two nights in

Chuncheon

Chuncheon is the capital of Gangwon, the northeasternmost province of South Korea. For travelers weary of Seoul's crowds and big city atmosphere, Chuncheon can be an enjoyable place to spend several days. Wikivoyage

Population 281,596 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in South Korea

Visas and entry What your passport needs for South Korea
Tourist office · 1.0 km Gangwon-Do Tourist Information Center

Getting there

Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Chuncheon International Marathon

    October

    The Chuncheon International Marathon (Korean: 춘천마라톤) is an annual marathon race which is held in late October in the city of Chuncheon, South Korea. First held in 1946, it is the second oldest marathon in the country after the Seoul International Marathon.

    Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Chuncheon); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • 동부시장

    No hours mapped

    1.2 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 4 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Want picks in Chuncheon that suit you? Ask your travel assistant, free with an account. Something wrong or missing on this page? Tell me

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.