Experience of Presidential vacation villa

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Stop At: Cheongnamdae, San 26-1 Sindae-li, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do South Korea

The Cheongnamdae, which means "Cheong Wa Dae in a warm southern land," was once a private villa used by presidents of Korea.

For the past 20 years, it served as a place where five successive presidents could rest or make political plans in a natural environment.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Munui Cultural Properties Site, San 6-1, Munsan-ri, Munui-myeon Sangdang-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do 363-832 South Korea

The site is used as a history education venue as it contains traditional Korean pub restaurants, noblemen’s houses, commoners’ houses, a smithy, and an inn.

Cheongwon-gun’s Munui Cultural Properties Site for Folk Cultural Relics, a Local Cultural Monument where the Past, the Future, and the Present Co-exist

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Cheongju Early Printing Museum, 713 Jikji-Daero, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do South Korea

This early printing museum, located on the site of Heungdeoksa Temple in which Jikji, the world's oldest extant book, printed by movable metal type, was printed, was founded on March 17, 1992. Since the technology’s inception, Korea has substantially developed its metal-type printing methods. In this museum, approximately 650 artifacts including ancient movable metal and wooden print books from the Goryeo and Joseon periods, relics from the Heungdeoksaji Temple site (흥덕사지) and printing tools are on display. Here, visitors can learn about the history of the Korean printing technologies and culture.

In addition to exhibition, the museum has been promoted to hold the Cheongju International Printing & Publishing Fair, to study early printing culture and printing types and to publish museum journals and early printing-related papers.

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Duration: 3 hours

Included
  • Lunch
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Admission Fee
  • Entry/Admission - Cheongnamdae
  • Entry/Admission - Munui Cultural Properties Site
  • Entry/Admission - Cheongju Early Printing Museum
Not included
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal Expenses
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
Features
Tourism
70% Cultural
70% Original
65%