Bukchon Hanok Village

A nice cute little village near the city centre. Steeper elevation and a lot of tourists around. Opening hours are from 10:00-17:00 whilst closed on Sundays. There are residential houses so please be mindful and respectful of this when visiting. You can also rent a traditional costume and get a few pictures. Small souvenir shops are located at the start of the village too, albeit, most things there are pricier than usual. Can recommend including the village into your itinerary, but try to get there by the opening times if you want to take pictures without people around (might still be difficult due to opening times being at 10:00).

I must visit if you're in Seoul. Spread over a hillside these traditional Korean houses (Hanoks) would have at one time blanketed the city. It is a restricted residential area with weekday visiting hours between 10.00am and 5.00pm, and local volunteers are there to enforce this as well as ask you to visit quietly. Now, I would recommend going by yourself, not as part of a group tour. The group tours crowd into one of the main streets to take all their photos before disappearing. But go by yourself and you can get away from the crowds and find quiet and beautiful parts of this village where you're almost alone. Inevitably, a number of more modern buildings have encroached a little onto the outer parts of this area, I think that's called progress, isn't it 🤔 . Do walk to the far side of the village, over the hill, where you get some good views north of the national park.

Well preserved traditional South Korean Houses. Classic architecture with intriguing design. The weather in October is very suitable to walk around. Not so crowded on Monday afternoon. Be mindful that this is a residential area.

This place is a residential area so tourists must observe silence during their visit. Location is uphill so make sure you are ready climbing up to the highest point to get better photos of the village. There are available food options, souvenir shops and hanbok rental in front of entrance.

A perfect example of old houses, kept preserved with narrow streets, rising up high above the modern city. Must respect the silence request and slowly work your way up the Village way up to the observatory point in the highest place. Great experience with many beautiful houses. Really perfect example of history right here.

I love walking into this alleyway. I feel peaceful. It is a traditional village. There are people living in here as well. I am taking some photos. It is not crowded during that hour. I have been walking in here almost like 45 minutes. I am enjoying every single view in here. This place is a heaven to those photographers out there, it is worth everything to you. Trust me on this. Along the way, I saw some live drama shooting in this place. Which was great. The funniest stuff is that I saw their staff inform other NPCs not to walk into the scene, and some of them still did it xd. Legit that time. I love this village very much. I will come again if you tell me to. I recommend this village.

This is a beautiful traditional village. There are visiting hours of 10:00am to 5:00pm because still people living in the area. You need tobe quiet, walk lightly, speak softly and smile gracefully =))

It's beautiful to see how a traditional village like this has been able to thrive in such a big city. It's well-maintained and there are still people living there so it's something to keep in mind when visiting, to be respectful to the residents. If you want the iconic picture, you just need to keep following the road (and the crowd) up!

A nice cute little village near the city centre. Steeper elevation and a lot of tourists around. Opening hours are from 10:00-17:00 whilst closed on Sundays. There are residential houses so please be mindful and respectful of this when visiting. You can also rent a traditional costume and get a few pictures. Small souvenir shops are located at the start of the village too, albeit, most things there are pricier than usual. Can recommend including the village into your itinerary, but try to get there by the opening times if you want to take pictures without people around (might still be difficult due to opening times being at 10:00).

I must visit if you're in Seoul. Spread over a hillside these traditional Korean houses (Hanoks) would have at one time blanketed the city. It is a restricted residential area with weekday visiting hours between 10.00am and 5.00pm, and local volunteers are there to enforce this as well as ask you to visit quietly. Now, I would recommend going by yourself, not as part of a group tour. The group tours crowd into one of the main streets to take all their photos before disappearing. But go by yourself and you can get away from the crowds and find quiet and beautiful parts of this village where you're almost alone. Inevitably, a number of more modern buildings have encroached a little onto the outer parts of this area, I think that's called progress, isn't it 🤔 . Do walk to the far side of the village, over the hill, where you get some good views north of the national park.

Well preserved traditional South Korean Houses. Classic architecture with intriguing design. The weather in October is very suitable to walk around. Not so crowded on Monday afternoon. Be mindful that this is a residential area.

This place is a residential area so tourists must observe silence during their visit. Location is uphill so make sure you are ready climbing up to the highest point to get better photos of the village. There are available food options, souvenir shops and hanbok rental in front of entrance.

A perfect example of old houses, kept preserved with narrow streets, rising up high above the modern city. Must respect the silence request and slowly work your way up the Village way up to the observatory point in the highest place. Great experience with many beautiful houses. Really perfect example of history right here.

I love walking into this alleyway. I feel peaceful. It is a traditional village. There are people living in here as well. I am taking some photos. It is not crowded during that hour. I have been walking in here almost like 45 minutes. I am enjoying every single view in here. This place is a heaven to those photographers out there, it is worth everything to you. Trust me on this. Along the way, I saw some live drama shooting in this place. Which was great. The funniest stuff is that I saw their staff inform other NPCs not to walk into the scene, and some of them still did it xd. Legit that time. I love this village very much. I will come again if you tell me to. I recommend this village.

This is a beautiful traditional village. There are visiting hours of 10:00am to 5:00pm because still people living in the area. You need tobe quiet, walk lightly, speak softly and smile gracefully =))

It's beautiful to see how a traditional village like this has been able to thrive in such a big city. It's well-maintained and there are still people living there so it's something to keep in mind when visiting, to be respectful to the residents. If you want the iconic picture, you just need to keep following the road (and the crowd) up!