📖 KVIBE travel guidebook
Seoul faith & heritage walk
A Buddhist temple, a Gothic cathedral, a royal palace, Korea’s oldest surviving Protestant church building and a riverside martyrs’ shrine — 130 years of Seoul history in one day.
Route map
Getting there: Subway Line 1 to Jonggak Station (Exit 2) or Line 3 to Anguk Station (Exit 6) — Jogyesa is about 5 minutes on foot.
Next stop 2 · Myeongdong Cathedral
Walk south past Cheonggyecheon Stream to Myeongdong — about 25 min, or a short taxi ride (about 10 min).
Walk south past Cheonggyecheon Stream to Myeongdong — about 25 min, or a short taxi ride (about 10 min).
Myeongdong Cathedral
Next stop 3 · Deoksugung Palace & Stone-Wall Road
Walk west along Euljiro to Seoul City Hall — about 15 min. Deoksugung’s Daehanmun Gate faces the plaza (City Hall Station, Lines 1 & 2).
Walk west along Euljiro to Seoul City Hall — about 15 min. Deoksugung’s Daehanmun Gate faces the plaza (City Hall Station, Lines 1 & 2).
Deoksugung Palace & Stone-Wall Road
Next stop 4 · Jeongdong First Methodist Church
Follow the Deoksugung stone-wall road (Doldam-gil) — the red-brick church is about 5 min on foot.
Follow the Deoksugung stone-wall road (Doldam-gil) — the red-brick church is about 5 min on foot.
Jeongdong First Methodist Church
Next stop 5 · Jeoldusan Martyrs' Shrine & Yanghwajin Cemetery
From City Hall Station take Line 2 to Hapjeong Station (about 15 min), leave by Exit 7 and walk about 10 min toward the river.
From City Hall Station take Line 2 to Hapjeong Station (about 15 min), leave by Exit 7 and walk about 10 min toward the river.
Jeoldusan Martyrs' Shrine & Yanghwajin Cemetery
Heading back: Hapjeong Station connects Lines 2 and 6. The Han River park below the shrine is lovely at sunset.
Also on the way
More free audio guides within a short walk of this route.
🎧 Gyeongbokgung Palace & Gwanghwamun🎧 Gwanghwamun Square🎧 Bukchon Hanok Village🎧 Changdeokgung Palace & Secret Garden🎧 Jongmyo Shrine🎧 Insadong & Ssamziegil🎧 Ikseon-dong Hanok Alleys🎧 Cheonggyecheon Stream🎧 Namdaemun Market & Sungnyemun Gate🎧 Myeongdong & Myeongdong Cathedral🍜 Samgyetang ginseng chicken soup at Tosokchon, Seoul🍜 Hot pot and dishes on a table in Euljiro-dong, Seoul🍜 Fish cake skewers simmering at a Myeongdong night market stall, Seoul🍜 A bowl of kalguksu with kimchi, Seoul
Times are approximate. Check live routes in Naver Map, Kakao Map or Google Maps before you go. Lines on the map show the order of stops, not the exact road.
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