[Korea] Free entrance to palaces and royal tombs in July!

[Korea] Free entrance to palaces and royal tombs in July!

  Photo: Gyeongbokgung Palace

For the entire month of July, 2015, Seoul's palaces, including Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace (excluding Huwon), Changgyeonggung Palace, and Deoksugung Palace, as well as Jongmyo Shrine and royal tombs of the Joseon Dynasty are open to the public free of charge.

International tourists can take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to visit the cultural heritage sites of palaces and royal tombs of Korea without a ticket. However, for the special exhibition at Gyeonghoeru Pavilion in Gyeongbokgung Palace during this period, tourists are required to call in advance (+ 82-2-3700-3900 / Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese). A maximum of 20 people can visit the exhibition per tour, which runs 3 times on weekdays and 4 times on weekends.

On the other hand, the Korean Empire History Hall of Deoksugung Palace takes on-site reservations for their guided tours. Groups of foreign tourists are limited to a total of 5 persons, and the tour runs 10 times on weekdays and 14 times on weekends. Please note that the 09:30 and 17:00 tours are for groups only; individual visitors will not be accepted. Audio guide commentaries are available at all times in English, Chinese and Japanese.

More info

☞ Period: July 1 – July 31, 2015
☞ Website: www.cha.go.kr  (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
☞ 1330 Korea Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)

Courtesy of Cultural Heritage Administration

Date

07/01/2015

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