Insadong
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Cultural Experience,
Good Place to Shop,
Neighborhood
The area’s name dates back more than 500 years when Insadong was two separate towns divided by a small stream. The wealthy Korean residents who called the towns home were forced out during the Japanese occupation, and the new residents established Insadong as an antiques trading post.
Today, Insadong’s collection of cafes, galleries and shops attract domestic and foreign tourists to the area. Many of the restaurants and shops are housed in the original historic buildings. You’ll find nearly half of Korea’s antique shops and nearly all of its stationary shops in Insadong. Keep in mind that many galleries in Insadong close on Sundays or Mondays.
Latest Reviews
Review by Antonio1507, April 2013
Doing what: DMZ Past and Present: Korean Demilitarized Zone Tour from Seoul
Awesome!! Quite an experience. The tour guide is so nice. She helped us a lot and make sure we are taken care off until we go back to our hotel. However, if you are more than 175cm tall and have back problem, I suggest you not to go down to the the tunnel. Its quite a heavy climb.
Review by Antonio1507, April 2013
Doing what: Korean Palace and Market Tour in Seoul Including Insadong and Gyeongbokgung Palace
The tour guide (Dora) was awesome !! She managed the timing nicely and took care of us magnificently. She also explained about the history about all the places that we went to nicely.
Review by luizhmk, Japan, April 2013
Doing what: DMZ Past and Present: Korean Demilitarized Zone Tour from Seoul
Very good tour, I was not expecting to be so closer of South and Noth Korea border. The guide give us a lot of interesting information regarding the conflit and the relationship between 2 Koreas.
