market

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Upcoming market days

Market days from public data (as of 2025-11-10). Dates are calculated, so please double-check before you go.

About the market

History

Opened in 1958.

Type

A 5-day market held on dates ending in 5·10.

Shops

About 20 permanent shops (not counting market-day stalls)

What's sold

Agricultural products, Seafood

Facilities

Parking: yes · Public restroom: yes

Source: Public Data Portal, National Traditional Market Standard Data

🌾 Goheung-gun specialties

These are local specialties. It doesn't mean this market sells them right now. (Registered Geographical Indications)

Source: Geographical Indications of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) and the National Fishery Products Quality Management Service (Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries)

🍶 Local makgeolli from Goheung-gun

3 breweries

These drinks are brewed in this area. It doesn't mean this market sells them. Sources: Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation traditional liquor data, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs brewery tour program (Public Data Portal), checked by the site operator (picks).

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🗺️ Market and sightseeing · Suggested route

Markets are busiest in the morning. This is a rough route based on straight-line distance, starting at the market and moving farther out. Check real roads and times with the directions for each leg.

1. 🧺
   Dohwa Traditional Market

   Morning · Browse the market, have lunch at the food stalls
2. 🚗 28km straight-line · about 55 min by car (estimate) Get directions1
   Yulpo Beach

   • 📜 HistoryDesignated as a national tourist site in 1991, it was selected as one of Korea's top three beaches in 2012.
   • 👀 HighlightsA 1.2 km stretch of silvery sand and a 50-60-year-old pine forest create a charming scene.
   • 💡 Good to knowParking for up to 100 cars, with a seawater pool and green tea bath, great for family visits in summer.

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   2012년 전국3대 우수해변, 2016년 해양수산부가 추천하는 올 여름 바다여행지 10선에 선정된 율포솔밭해변은 폭 60m와 길이 1.2km에 이르는 은빛 모래밭에 50~60년생의 소나무들이 숲을 이뤄 운치를 더한다. 공해없는 청정해역이므로 깨끗한 바다를 즐길 수 있고 1991년 국민관광지로 지정되어 각종 편의시설이 잘 갖춰져있다. 해수녹차 휴게센터와 해수풀장, 그리고 녹차탕까지 있어 어린이를 동반한 가족단위 피서지로 많은 관광객들이 여름철에 이곳을 찾고 있다.

   • Designated a tourist site in 2005
   • Parking for 100 cars
   • Facilities: Tourist information center, Restrooms, Showers, Parking, Resort condominium, Beach
   • Contact 061-850-5211
3. 🚗 5.6km straight-line · about 10 min by car (estimate) Get directions2
   Korea Tea Culture Park

   • 📜 HistoryDesignated as a tourist site in 2003.
   • 👀 HighlightsRelax while touring the Korea Tea Museum and the World Tea Plant Botanical Garden amid green tea fields.
   • 💡 Good to knowParking for up to 150 cars, with a tourist information center, restrooms and a tea-making activity space.

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   한국차박물관+세계차나무식물원+보성차품평관+다목적 야외공연장+차만들어보는 곳+청소년 수련원 등이 푸른녹차밭과 어우러져 있어 관람 및 휴식, 체험이 가능하다. 특히 한국차박물관은 천혜의 차밭 경관과 인접하고 차에 대한 풍부한 컨텐츠를 담은 차 전문 박물관으로 우리 차 문화의 올바른 정립 및 연구와 보급의 구심점 역할을 한다.

   • Designated a tourist site in 2003
   • Parking for 150 cars
   • Facilities: Tourist information center, Restrooms, Parking, Resort condominium, Outdoor stage
   • Contact 061-852-0918

Source: National Tourist Attraction Standard Data

Summaries were written by AI from public data and may contain mistakes. Please confirm important details in the original or on site.

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빅토리아호텔

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