Sejong Traditional Market
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Getting there · Parking
On market days, lots near the market fill up quickly. Fees are the registered base rates and may have changed. Parking data: Public Data Portal, National Parking Lot Standard Data.
📞 Market contact 044-868-4209
Upcoming market days
Market days from public data (as of 2025-11-10). Dates are calculated, so please double-check before you go.
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About the market
- History
- Opened in 1931.
- Type
- A permanent market open every day, with an extra open-air market on dates ending in 4·9.
- Shops
- About 333 permanent shops (not counting market-day stalls)
- What's sold
- Agricultural products, Livestock products, Seafood, Processed foods, Clothing, Shoes, Restaurants
- Facilities
- Parking: yes · Public restroom: yes
Source: Public Data Portal, National Traditional Market Standard Data
🍶 Local makgeolli from Sejong-si
4 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.
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- Parking for 200 cars
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Source: National Tourist Attraction Standard Data
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📍 Nearby sights
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- 💡 Good to knowIt has a 500-car parking lot plus amenities such as condos and restaurants.
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중부권 최대의 온천관광지로 워터파크, 휴양콘도, 천안예술의 전당이 있음.
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- Contact 042-930-7240
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백제역사 유적관광지
- Designated a tourist site in 2007
- Parking for 100 cars
- Facilities: Restrooms, Parking, Management office, Tourist information center, Restaurants
- Contact 1899-0088
- 📜 HistoryDesignated a tourist site in 2019.
- 💡 Good to knowParking for up to 25 cars.
Show original description (Korean)Hide original
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- Designated a tourist site in 2019
- Parking for 25 cars
- Contact 042-623-9909
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.
🛏️ Nearby stays
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Stay info and photos: Korea Tourism Organization (KOGL Type 1 / Type 3). Please check booking and prices with the stay directly. Map apps open in a new window.
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